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Here are some favorite Filipino street foods, most of which is found almost everywhere including every street corner, in the supermarket and even in huge malls.. ^^ So if you're a foreigner hitting the Philippine shores for the first time, this thread is one good way to get acquainted with Philippine's street food.


Adidas - This is the term for the marinated grilled chicken's Paa (Feet)

Atay (liver) - Marinated and barbequed.

Banana Que - Deep fried bananas with caramelized sugar.

Balut - 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

Bibingka - Rice cake. Different provinces have different versions of this. Some are made out of whole rice and some are ground rice. Some put salted eggs as toppings and some put young coconut rinds. Some are very sweet and some are mildly sweet.

Binatog - This is boiled corn kernels.

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

Buko juice - Coconut juice that can be drank directly from the buko itself. The more commercial drink will be in a plastic container.

Calamares - This is the newest addition to Filipino street foods. Usually this treat is eaten in restaurants as appetizer but recently a street food version was introduced. It's deep-fried battered squid rings which is dipped in vinegar.

Carioca - This is a bread-like confection dipped in syrup.

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.

Day-old - This refers to a day-old chick that is deep-fried to a crisp and eaten with a dip of sauce or 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.

Ginanggang - Banana on stick grilled in charcoal, then brushed with margarine and sprinkled with sugar. This is not your typical street food because this is commonly seen in the provinces specifically in Mindanao.

Helmet or Head - This is the grilled Ulo (Head) of a chicken. Yep, no parts of a chicken is wasted when it comes to filipino food! This is also grilled.

Hotcake or Pancake

Hotdog on a stick

Iskrambol (Scramble) - This is s simple shake with artificial flavors.

IUD or Isaw - This is grilled

Kaligay - This is a specie of shellfish that is boiled and sold by the cupful

Kikiam or Quekiam - A Chinese dish adopted into Filipino cuisine. It is made with ground pork and vegetables wrapped in bean curd sheets then deep-fried until golden. You have the option to dip it in either a sour dip, sweet dip or spicy dip.

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.

Mais - Corn on a cob, but it could also be salted boiled corns.

Mangga at Bagoong - Unripe mangoes on a stick with a salty, fermented sauce or paste made from small shrimps or fish

Mami - Noodle soup. Special mami has an egg topping.

Mani - Fried peanuts with garlic and salt. Some variations are spicy. Another variation are boiled peanuts with the shell.

Maruya - Banana fritters.

Patil - This is a Maguindanaoan food which is rice with chicken toppings wrapped in banana leaves commonly sold in some streets of Mindanao. This is also called Pastil in some areas.

Penoy - It's a few days old fertilized egg wherein the chick is not yet formed.

Puto - Rice cake

Proven - This is a grilled chicken part which comes from a portion of the chicken's entrails that is harder than most.

Sago at gulaman - A refreshingly cold drink made out of tapioca and jelly.

Singkamas - Sliced Mexican turnip or jicama dipped in vinegar or bagoong (with a salty, fermented sauce or paste made from small shrimps or fish)

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.

Taho - This is made of fresh soft/silken tofu, arnibal (brown sugar syrup), and sago pearls (similar to tapioca pearls)

Tokneneng - It is a smaller version of kwek kwek since it uses itlog ng pugo (quail eggs).

Turon a.k.a. Turrón - Banana fritters or banana spring rolls. Some varieties consists of plantain and jackfruit wrapped in a springroll wrapper, dipped in brown sugar, then fried.

Walkman or Balingit - This is grilled pig's ears which is again barbecued.


Happy eating! ^^

Isaw (intestines) and Itlog ng pugo(quail's egg) these are some of the street foods here in the phil that i like most.

A major revision was done on the main post, with it's format and the contents...

I've also added street foods that are not mentioned like proven, kwek kwek, binatog, scrambol, kaligay, carioca and taho

I'm getting hungry. Nice list, very informative.

Hello po!
There is something i know which is also a street food.
It is called "Calamares".
Squids with flour. deep fried and dip also with vinegar.
Hope I also help.

e ang waffle na deep fried na cheese or hotdog ang laman?street foods ba un?

When you first posted this... I was like: "eh? That's no street food!" but when I listened to the radio earlier today the DJs mentioned that calamares are served in the streets nowadays... which they are amazed as well about the info!

Does it look like the regular calamares which is battered squid rings that are deep fried? coz that will be one expensive street food!!!

Anyways, I've added it on the list coz it was confirmed that they sell calamares on the street nowadays! lol

cheesedogs, corndogs, hotdogs... I don't think this is an authentic Filipino street food, though... we see this in US as well... but if anybody knows the street food name of this, then I'm all ears... lol

ISAW!!!!,,,this is the best!!!

after school, my friends and i usually go to the "isawan"(this is what we call the place where they sell isaw,bbq and the likes) and just hang out there while eating...isaw of course!!!

ISAW!!ISAW!!ISAW!!

how do i make beta max, that was my fav! how do i curdle the blood before bbqing

I think you put some vinegar to the fresh blood... and when it's curdled that's the time to brush your barbecue sauce... I'm not sure though