Philippines’ Exotic Food Main Ingredients

Farm Rats

-good source of protein, can be cooked with coconut milk which is called in the Philippines as “ginataang daga,” or with tamarind which is called “sinampalukang daga.” -can also be cooked into adobo or simply deep-fried with breading to make it taste real good.

Farm Frogs-green creatures can be cooked the same way as the rats mentioned earlier, although it can be roasted and made into “rellenong palaka” or stuffed frogs.

Crickets-rich in nutrients and it is juicy and flavorful. 

Grasshoppers-tastes like shrimp.

Bats-  tastes like chicken for the

nth time - best cooked in adobo or

fried - The bats can be boiled

using various flavorings and this is considered a delicacy all over Asia.

Beetles and Bettle Larvae

-roasted, cooked in adobo or sauteed with salt and seasonings. -rich in protein and juicy and the tenderness of these humble insects will truly leave a good taste to the local folks here. - "salangubang“- The cooked beetle is crisp

and juicy can be accompanied with hard liquor.

Farm Snails--Best cooked with coconut milk 

Horse meat dishes in Dumaguete 

Snakes and pythons

-also taste like chicken when cooked in an adobo dish or when grilled or roasted. 

Philippines’ Exotic Dishes

Camaro -field crickets cooked in soy sauce, salt, and vinegar as it is popular in Pampanga.

Papaitan  is goat or beef innards stew flavored with bile that gives it a bitter (pait) taste.

Soup No.5 / Soup #5-is a soup made out of bull's testes

-It is believed to have aphrodisiac properties.

-can be found in restaurants in Ongpin St., Binondo, Manila

Pinikpikan na manok -involves having a chicken beaten to death to tenderize the meat and to infuse it with blood.

-It is then burned in fire to remove its feathers then boiled with salt and itag (salt/smoke cured pork).

Dinuguan

-pork blood stew

Ostrich A La Pobre-  Moomba Bar and Restaurant, Quezon Ave., Metro Manila

Tamilok at Kinabuch in Puerto Princesa

Croc Adobado at Kinabuch in Puerto Princesa

Sea Urchin Gonads in Cordova, Cebu

 Salawaki (sea urchin) at Virgin Island in Bohol sold by locals

Fried pigeon @ Mr. Poon, Pedro Gil, Metro Manila