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Recipes of the Philippines
- Year
- 1965
- Era
- 20th century
- Origin
- Philippines · Southeast Asia
- Language
- English
- Category
- Southeast Asia
Recipes of the Philippines, compiled by Enriqueta David-Perez and first issued in 1965, became a standard reference for Filipino home cookery in English. Drawing together adobo, sinigang, kare-kare, merienda staples, and festive dishes, the collection helped codify a national culinary repertoire for a postwar generation, and went through numerous reprintings as a fixture in Filipino kitchens and home-economics classrooms.
Cooking from this book
Chicken Adobo
Signature dishOften regarded as the unofficial national dish of the Philippines, chicken adobo is a homely braise of poultry simmered in vinegar, soy, garlic, bay and peppercorns until the meat turns glossy and tender. Its inclusion here is almost obligatory, for Enriqueta David-Perez set out to codify the everyday cooking of Filipino households, and no compendium claiming to be a Philippine standard could omit the dish that families across the islands prepare in countless regional variations.
An editorial note on a dish associated with this book, written for The Coquinist. It is not a reproduction of the book's recipe.
