Making the Filipino Spaghetti of My Childhood


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Today we’re making Filipino Spaghetti—the way I had it as a child. What is Filipino Spaghetti? It’s a sweeter version of the Italian …

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  1. angie
    angie says:

    oh yeah i definitely remember those crispy burnt spaghetti. it's when we heat up the leftover spaghetti from the fridge with a pan even sometimes using a banana leaf if we feel like it LOL

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  2. Jimmy
    Jimmy says:

    As a born&bred Italian this is an interesting recipe which I will be trying. One thing I would suggest is to use ROCK salt for the pasta water, it has no micro-plastics and should generally be cheaper. You can then use table salt too finish

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  3. nemia1220
    nemia1220 says:

    I grew up in (Highland Park) Detroit, and we didn’t (at the time) have asian stores in abundance as we do now. So, Unless she brought the ingredients over from her trips to the PI, she didn’t make hers as sweet as most. Still hot dogs and ground meat, in the wok (ours was huge), used fresh tomatoes / garlic / onions, and soy sauce. Thank you for featuring a touch of my world. Much love ❤️ .

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  4. Jessica Alegre-Lota
    Jessica Alegre-Lota says:

    As a Filipino that grew up in SF you’d be happy to hear that my grandma heated spaghetti stove top, any food really. She refused to use the microwave because, well it would get dirty. So while as a Filipino family we never and still don’t make our spaghetti sweet like most, I know the nostalgia of crusty noodles especially with slightly burnt cheese. Our favorite. However sorry to disappoint you that we don’t put hotdogs either unlike many Filipinos do😅

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  5. Char Wright
    Char Wright says:

    I may have found my people😮 I've always sweetened my spaghetti sauce with brown sugar and preferred to add bell peppers and chicken franks (popular in Jamaica🇯🇲). If I can find that unique spaghetti sauce I'm definitely trying my hand at this ❤. Thank you!

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  6. ntlespino
    ntlespino says:

    Confirming banana ketchup was invented by Filipino food chemist Maria Orosa, trained in the US and returned home to address malnutrition. She was a war hero of World War 2 and a few years ago her grave was discovered under a school where the hospital she was working in used to be.

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  7. Minekey J
    Minekey J says:

    I was skeptical until you added the ground pork. I think you have converted me. The only other Filipino style spaghetti I tried was the Jollibee version and it wasn't for me.

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  8. Scott Summers
    Scott Summers says:

    Sometimes we put condensed milk to add sweetness to the spaghetti. I know its weird but I think it works to make it sweeter and creamier 😂 And of course put some processed cheese (Eden) in the sauce and on top of it.

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