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Avocado Ice Cream
The fat content and butteriness of an avocado make for a wonderful ice cream, which is a special flavor commonly found in the Philippines and just one step removed from my mother’s quick snack.
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Savory Fresh Vegetable Crepes
Lumpiang sariwa are usually eaten for meryenda, the Filipino-Spanish tradition of taking a small afternoon meal. A handmade crepe is filled with vegetables and baby shrimp and drizzled with a mild tangy-sweet sauce.
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Classic Adobo
The classic adobo most commonly known in homes and in restaurants throughout the Philippines and in America, adobong manok at baboy, has a silky, fatty, sour sauce. The ingredients for this dish—soy sauce, vinegar, black peppercorns, bay leaves, garlic, chicken (manok), and pork (baboy)—are easy to find in any grocery store.
