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Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Sticky rice cake made with coconut milk and sugar, eaten for breakfast or mid-day snack
Tapioca pearls, camote (sweet potato), gabi (root vegetable) and banana, cooked with coconut milk and sugar
Deep fried twisted doughnut made from glutinous rice and sugar
Deep fried sweet balls on a stick, made from coconut, glutinous rice and sugar
Steamed rice/ cassava cake made with brown sugar and topped with fresh coconut flakes
Sticky rice cakes made with coconut milk and sugar
Stir fried water spinach with onion, garlic and soy sauce. Make sure: no fish sauce is used
Jackfruit cooked with coconut milk and spices
Steamed glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaf
Soy bean curd, served hot or chilled, with sugar syrup and tapioca pearls
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Fern salad made with tomatoes, calamansi, onion and hard-boiled egg. To veganize: ask for no egg
Steamed vegetable dumplings To veganize: ask for no pork and no shrimp paste
Veg version of a pork dish, made of banana hearts/ mushroom and tofu. To veganize: ask for no mayo, eggs or cheese
Usual salads have lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots and meat. To veganize: ask for no meat/ cheese/ eggs/“gulaman” (gelatin cubes)
Cooked white corn with grated coconut, sugar and butter/ margarine on top. To veganize: ask for no butter or milk
Sweet red beans, fruit, coconut, milk and crushed ice. To veganize: ask for no "gulaman" (gelatin cubes), ice cream or milk
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Steamed vegetables, usually cooked with shrimp paste and pork fat
Noodle soup, broth is usually meat-based
Glutinous rice based sweet dish made with eggs and condensed milk
Dessert of 3 layers in different colors, made with fresh coconut, coconut milk, glutinous rice and sugar. Contains milk/ butter
Usually cooked with oyster sauce or meat sauce
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