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
Champorado (without milk)– glutinous rice cooked with chocolate and usually served with milk
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.
Mani (peanuts)- can be boiled or fried
Palitaw– a flat rice cake with grated coconut, sugar and toasted sesame seeds
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.
Some recipes might be slightly altered so a good rule of thumb is to ask the seller if it contains milk, butter, cheese, eggs or honey before buying.
Need more? Here are some Vegan Restaurants in the Philippines that you might want to check.
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