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Palutan (Food Eaten While Drinking) in the Philippines



I am now back to my world now that my two ears got all charged up. 😍 I am now in my own world listening to my music to fill up my ears and bring me to the mood into writing.

Now, that we have covered the exotic food of the Philippines from main course, snacks, dessert and so on. This time around I will share you what people call palutan. This term means when you are drinking you have food to eat outside or indoors with your friends and family members. There are all sort of palutan that people drink when they combine it with their alcohol drinks.



Kilawin is uncooked fish ceviche that they use the following items to make this dish:
  • Tuna
  • Bangus (milk fish)
  • Tanigue 
  • Sea Bass
  • Lapu Lapu
  • Grouper
  • Anchovies
Grilled Kalawin
  • Kambing (Goat)
  • Pork
  • Chicken 
  • Beef
The main ingredients are always used by adding the following
  1. 1 Tsp - Grated ginger
  2. 5 - 7 pieces Red Chili Pepper (sliced)
  3. 1/3 Cup - Onion (chopped)
  4. 1/2 Cup - Ripe Tomato (chopped)
  5. 1 Cup - White vinegar
  6. 7 pieces - Calamansi (squeeze and remove seeds) 
  7. Black pepper
  8. Cucumber (slice thinly)
  9. Choose 1/2 kilo of what you have decided upon raw or grilled meat cut into cubes.
Lechon - roasted pig grilled for two to three hours depending on the size.

Chicharon Bulaklak (pig entitles - intestines)

I remember my mom use to buy this at Magat in Union City, California when I was young. She would fry it up. 

Chicharon Bulaklak Recipe
  • 2 kilos of pig entitles - intestines or called, ruffle fat
  • 1 Tbs whole peppercorn
  • 5 Dried Bay Leaves
  • Salt
  • Cooking oil
  • 6 Cup water
  • White Vinegar
Step 1

You will boil the water and combine the pig entitles, peppercorn, bay leaves and 2 tsp salt

Step 2

Once cooked you will strain it

Step 3

You will rub the salt to the cooked pig entitles

Step 4

Heat up the oil in a pot or deep fryer
Cook the pig entitles until it curls up and becomes crispy
Strain and ready to eat with white vinegar.

Crispy Pata

Chicharon

Inhaw Tuna Belly

Inhaw Pusit

Adobo Mani

Bopis -

Kilayin

Tokwa and Baboy

Chicken skin

Bagnet

Lechon Kawali

Calamares

Cheese Stick

Some people also eat the food from that is in my blog title Exotic Filipino Food and Exotic or Street Food and Merienda in the Philippines for your reference.

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