Vegan Options in the Philippines

ACCIDENTALLY VEGAN FOODS IN THE PHILIPPINES

You might find some of these vegan-by-default or also known as Accidentally Vegan Foods in the streets.

• Banana cue– bananas in caramelized brown sugar on a skewer
• Biko– a rice cake made of coconut milk, brown sugar, and glutinous rice with coconut milk curd on top
• Carioka– rice balls in caramelized brown sugar on a skewer
• Espasol– a rice cake cooked with coconut dusted with toasted flour
• Ginataang bilo bilo– a sweet coconut milk soup with rice balls, sweet potatoes, bananas, and tapioca
• Ginataang mais– glutinous rice and corn cooked in coconut milk
• Kalamay– a very sticky rice cake with coconut milk curd on top
• Kamote cue– sweet potatoes in caramelized brown sugar on a skewer like banana cue
• Kutsinta– a rice cake made from tapioca flour with anatto seeds for color.
• Lumpiang toge (without meat)– deep fried spring rolls with bean sprouts and carrots wrapped in paper like wrapper. This usually has meat but can be subtituted with tofu.
• Palitaw– a flat rice cake with grated coconut, sugar and toasted sesame seeds
• Champorado (without milk)– glutinous rice cooked with chocolate and usually served with milk
• Puto bumbong (without butter)– steamed rice cakes cooked in bamboo tubes topped with grated coconut and sugar
• Putong bigas– steamed rice cake
• Suman sa lihiya– a greenish steamed rice cake wrapped in banana leaves with sweet brown sauce
• Suman malagkit– steamed rice cake wrapped in coconut leaves, banana leaves, or palm leaves
• Taho– silken tofu with caramelized sugar and tapioca
• Turon– bananas wrapped in paper like wrapper. It sometimes has ripe jackfruit for added flavor.

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