Many Filipinos are Christians who abstain from eating meat during Lent, especially during Holy Week. They turn to fish and vegetable dishes, and the more devout Catholics go on a completely liquid diet or fast.
Here are some popular fish, egg and vegetable dishes among Filipinos:
Sour fish stews such as paksiw, pangat and sinigang.
escabeche: a sweet-and-sour fish dish
relyenong bangus: stuffed milkfish
sarsyadong tilapya (sarciadong tilapia): tilapia fried, then sauteed in garlic and onions with a sauce of fresh tomatoes and eggs
inihaw na isda: grilled fish; can be tilapia or milkfish
piniritong isda: fried fish; can be tilapia or milkfish
sardinas: sardines, eaten with plain boiled rice
tuyo: dried fish, eaten with plain boiled rice
guisadong ampalaya: bitter green gourd sauteed in garlic and onions
munggo: mung beans boiled or sauteed in garlic and onions
tortang talong: eggplant omelet
pinakbet: a vegetable stew with eggplant and beans
lumpiang gulay: spring rolls with vegetables as the filling
lumpiang togue: spring rolls with bean sprouts as filling
adobong sitaw: string beans cooked with soy sauce, vinegar and a bay leaf
ginataan: stew of coconut milk (main ingredient could be vegetable or bilo-bilo)
itlog na maalat: salted whole eggs, eaten with tomatoes
