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12 (+ 8 more) Filipino Food to Have During the Holy Week

It has been a practice among Roman Catholics to abstain from eating meat every Friday during lent, and the entire holy week. It is not recommended to eat pork, chicken, beef and other types of meat during this time of the year. However, you can always consume vegetables and seafood. Since lent is a time…

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By: Vanjo Merano 69 Comments Updated: 8/31/18

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It has been a practice among Roman Catholics to abstain from eating meat every Friday during lent, and the entire holy week. It is not recommended to eat pork, chicken, beef and other types of meat during this time of the year.

However, you can always consume vegetables and seafood. Since lent is a time to reflect and focus on spiritual health, let me help you a bit by suggesting some dishes that you can prepare for this week so that you can concentrate on more important things.

The original article suggests 12 dishes; I added 8 more dishes and provided the links for the recipes, for your convenience.

May you find inner peace and be able to reflect on your relationship with our creator.

Here are the (12 + 8 more) Filipino food that can help nourish your body for this season:

 

1. Ginataang Tilapia

Ginataang-Tilapia_
Ginataang Tilapia is a delicious dish where Tilapia is cooked in coconut milk (or cream) and served with banana peppers.

 

2. Inihaw na Pusit

Grilled-Squid
Inihaw na Pusit (grilled squid) is a simple tasty dish that can be prepared quickly. It is best eaten with a spiced vinegar dip.

 

3.ย Ginisang Ampalaya (w/egg)

ginisang-ampalaya
Ginisang Amapalaya is a dish composed of sauteed bitter melon or bitter gourd, tomato, onions, and beaten eggs. This is simply nutritious.

 

4. Sinigang na Hipon

Sinigang-na-Hipon-Recipe
Sinigang na Hipon or Shrimp in Sour Soup can be considered as a comfort food among Filipinos. It is flavorful and very easy to prepare.

5. Atcharang Papaya

Atcharang Papaya
Atcharang Papaya is the Filipino version of Sauerkraut. It is sweet and sour at the same time, though this makes use of green (unripe) papaya.

6. Lumpiang Sariwa

lumpiang-sariwa-recipe
Lumpiang Sariwa or Fresh spring rolls is a perfect dish for lent. Although the original recipe makes use of pork, you can make your version for the holy week by not using pork or any meat ingredient.

7. Tortang Talong

Tortang-Talong1
Tortang Talong is a type of Filipino eggplant omelet. It is a quick and easy-to-make dish that I usually eat with banana ketchup and white rice.

8. Ginisang Togue

1-togue
Ginisang Togue or Sauteed Mung Bean Sprouts with Tofu and Vegetables is something that you might consider for lent. It is nutritious and delicious.

9. Buttered Garlic Shrimp

Garlic-Butter-Shrimp
Garlic Butter Shrimp is shrimp stir-fried in butter and garlic. You can complete this dish in less than 20 minutes.

 

10. Steamed Lapu-lapu

Steamed Fish - Grouper
Steamed Fish or steamed lapu-lapu (grouper)ย is one of my favorites because it is tasty and the dish does not taste too fishy at all. It might be because of all the citrus blend that was added. It is simple and good!

 

11. Sardines with Misua and Patola

Misua with Sardines and Patola
Sardines (in tomato sauce) with flour noodles, and loofah is what this dish is about. Flavorful, budget-friendly, and practical.

 

12. Ginataangย Sitaw at Kalabasa with Crab

Ginataang-Sitaw-at-Kalabasa-with-Crabs
Crab, string beans, and calabaza squash cooked in coconut milk — OMG! ย This is one of my personal favorites. I am sure that most of you feel the same way. Give this a try and let’s see what you think.

 

ย Here are the additional 8 that I hand-picked for you:

1. Tuyo with Rice and Tomato

tuyo

 

 

2.ย Kangkong in Oyster Sauce

Kangkong-with-Oyster-Sauce_

 

 

3. Vegetarian Pancit Canton

Vegetaraian-Pancit-Canton

 

 

4. Sipo Eggs

Sipo-Eggs1

5. Bulanglang

Bulanglang

 

 

6. Scallop Chop Suey Recipe

Scallop-Chop-Suey

 

7. Inihaw na Tilapia

Grilled-Tilapia-with-Stuffing-3

 

8. Monggo Guisado with Dilis and Malunggay

Monggo-Guisado-with-Dilis-and-Malunggay

 

Have a blessed lent!

