Tapsilog

I will continue my Filipino cuisine column with the most important meal of the day: breakfast. I present "tapsilog" simple classic dish which serves the purpose of nourishing the body after the fast, as well as satisfying the taste buds.



Filipinos are known for their practicality, and this extends to their naming schemes. The word "tapsilog" is really composed of three parts.

Beef Tapa - a dried or cured form of beef, similar to jerky.

Sinangag - garlic fried rice

Itlog - egg


And there you have it. High protein, high carbs, moderate fat. All a recipe for a good start to the day. Now, the recipe is quite simple, but there are many variations which have been created. Taken from wikipedia:

* Daingsilog - Daing, fried rice and fried egg
* Adosilog - adobo, fried rice and fried egg
* Bacsilog - bacon, fried rice and fried egg
* Bangsilog - bangus (milkfish), fried rice and fried egg
* Bisteksilog - beefsteak, fried rice and fried egg
* Dangsilog - danggit (rabbitfish) , fried rice and fried egg
* Vicsilog - Vic (chinless hogfish), fried rice and hard cooked egg yolks
* Chosilog - chorizo, fried rice and fried egg
* Chiksilog - chicken, fried rice and fried egg
* Cornsilog - corned beef, fried rice and fried egg
* Hotsilog - hotdog, fried rice and fried egg
* Longsilog - longganisa, fried rice and fried egg
* Litsilog - lechon, fried rice and fried egg
* Masilog - Ma Ling brand Chinese luncheon meat, fried rice and fried egg
* SPAMsilog - SPAM brand luncheon meat, fried rice and fried egg
* Tosilog - tocino, fried rice and fried egg
* Pakaplog - Pan de sal (bread), kape (coffee) and fried egg

Longsilog, featuring the Filipino style chorizo


Daingsilog, featuring Daing, aka Rabbit fish


Stay tuned for merienda (snack).