Great food from the Philippines: Siomai
by Dave from The Longest Way Home ~ May 11th, 2009. Published in: Great food from around the world.Siomai from the Philippines
Siomai with chili sauce on top, usually served in 3's or 6's
Of all street food in the Philippines Siomai is as close to my favorite as it gets. It is basically a small ball of pork or beef covered in a light filo style pastry and steamed. Then on the street served up in little trays with a choice of chili sauce, light sauce and soy sauce.
It’s not always easy to get, as it takes a little preparation. But once you find a little man with a stack of aluminum containers you might not want to move away for a while.
Siomai is available in many other South East Asian countries, with a local telling me it’s origins are Chinese.
In the street you can pick up Siomai for as little as 3 pesos each. While in Chow king expect to pay around 50 pesos for 3! Many Filipinos don’t like street Siomai claiming it’s not good meat. But I never had a problem, and it tastes really good.
Steamed street Siomai (click to enlarge)
This is an additional post and one of a series highlighting Great food from the Philippines
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