"THE PUTO, MANGGA UG SIKWATE"

Rice Pudding, Mango & Hot Cocoa

        Puto, Mangga ug Sikwate is sweet type of Filipino breakfast that is common in Cebu, It is Puto (puto maya in Tagalog) paired with a slice of sweet Cebuano mango and hot chocolate.

    

  Sweet right?

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"ARROZ CALDO WITH CHICKEN"

Arroz Caldo with Chicken

          Arroz Caldo with chicken is one of the most popular not only for breakfast but also for "miryenda"(afternoon meals) of Pinoys, especially in rainy days. It came from the Spanish words, "Arroz" means rice and "caldo" means hot. It is often served at the street side eateries commonly known as turo-turo restaurants.


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"PINOY CHAMPORADO"

Champorado (chocolate rice porridge)

            Champorado, one of the most favorite breakfast of the Filipinos especially when rainy days. It  is a hot chocolate rice porridge that is made from soft-boiled rice and flavored with Tableas de Cacao which are bitter-sweet chocolate tablets made of freshly roasted chocolate mixed with milk and sugar.  It is usually served with side dish of fried "tuyo"(dried fish) (as seen on the picture) or "danggit"(dried fish).

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"SINANGAG NA KANIN NA MAY DAING AT ITLOG"

Fried Rice with Fried Fish and Egg

          One of the all time favorites of the Filipinos is "Sinagag" (Fried Rice) with "Diang" (Fried Fish) and Fried Egg as their breakfast. Sinangag is typically a leftover rice that was stir-fried with garlic and sometimes with other ingredients like egg, vegetables, and meat. It is always partnered to fried eggs and fish, and almost any dishes (like hot-dogs, Tocino, longanisa, Tuyo, itlog na pula at kamatis, etc). Frying the left over rice ("Sinangag") is a very convenient way to prevent spoilage of the rice.

         Cooking "Sinangag " for breakfast is very easy. Just heat the pan, put a little cooking oil, add the ground garlic, add the left over rice, and put some salt and pepper, then stir-fry it.

"PANDESAL AT MAINIT NA KAPE"

Pandesal and Hot Coffee

A perfect combination in the morning,

Pandesal and coffee is the most common favorite "Agahan" (breakfast) of the Filipinos. It can be eaten plain or with "palaman" (Filling/spread), or just dip the bread into the coffee. Pandesal is also partnered not only with coffee but also with hot chocolate or Milk.

It is always available in almost every bakeshops in the Philippines, sometimes some bakeshops sold Pandesal on the road, where the "tindero" (seller) rides a bike with a big box on the back (It is where the pandesal is placed). 

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