Tapa

Filipinos are huge rice eaters, and breakfast is no exception. Tapa epitomizes what Filipino breakfast is. Thin slices of this dried marinated beef is often served with fried egg and garlic rice. This combination meal is popularly named tapsilog from tapa, sinangag (fried garlic rice) and itlog (fried egg).

While it is breakfast fare, it's also a quick, satisfying meal you can eat anytime and available in most places. Making it accessible all the time and even available for deliveries, tapsilog eateries serve it in the classic, sweetish and spicy versions.