3. Halo-halo

Halo-halo without ice cream.

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Halo-halo with ice cream.

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Another version of halo-halo.

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It is a popular dessert in Philippine. It is a mixture of shaved ice, (fresh or condensed) milk, sugar, sweet beans, and fruits. Some people may include ice cream at the top of this dessert.

2. Dinengdeng / inabraw

Dinengdeng.

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This is a bugguong or bagoong soup-based dish. It is an Ilocanos cuisine. This dish contains many vegetables. It is also popular to add fried fish or other meats to the dish.

1. Adobo

Chicken and pork adobo.

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This is basically marinated or seasoned meat, typically pork and/or chicken, in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns. This is a very common packed food for mountaineers and travelers due to its relatively longer shelf life. There are 2 main flavors which are sweet flavor (by adding sugar, orange juice, or pineapple juice) and spicy flavor (by adding more chili peppers).

Some people may add coconut milk into adobo. There is also Chinese-Filipino version of adobo with some Chinese ingredients such as star anise, rock sugar, and rice wine added into it. There is also Batangas version of beef adobo with some Mexican ingredients. There is another dried version of adobo called pinatuyo which is similar to the Mexican pork dish called carnitas.

FILIPINO CUISINE

Cuisine of Philippine is strongly influenced by Malay, Chinese, Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and American cuisines. The popular meats used are pork and chicken.

1. Bi cha

Com tam bi cha.

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This is Cambodian fried rice with strong flavoring. There are varieties of bi cha and most of them are greatly influenced by Chinese style of cooking. One of the examples is the com tam bi cha or broken rice with shredded pork which is served over rice with egg meat cake.

KHMER CUISINE

Cuisine of Cambodia is said to be very similar to its neighbor countries in Southeast Asia especially Thailand and Vietnam. Other than that, there are influences from China and India to this cuisine. The food in Cambodia tastes similar to Thai cuisine. Fish sauce is widely used in preparing the dishes and kari or curry dishes are very popular in Cambodia.

2. Laphet / lephet

Laphet.

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This is a popular snack in Myanmar. It is pickled tea leaves salad with a dash of oil. Other than tea leaves, other main ingredients are including sesame seeds, fried garlic, and roasted peanuts.