Filipino Street Foods

Addidas-This is the term for the marinated grilled chicken’s Paa (Feet)

Banana Que-Deep fried bananas with caramelized sugar.

Balot-It is a duck’s embryo still in shell. It can be paired with vinegar or with plain salt.. It’s an egg with a chick inside, a partially formed egg yolk and a hard piece of egg white. The unhatched could either be 16 days or 18 days… ^^ the best way to introduce foreigners in the philippines.. haha,it doesnt look so good but its definitely delicious..

Batchoy-A noodle soup originated in La Paz, Iloilo. Ingredients include pork innards, chicharon or deep fried crushed pork cracklings, vegetables, shrimp, chicken breast or beef loin, shrimp broth, chicken stock and round noodles or miki. The noodles are similar to spaghetti, but are generally a bit finer.

Betamax-This is the cubed, curdled chicken Dugo (Blood) of a chicken. It’s grilled and usually dipped with suka (vinegar) and onions. The street food got it’s name because of its resemblance to the betamax tape

Binatog-This is boiled corn kernels.

Bituka (intestines or entrails) of either a manok (chicken) or a baboy (pig)- The term is given because it somewhat resembles an intra-uterine device or IUD

Chicharon-Deep-fried pork rind cracklings. They’re thin pieces of pork rind grilled and then deep-fried until crispy and best eaten with vinegar. Some entrepreneur already sell chicharon made out of fish skins.

Chicharong Bulaklak- Deep-fried pork intestine cracklings. They’re the pig’s intestine grilled and then deep-fried until crispy and best eaten with vinegar.

Fishballs - Minced fish rolled into balls. But some are made out of flour with fish flavorings. They are fried and put in skewers and dipped in either a sour dip or a spicy dip or a sweet dip.

Helmet or Head - This is the grilled Ulo (Head) of a chicken.

Kwek Kwek - It’s balut (chicken egg) dipped in an orangey batter which are deep fried. A dip made of vinegar, onions and birds-eye chili is recommended when eating it

Squidballs - Minced squid rolled into balls. But some are made out of flour with squid flavorings. They are fried and put in skewers and dipped in either a sour dip or a spicy dip or a sweet dip.