If you have questions, requests, or suggestions, you can contact me here.

Vanjo Merano

Vanjo Merano is the creator of PanlasangPinoy.com. His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.

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  1. zel beroi says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 12:21 pm

    Thanks for sharing your recipes ! It really helps a lot. God bless

    Reply
  2. marilyn mendoza says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 12:21 pm

    Thanks vanjo for sharing this recipes that suit for lenten season.i love all of this..

    Reply
  3. mae rabago says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 12:20 pm

    Thank you for sharing vanjo…your excellent chef cook…i like ur recipes its affordable & easy to cook…God bless & more power!!!

    Reply
  4. Emmanuel Arcilla Jr. says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 12:13 pm

    Thank you for sharing, my family will surely love this kind of menu for this coming Lenten season. Thanks again, god bless and more power. I’m one of your fan, in terms of cooking. God bless again.

    Reply
  5. Gloria Chen says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 12:05 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your recipes… God bless!!!

    Reply
  6. manuela garcia says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 11:47 am

    Thank you !!

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  7. myrna says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 11:46 am

    Thanks so much for this. It really help think easier what to cook this holy week. I appreciate it.

    Reply
  8. Lydia T.Herrero says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 11:39 am

    Thanks for sharing me your recipes. Ienjoy watching your videos, i already tried some of your recipes and my family really appreciated it.. thanks so much

    Reply
  9. Joy Abinales says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 11:24 am

    Thank you for all the recipes you’ve shared. Will definitely try cooking those dishes. Have a nice Holy Week and God bless always.!

    Reply
  10. Jenny Gydesen says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 10:52 am

    Thank’s vanjo , you are the Best

    Reply
  11. feyah briones says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 10:27 am

    Thank you so much yummy food

    Reply
  12. jamela says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 10:13 am

    Thanks for sharin.

    Reply
  13. Elma says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 8:32 am

    Thanks so much for sharing, Vanjo! God bless you.

    Reply
  14. Jimmie says

    Posted on 3/28/15 at 5:52 am

    Thank you so much, I love all your postings, but am so sorry for some ingredients could not be easily buy where I am…..I can do all of these if I am in Pinas….anyway just keep postings……greatly appreciated Kababayan……

    Reply
  15. armie says

    Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:50 pm

    Love all the recipes….thanks and God bless you more

    Reply
  16. Lagrimas Brooks says

    Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:36 pm

    Thanks for the recipes Vanjo, I already made me some of these recipes since the start of the Holy Week. I appreciate that you added more than I could have think of. I sure will keep cooking these recipes when I get cravings for them.

    Reply
  17. Lppuzon says

    Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:16 pm

    Thanks Vanjo for making me cook with taste. Love all your recipes! Keep up the good work!

    Reply
    • Marilyn Blanchette says

      Posted on 3/28/15 at 10:43 am

      Although I’m not Catholic, (we still enjoy the meat while celebrating lent), I love everything you have posted and will be good anytime of year. I especially love the “inihaw na Pusit”. I can actually get those big gigantic squid at our local Asian market. I can’t wait to try it! Thanks!

      Reply
  18. Josie says

    Posted on 3/27/15 at 2:49 pm

    Thank you for sharing vanjo! You’re the best! Godbless!!

    Reply
  19. Mylene says

    Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:22 am

    Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
  20. chris allarde says

    Posted on 7/10/11 at 9:23 am

    you can probably have seafood pasta.

    Reply
    • emerelyn castro says

      Posted on 3/28/15 at 8:34 am

      thank you for sharing in many kinds of menus. I personally jot down the ingredients and cook it for the family. I follows ur columns regularly and filed as my Recipe studies. tenk u so much

      Reply
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