Filipino Christmas Dishes from the 1900s

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is more cost-effective.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken is leaner, while turkey is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while processed cheese is cheaper.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey is a natural sweetener, while agave syrup is often less expensive.

Prepare the dulong by rinsing them to reduce saltiness.

Sauté garlic in olive oil over low heat until tender, about 1 minute.

Add dulong to the sautéed garlic and cook until the color changes to solid white.

Slice pandelitos thinly and toast in the oven at 100°C for 15 minutes to make melba toast.

Prepare a terrine by soaking dried fruits in apple juice.

Simmer a mixture of sparkling drink, honey, and apple juice for the terrine.

Layer soaked dried fruits in a bundt pan and pour in the gelatin mixture, allowing it to set.

Prepare a custard with egg yolks, sugar, cream, milk, and ylang-ylang essence.

Serve the dulong on melba toast with greens.

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