12 Filipino Foods that Overseas Pinoy Migrants Miss the Most

One of the adverse social effects of the movement of Filipinos across international borders is that we lose easy access on our authentic Filipino food ingredients.

Here in Heart to Heart, I asked a handful of Filipino migrants on which Pinoy foods they crave the most. Below is their common answers in no particular order. WARNING: Get ready with a glass of water. You will be absolutely salivating!

12. Exotic foods like tukneneng, isaw, fishball, one day old chick, balut, etc., dipped in vinegar and other sauces

Photocredit: The Daily Manila

11. tuyo/ dried fish eaten with sliced tomatoes, onions, and of course-warm rice and bare hands!

Photocredit: Staynlove.wordpress.com

10. The super nutritious dinengdeng

Photocredit:Gutom Na

9. The easy and quick to cook talbos/vegetable tops like kamote, sayote, and malunggay

Photocredit: Mely's Kitchen

8.  Surprise!Jolibee products,our very own fast food brand!

Photocredit: Littlemisshoney.com

7.halo-halo-definitely a treat during hot summers

Photocredit:Shopper's Guide

6. the tasty,crispy, and crunchy lechon dipped with Mang Tomas sauce

Photocredit:cebuchon.weebly.com

5. bangus/milkfish,our national fish with that yummy belly fats- cooked either as relyeno, sinigang, or inihaw

 Photocredit: Filipinorecipes.org,bryont.net,
4. our breakfast populars:  longganisa(pork sausage)  and tocino (sweet cured pork)

Photcredit:getinmybelly.com, The Pickiest Eater

3. pinikpikan with etag- yummy chicken dish from the highlands Photocredit: Benguetcook.wordpress.com
2.sizzling sisig-best eaten with a squeeze of lime

Photocredit:AdoboFlavourShop

1. the delectable and savory dinuguan that I am craving the most since I can not avail of pork blood here

Photocredit:Juan Sipag's Busog Adventures

We crave and miss our Filipino cuisine . However, we are a resourceful people so I am sure we can actually prepare our food in our own kitchens using substitutes, for the best Filipino foods are home-cooked not served in restaurants.