Great food from the Philippines:Sisig (pigs face)
by The Longest Way Home ~ June 13th, 2009. Filed under: Great food from around the world.Sisig, from the Philippines
A plate of Sisig from the Philippines
Sisig was one of the first Filipino dishes I was … erm … subjected too. Mainly because some local’s thought that describing it as Pig’s face would put me off. Unfortunately for them I’ve eaten cow face before so it wasn’t a big thing. Unfortunately for me, Sisig wasn’t quite as good. That said you may like it.
It is indeed made from the face of a pig, parts of the whole head actually. Snout, ears, skin that sort of thing. It’s orgins also state Pig brain, but that seems to have slipped into history. It’s likely to have some liver in there though. Yet I haven’t come across that too often. But there is chili, onion and a dash calamansi with vinegar.
In cheaper eateries I have to say I found the chunks of white fat and skin far more plentiful than any meaty bits. But head to a sit down cantina or a home stay and you’ll get a better plate. It goes great with a beer in an outdoor market as a nibble type food. Costing around 15-30 pesos a dish.
This is an additional post and one of a series highlighting Great food from the Philippines
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June 27th, 2009
You’re right…sisig is nothing compared to what I consider the ultimate gastronomic test for foreigners: bagoong, balut, and dinuguan.
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June 28th, 2009
Ha ha, yes I can see Balut being a gastronomic test! It’s coming soon
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