Filipino Foods

Based on the descriptions, can you name these Filipino foods and drinks?
Some answers are influenced by Spanish cuisine and bear Spanish names
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Famous Filipino fast food chain
Jollibee
Purple yam most commonly used in sweet dishes
Ube
Crispy pork dish prepared from a whole spit-roasted pig; means 'roasted piglet' in Spanish
Lechon
Fried orange quail egg street snack that has a name resemblant of the sound made by a duck
Kwek-kwek
Both a dish and cooking technique that involves cooking in vinegar, salt, soy sauce, and garlic
Philippine adobo
The Filipino adaptation of this Italian pasta dish uses a distinctively sweeter tomato sauce
Spaghetti bolognese
Variant of ketchup used to sweeten the tomato sauce in the above dish
Banana ketchup
Barbecued pig/chicken intestines typically served on a skewer
Isaw
Dessert comprising silken tofu, brown sugar syrup and sago pearls
Taho
Fertilised egg embryo often eaten from the shell
Balut
Similar to the above but an embryo does not develop
Penoy
Unappealing name for a coconut milk ice cream dessert which refers to the fact that it typically combines different colours/flavours
Dirty ice cream
Sizzling platter of seasoned pork jowl, ears, belly and chicken liver
Sisig
Filipino and Indonesian version of spring rolls
Lumpia
Citrus known as the Philippine lime/lemon
Calamansi
Stew of beef chunks cooked with a braising liquid of soy sauce and the juice of the above
Mechado
Strong fish paste sauce
Bagoong
Steamed dessert of coconut milk rice cakes wrapped in leaves
Suman
Dish of deep-fried pork knuckles or trotters served with a soy-vinegar dip
Crispy pata
Colourless, citrus-flavoured fizzy drink sometimes used when cooking meats
Sprite
Stew with a thick peanut sauce made with a base of a variety of different meats (e.g. oxtail and beef tripe)
Kare-kare
Coconut water gel that means 'cream of coconut' in Spanish
Nata de coco
Dried or cured meat comparable to jerky
Tapa
Bread roll usually eaten for breakfast in the Philippines which means 'salt bread' in Spanish
Pandesal
Deep-fried bananas coated in caramelised brown sugar and served on a skewer
Banana cue
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