Pinakbet

Pinakbet
Pinakbet with shrimp
Alternative namesPakbet
CourseMain course
Place of originPhilippines
Region or stateIlocos Region
Associated cuisineFilipino cuisine
Serving temperatureHot, room temperature
Main ingredientsVegetables, bagoong (fish or shrimp)
VariationsTagalog
Similar dishesDinengdeng
Pinakbet vegetables: shown are bitter melon, calabaza squash, okra, eggplants, string beans, and chili

Pinakbet (also called pakbet) is an indigenous Filipino dish from the northern regions of the Philippines. Pinakbet is made with a variety of mixed vegetables flavored with bagoóng.[1] The word is the contracted from the Ilokano word pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk" or "shriveled."[2]

  1. ^ David Yen Ho Wu; Sidney C. H. Cheung (2002). Wu: Globalization of Chinese Food. University of Hawaii Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-8248-2582-9. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Pakbet / Pinakbet". San Pablo City. 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2012.