Filipino Condiments

Achara

a sweet pickled papaya relish. Also used as a side dish.

Bagoong

fermented anchovy or shrimp paste, particularly popular in the dish kare-kare.

Banana ketchup

a sweet, red condiment made primarily of bananas.

Eggplant sauce

a sour sauce made of grilled eggplant, garlic and vinegar. Used in cocidos and as a side dish.

Liver sauce

used in roasts and the pork dish called lechon.

Patis

Sometimes spiced with labuyo peppers, or kalamansi lime juice, in which case it is called patismansi.

Sawsawang mangga

green mango relish with tomatoes and onions.

Sukang may sili

cane or coconut vinegar spiced with labuyo peppers.

Sukang may toyo

cane or coconut vinegar with soy sauce. This may also contain the very hot labuyo peppers and/or onions. Sukang may toyo is used in the pork dish crispy pata.

Sweet sour sauce

used on fried meats and spring rolls.

Toyo't Kalamansi

soy sauce with kalamansi lime juice.