Lumpia is a Filipino egg roll that originated from China and Lumpia Shanghai is the most common type of egg roll in the Philippines and is often served at parties or big gatherings. Elnastuffs her lumpia with ground pork, cabbage, carrots, onions, garlic, eggs, soy sauce, and other spices.  

Vegan Option:  Vegetarian Lumpia Shanghai stuffed with cabbage, carrots, tofu, celery, onions, garlic, soy sauce, and other spices. 

This popular snack is typically served as "pulutan (pooh-loo-tan)" which translates to appetizer served with beer. It can be found at parties and as street food cooked on makeshift grills. Thinly sliced pork shoulders marinated in soy sauce, banana ketchup, lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic, and 7-UP. 

Vegan Option:  Mushroom &  tofu skewers - grilled and basted in soy sauce, banana ketchup, lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic, and 7-Up.

The origin of this dish is from Spain. Afritada was derived from the Spanish word "fritada' which means "fried." One of the methods of cooking that was introduced by the Spaniards to the Philippines is pan-frying. Pan-fried pieces of chicken breast, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green and red peppers, carrots and peas, then cooked in tomato sauce, vinegar, garlic, onions, and green olives.

Vegan Option: Tofu Afritada: pan-fried tofu, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green and red peppers, carrots and peas, then cooked in tomato sauce, vinegar, garlic, onions, and green olives.

The national dish of the Philippines, adobo is indigenous to the Philippines. When Spain colonized the Philippines in the late 16th and early 17th century, they encountered the adobo cooking process (braising meat in vinegar). This is the only similarity to the Spanish and Latin American adobo today. Chicken thighs braised in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorn, and brown sugar. Served with rice. 

Vegan Option: Eggplant adobo - eggplant braised in soy sauce, vinegar,  garlic, bay leaves, peppercorn, and brown sugar.

Achara (Pickled Green Papaya Salad) shredded green papaya, carrots, dikon radish, red pepper, red onions, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, and other spices.

Ensaladang Pipino (Cucumber Salad)

Sliced cucumber, red onions, Thai red chili peppers, marinated in fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, and cracked black peppercorn.

Biko is a Filipino rice cake often eaten as a dessert or mid-afternoon snack. Biko is served during special occasions such as birthday parties, and family reunions. Glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and brown sugar, topped with a caramel topping.