Short Summary: 10 Pioy Dishes Made From Innards

10 Pinoy Dishes Made from Innards

Gross-sounding it may seem to some, but many Pinoy specialty dishes are actually made from offal (animal innards or internal organs), which is "lamang loob" in Tagalog. And you just might be surprised, that despite having offal as their main ingredients and being on the unhealthy side, they 're actually pretty delicious and appetizing.

10. Batchoy

What Pinoy doesn 't like batchoy? Just the thought of it certainly makes your mouth water as you imagine the rich, beefy broth, the supple noodles, the dainty slices of boiled egg, and of course, the flavorful pieces of pork and beef meat, mixed with exotic internal organs – liver, spleen, kidneys and heart. This layered soupy dish is then topped with chopped green onions and crushed

5. Igado

We have so many Ilocano recipes in this list. Not surprising, though, because the people in this corner of the archipelago are notorious for creating exotic yet delicious recipes from offal.

So here were are – it 's Igado – a pork tenderloin and innards dish, which may have been derived from the Spanish term "Higado" or liver. But apart from liver, the Igado recipe calls for pork kidney and tenderloin, too, as well as some vegetable such as carrots, green peas, and bell pepper. The dish is cooked dry with all the cooking liquid evaporated. It 's actually more like adobo because of the soy sauce and vinegar combo, but the addition of vegetables makes it another dish altogether.

4. Bopis

Bopis is one of the classic Filipino "pulutan" or accompaniment to alcoholic beverages. It is a spicy dish named after the Spanish term "bopiz," and uses pork and beef lungs and heart boiled in lemon grass and pandan leaves to get rid of the foul odor. The innards are then minced and sautéed with carrots, chili, onion, garlic and other spices. It is a somewhat dry dish, with hot and spicy tones, typical of a Pinoy pulutan. The use of lungs, pandan and lemon grass gives this recipe a distinct flavor