Happy Food Trip Friday!
It has been a while since I’ve shared a dish from my home country, the Philippines here on the blog and I am more than happy to share one of my favorite Filipino foods today, the Adobong Talong or Eggplant Adobo.
I miss the food in my home country so much and although I can’t have all the Filipino food that I want here in the U.S. because of the lack of ingredients, I am glad they have our kind of eggplant here. I can always have the Adobong Talong anytime I want!
Other than the herbs and seasoning, this dish only needs eggplant and nothing else. We use talong or eggplant in many different dishes in the Philippines, but it can be prepared in the simplest way which is the Adobong Talong.
This is the kind of eggplant that we have in the Philippines and you can only find it an oriental store here in the U.S. They are a lot thinner compared to the local eggplants that you see at the grocery stores in the U.S. And as for the taste, our eggplant has a bit of a sweet taste to it which I prefer.
We also make an omelet with these eggplants. I will share the recipe for that later.
Here’s the recipe for you to try.
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I always eat the Adobong Talong over rice. But you can also eat it without rice if you want to.
So what do you think? Are you going to try preparing Adobong Talong? 🙂 Let me know if you do. I would love to hear other nationalities’ take on our food. My husband always says the food is good. Or maybe he was just saying it because he had no choice. LOL.
Have a great weekend!
That looks really good! Eggplant is one of my favorite veggies, so I can’t wait to give this a try. Thanks!
I love this! I am always wondering what else I can do with eggplant! We do love eggplant in our home but the same ol same ol gets boring. I will be trying this!
I have seen these in the grocery store but have not tried them. This looks like a great recipe to make to try one for the first time. I will have to make it on the weekend.
Sounds yummy. I love eggplant, but I’ve never thought of cooking it this way. I can’t wait to try your recipe.
We are big eggplant fans and always looking for new ways to enjoy it. The variety you featured is so tasty and often referred to as a Japanese eggplant here in the states.
Oh really? I haven’t seen this kind of eggplant at our local grocery stores here other than the oriental store. I sure didn’t know they are referred to as Japanese eggplant. 🙂 Thanks for the info, Marcie.
Oh wow, this sounds yummy! I do not like egg plant, but this looks pretty yummy.
Sounds like a really unique flavor. I’d love to make more things like eggplant and make it in a way my family would eat it. I wonder if they would eat it this way. Thanks for the recipe.
We love eggplant at our house and are always looking for new and interesting sides. This one I really need to try! Thank-you for (another) great recipe
I have never really eaten eggplant. I wonder if I would like it or not.
I rarely make eggplant as I am not sure how to prepare it. This dish looks easy and super yummy!
We love eggplant – but I never know how to cook it. This looks perfect!
Eggplant is my FAVORITE thing to eat!!! I could eat it everyday if I could! So YES, I will try your recipe. Thank you for sharing!
It was a. I’ve when you can get a taste of home in another country. I can’t imagine missing out on some of my absolute favorite dishes.
I never heard about this kind of food! This is must try. Its healthy for sure.