Cooking Methods in the Philippines

Guisado

sautéed with garlic, onions and tomatoes

Pinirito

fried or deep fried

Inihaw

grilled over charcoals

Kinilaw

marinated in vinegar or kalamansi juice along with garlic, onions, ginger, tomato, peppers

Nilaga

boiled, sometimes with onions and black peppercorns

Sinigang

boiled with a tamarind base

Pinangat

boiled in salted water with tomatoes

Pinaksiw

cooked in vinegar and ginger or just add "all-purpose" sauce

Inadobo

cooked in soy sauce, vinegar and garlic

Ginataan

cooked with coconut milk