The strong presence of Filipino community in Milan is the reason of why there are many places where to eat Filipino. But what happens when Italian tradition of aperitivo (Italian aperitif) gets fused with Filipino culinary tradition? The results is the existence of an Italian bar featuring also Filipino chefs and which organizes an Italian aperitivo by not only featuring Italian dishes, but also Filipino specialties like adobo, sisig and a dish I really like: Kwek Kwek.
The “Italian-Pinoy Buffet” is freely available after having ordered a cocktail, just like it happens in every place.
This is a well presented blend between Filipino and Italian cuisine. Thank you for sharing your experience from the buffet.
I haven’t tried Filipino food, can you recommend some of the well-known traditional dishes that everyone likes? By the way, have you been to the Philippines? It would be great if you could compare the local food to the one served in your country.
Never been to Philippines @MoniDi . But after Chinese, I have also some Filipino friends so got something to know also from them.
Talking about Filipino food, they tend to prefer meat based dishes rather than cuisines like Chinese, in which meat is present but still not plays a predominant role (there are plenty of vegetarian and vegan food as well).
Filipino food is mostly based on meat. Two most popular Filipino dishes are adobo (made with fish, meat and pickle vegetables) and sisig (a dish made with pork and chicken).
Filipino cuisine also features vegetarian dishes like the already mentioned Kwek Kwek (also said Tokneneng) and vegan like the atchara (pickle salad with grated papaya). Finally, Filipino cuisine features some delicious pastries. Actually they are my favorite part of Filipino food, cause I really LOVE Filipino pastries. Among the most famous, the Halo Halo and the Leche Flan (even if Leche Flan is very similar to our crème caramel)
