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Filipino Recipes

Filipino cuisine has a flavour all its own. Explore original, tested Filipino recipes from Tara’s Kitchen, written for everyday home cooks.

Filipino Sinigang served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Sinigang

A bright sour soup with pork, tamarind, vegetables and chilli — Philippines' most loved everyday dish.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Easy
Filipino Pancit Bihon served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Pancit Bihon

Thin rice noodles stir-fried with chicken, prawn, vegetables and soy — Philippines' party staple.

⏱ 30 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Easy
Filipino Lumpia served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Lumpia

Crispy spring rolls filled with seasoned pork and vegetables — the Philippines' most loved snack.

⏱ 45 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Filipino Halo-Halo served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Halo-Halo

A colourful Filipino ice dessert with shaved ice, sweet beans, fruit, jellies and a scoop of…

⏱ 15 min 🍽 2 servings 📊 Easy
Filipino Lumpia served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Lumpia

Crispy Filipino spring rolls filled with seasoned pork and vegetables — perfect for parties or as…

⏱ 50 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Filipino Sisig served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Sisig

Sizzling chopped pork with onion, chilli and lime, served on a hot plate with an egg…

⏱ 45 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Medium
Filipino Kare-Kare served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Kare-Kare

Oxtail in a rich peanut sauce with aubergine and pak choi — the Philippines' most distinctive…

⏱ 3 hr 20 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Medium
Filipino Lechon Kawali served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Lechon Kawali

Boiled then deep-fried pork belly with shatteringly crisp skin — Filipino home-style crispy pork.

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Medium
Filipino Bibingka served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Bibingka

A coconut rice cake baked in banana leaves with cheese and salted egg — the Philippines'…

⏱ 50 min 🍽 8 servings 📊 Medium
Filipino Ensaymada served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Ensaymada

A fluffy spiral brioche-style bun topped with butter, sugar and grated cheese — Filipino merienda perfection.

⏱ 3 hr 20 min 🍽 10 servings 📊 Hard
Filipino Leche Flan served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Leche Flan

A dense, rich caramel custard topped with deep golden caramel — the Philippines' most-loved dessert.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Filipino Tinola served and ready to eat Filipino

Filipino Tinola

A light ginger and chicken broth with green papaya and chilli leaves — a Filipino weeknight…

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy

About Filipino cooking

Do I need special ingredients?

Most of our Filipino recipes use ingredients you can find in a regular supermarket. Where something less common is needed, we suggest easy alternatives.

Are these recipes authentic?

They are inspired by Filipino flavours and traditions, written originally and adapted to be practical for the home kitchen.