What Should You Buy at a Filipino Grocery Store? 🇵🇭

Walking the lanes of a grocery store can be its own form of travel, especially when you’re in a grocery store with foods from outside your culture. But there is always the looming question of what to buy. I reached out to my friend Jeanelle Castro, who was born in the Philippines, to share with us her top picks of items to buy and, most importantly, how to use them.

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All the items from the episode can also be seen on my website here:

Jeanelle’s Shopping List
Corned beef (Delimondo brand or other Filipino brand)
Spam
Sardines in tomato sauce
Coconut milk
Tomato sauce
Sweet beans, jellies, and fruits for halo halo
Banana Ketchup
Coconut vinegar
Sugar cane vinegar
Chili vinegar
Bagoong
Mang Tomas
Pancit behon
Sinigang mix
Clover chips (cheese flavor)
Sweet corn
Boy bawang (garlic flavor)
Ice cream (ube or mango)
Pre-marinated meats (chicken or pork tocino)
Kutsinta
Bibingka (look for ones with salted egg on top)
Calamansi juice

Watch me make Cornsilog:    • How the World Eats Corned Beef | Indo...  
Cornsilog recipe I used: https://panlasangpinoy.com/corned-bee...

When I made green mango dipped in shrimp paste (Bagoong):    • How the World Eats Mango | Philippine...  
Recipe: https://www.beryl.nyc/index.php/2023/...

One of my first episodes on the channel where I made the Champorado I found:    • Trying 5 Comfort Foods From 5 Countri...  

The instant noodle sandwich from the Philippines that I mentioned:    • Trying Instant Noodle Sandwiches From...  

Recipe for Pancit Behon from Jeanelle: https://jeanelleats.com/filipino-panc...

Watch me make Halo-Halo:    • Trying Your Favorite Summer Dishes | ...  
Halo-Halo recipe I used: https://www.angsarap.net/2011/12/02/h...

Jeanelle’s quick Sinigang recipe: https://jeanelleats.com/quick-sinigang/

Jeanelle’s recipe to make Kutsinta at home: https://jeanelleats.com/how-to-make-k...

Jeanelle’s recipe to make Bibingka at home: https://jeanelleats.com/bibingka-reci...

The Filipino breakfast, Silog, recipe that Jeanelle mentioned: https://jeanelleats.com/silog-recipes/

Kaya toast using the coconut jam I recommended:    • Trying Your Toast Recipes | Singapore...  

When I made Buko Salad on the channel in my Salad episode:    • How the World Eats Salads | Philippin...  

The avocado ice pops I mentioned making recently:    • This is How People Around the World E...  
Recipe: https://www.beryl.nyc/index.php/2023/...

At the end of the video, I was given Polvoron! Polvoron is a Filipino cake and this one was flavored with dates and honey. Here’s a recipe Jeanelle recommended: https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/polvoron/


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