Definitely a street food staple (and a beer mate), the mani is probably the second most popular food on this list.There are variety of options that you can choose. There are boiled, raw, skinless, spicy peanuts, cashew nuts, castanas or chestnuts. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 10-15 per bag of peanut   Nilagang mani is…

This is perfect for hot Filipino afternoons. A sweet shaved ice experience, served with condensed milk and your choice of flavors and ingredients. Tapioca pearls, sweet potato, corn, jackfruit, macapuno, and beans are common. Halo-halo is then topped with purple yam or leche flan. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 30-40 per cup/bowl of halo-halo Few…

Taho is a Philippine snack food made of fresh soft/silken tofu, arnibal, and sago pearl. This staple comfort food is a signature sweet and taho peddlers can be found all over the country. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 10-15 per cup of taho It is topped with brown sugar syrup and usually served hot with…

Batchoy is a flavorful but straightforward noodle soup, usually with chicken or pork meat, pork cracklings (chicharon) and some veggies. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 10-30 per bowl of batchoy Batchoy Tagalog is closer in taste to tinola due to its use of ginger and chili leaves. The dish is further made interesting with the…

The mango is crisp and very sour, while the shrimp paste is salty and fishy and a bit spicy, making the ultimate marriage of flavors and textures. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 10-20 per mango pack or stick You can think of it kind of like the Filipino version of a caramel apple, but instead…

Isaw refers to barbecued pig or chicken intestines that are thoroughly cleaned before being boiled, skewered, and grilled. Pictured below on the left is the pork isaw while to its right is the chicken. Like the other grilled skewered dishes on this list, isaw is typically served with a spiced vinegar dip. Expect to Pay: Around PHP…

Buko is the name for young coconuts. Although there are a near endless amount of ways to use a coconut in cooking, one of the best and simplest is to just slice it open and drink the water and eat the young coconut meat. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 30 for one whole coconut and…

Kwek kwek is a hard-boiled quail egg that’s coated with an orange batter and deep-fried until crispy. They’re pretty much exactly how you’d imagine them to taste, like eggs deep-fried in tempura batter. The batter itself is flavourless so we have no idea why it has to be orange. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 12 per stick of kwek…

In the Philippines, street food ice cream that’s pushed around on carts is locally known as “dirty ice cream.” There are a variety of flavors to choose from, but cheese ice cream, yes cheese ice cream, is among the most popular. You’ve got to try it, it even includes real little bits of cheese! Expect…

Turon is a classic Filipino favorite, made by enclosing slices of saba banana and jackfruit in egg roll wrappers and deep frying them along with a generous coating of brown sugar. Expect to Pay: Around PHP 10 per turon Together with banana q, turon is the most iconic Filipino street food made with sweet plantains….