Filipino Foods #1

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 commonly used in desserts
Ube
Crispy roasted pork prepared from a whole spit-roasted pig
Lechon
Deep fried, orange quail egg street snack; its name resembles the sound made by a duck
Kwek-kwek
Dish based on cooking in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaves; considered the national dish
Philippine adobo
The Filipino adaptation of this pasta dish uses a distinctly sweeter tomato sauce
Spaghetti bolognese
Variant of ketchup used to sweeten the tomato sauce in the above dish
Banana ketchup
Barbecued, skewered pig or chicken intestines
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 instead an embryo does not develop
Penoy
Unappealing name for a coconut milk ice cream dessert, which refers to its combination of different colours/flavours
Dirty ice cream
Sizzling platter of seasoned pork jowl, ears, belly and chicken liver
Sisig
Filipino version of spring rolls
Lumpia
Citrus known as the Philippine lime/lemon
Calamansi
Stew of beef chunks braised in soy sauce and the juice of the above
Mechado
Strong, fermented fish paste
Bagoóng
Steamed dessert of long, coconut milk flavoured rice cakes wrapped in leaves
Suman
Deep-fried pork knuckles or trotters dish served with a soy and vinegar dip
Crispy pata
Colourless, citrus-flavoured fizzy drink sometimes used when cooking meats
Sprite
Thick peanut stew made with a variety of different meats (e.g. oxtail and tripe)
Kare-kare
Coconut water gel that means 'cream of coconut' in Spanish
Nata de coco
Dried or cured meat similar to jerky
Tapa
Breakfast bread roll usually served hot; its name translates from Spanish to 'salt bread'
Pandesal
Deep-fried bananas coated in caramelised brown sugar, and served on a skewer
Banana cue
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