Category: Appetizers and Sides

Atchara

Atchara

If you don’t know what atchara is exactly, it is pickled papya, carrots, ginger, onions, garlic, and bell peppers. It is usually served along with something meaty and fatty, like longganisa or bbqs. I tell friends it’s like the Korean version of pickled daikon that…

Shrimp Ukoy

Shrimp Ukoy

You know Filipino food is on the rise when local Filipino restaurant, Bad Saint, creates a recipe for Bon Appetite magazine. That recipe is shrimp ukoy. Here’s Bad Saint, who are literally making fine dining Filipino dishes with street food. Funny right? It’s a strange…