During Christmas celebrations, other than opening gifts, playing parlor games, finalizing holiday-themed decorations, singing all-time favorite songs at the karaoke, one of the most awaited parts of the night also is the huge feast on dining tables. It is common that some members of the household even prepare their “family specialty” during these times. Especially for Filipinos who love to bond with their loved ones, it is expected for them to prepare their favorite family recipe and have plentiful servings of casseroles as it is believed to bring abundance and luck.
And as the Christmas dinner also known as Noche Buena is nearing, it is important as early as now to prepare what someone should be cooking. Regardless, if they are celebrating it with their friends, family, or even alone with their contented condo living, they should have a list of recipes as early as now to have the best dinner of the most awaited holiday of the year. But what are considered staple food during these times? What is the top Noche Buena recipe that is commonly prepared and cooked? Below are the top 5 Noche Buena recipes:
Pansit
Considered as the most wallet-friendly to prepare as the main dish, Filipinos can never go wrong with Pansit. With its full of flavor from the spices cooked with thin noodles mixed with other vegetables, it is always present in every Filipino occasion. It also comes in different versions: Pansit Bihon which is thinner rice noodles; Pansit Canton which is commonly prepared with egg noodles; Pansit Miki, usually with thicker egg noodles; and the other one, Pansit Malabon, a colorful type of pansit with different toppings. Truly, an oriental dish that is close to the hearts of Filipino families.
Inihaw
Inihaw, or “grilled” in English, refers to dishes that are usually skewered that are poured and basted with homemade barbecue sauces. It is commonly prepared with different types of meat such as pork, chicken, and your unusual servings such as pork intestines and pork ears and alike. The marinate is usually sweet with a hint of spice to taste. Usually, it comes either with homemade vinegar mix served with rice or eaten as it is solely with beer at the side. The juiciness and tenderness smokey flavor of the meat is the reason why it remains palatable to the Filipino taste buds.
Lumpia
Lumpia originally came from China and was later popularized in other countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia. The classic lumpia roll is usually made of ground pork with mixed vegetables and spices wrapped with a thin egg-battered wrapper rolled into a thin cylindrical shape then deep-fried. It is one of the most common finger foods to many Filipinos but commonly also served with rice. Passed through generation, it also had a variety of versions such as lumpiang shanghai with grilled fish meat; lumpiang with sautéed bean sprouts; lumpiang sariwa, or lumpia with fresh vegetables with homemade peanut-based sauce.
Lechon
Also known as the “Star of the Noche Buena”, Lechon is truly the most anticipated food during Christmas. Lechon is a staple celebratory dish as Filipinos are commonly known as meat-loving. It is usually made of whole pig filled with herbs and spices inside roasted over hotbed charcoal and usually basted with homemade sauces on the skin. Usually, its skin is pricked for it to maintain the crispiness the Filipinos love. But Lechon also comes with different versions such as Lechon Manok, or roasted chicken that is also stuffed with herbs and spices inside marinated overnight.
Salad
For desserts, Salad is what Filipinos crave. Usually prepared to be refreshing, salad is commonly mixed with creamy and tasty coconut meat, together with in-season fruits such as apples, grapes, pears, and mangoes, with other ingredients that add chew on it such as sago, kaong, and nata de coco. Some also preferred mixing their salads with macaroni made from scratch together with chicken meat, although unconventional, it usually turns out great and a lot of people crave it.
Indeed, Filipinos have a very wide range of palatable dishes that touches the hearts and tongues of many family members, from kids to young at hearts, and from impoverished to even lavish living. And these dishes will be more special if they are served in their most comfortable spaces. Good thing, Vista Residence is here offering ready-for-occupancy condominium units that will truly look great with their personal condo design whether it's Christmas or even all year round. Vista Residences come up with condominium properties in urban areas primarily in Manila and other districts in the metro
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