It's Silog time....Tinapasilog!

   TINAPANG PIKE MACKAREL , FRIED RICE, FRIED EGG
 
 Time for that breakfast you've been craving for. Why not treat yourself to a Silog fare again this time?
 Have some Tinapasilog! Tinapasilog is Tinapa (Smoked Fish), Sinangag (Fried Rice) and Itlog (Egg).
 Tinapa is a FIlipino term for fish preserved or cooked through the process of smoking them. The most
common Tinapa is bangus or milkfish. Here in the States, we usually see Tinapang Pike Mackerel or rounds cad  as alternative to milkfish. Tinapa is usually served with onion and tomatoes on the side and garlic flavored vinegar dipping sauce. Making tinapa involves a two-stage process-- brining and smoking. The brining part gives the fish a good salty taste and it also makes it moist. The smoking part cooks the fish that gives it the smoky flavor.

It's Silog Time--- Jefsilog or Jepsilog!

It's Silog time once again. Jefsilog or Jepsilog is short for Jefrox/ Jeprox dried fish, Sinangag (Fried Rice) and Itlog (Egg). Jeprox is a salted dried fish which I believe is a product of Indonesia. When I was looking for the manufacturer of some Jeprox products, it's always "made in Indonesia or a product of Indonesia". I would say that Jefrox is similar to our danggit but a little bit thinner in texture. It emanates a not-so-pleasant smell while cooking it, that leaves your whole house smelling like, of course, a fish! This is best enjoyed with vinegar and or a side dish of cubed tomatoes & onions. Most of the Filipino restaurants are selling fried Jefrox so you can still enjoy this crunchy fried fish. Island Pacific offers this at their grab and go section.
This is perfect for your meatless Friday or for those days that you crave for dried fish! Happy Eating!

Your Monday breakfast idea this week: Longsilog

Silogs are popular breakfast fare in the Philippines. There are a whole slew of silogs--- anything that you can combine with Sinangag (Fried rice) and Itlog (egg) makes up for silog meals. 


The most commonly seen silog meals are Tapsilog, whose main meat ingredient is tapa (beef jerky);  Tocilog's main meat ingredient is tocino (sweet cured meat); and Longsilog's main meat ingredient is Longaniza (Filipino version of sausage). These silogs are usually paired with spicy vinegar as dip. So, for your Monday breakfast idea this week, why not have Longsilog? Happy Monday everyone!