Visiting my parents this week. Mom made a homestyle Filipino dinner.
Lumpiang Shanghai, pork eggrolls.
Crispy Pata. Braised some pork knuckles, then deep fried them. They were braised a bit too tender and started falling apart. Still really delicious. Served with seasoned vinegar. mmmm, crispy fried cartilage, skin, and tendons…
Catfish Adobo. Fried catfish steaks, simmered in a garlic, soy, vinegar, and pepper sauce.
Halo halo. Pronounced hal-o, not hail-o, it is Tagalog for “mix mix” and is comprised of various sweet condiments, served with shaved ice and topped with evaporated milk and ice cream. This one had sweet chickpeas, leche flan, natta de coco (coconut jelly), and palm seeds on the bottom, and was topped with ube/macapuno (purple yam and young coconut) jelly.
