Many Filipino expats recently shared ideas on how they manage to enjoy great tasting dishes and save money at the same time these days.
With a budget of less than Dh10 per meal or even for the entire day, here are their sulit meal tips:
Vegetable varieties
Jonnel shared several ideas on preparing vegetables and pairing them up with each other such as baked potatoes and cauliflower, fried tofu, sauteed okra and eggplants paired with boiled eggs with each dish costing less than Dh10.
Adobo is life
Jae suggested cooking a Filipino favorite dish: Adobo. Since it isn’t perishable, the dish can last for several days, up to a week depending on quantity. She buys 2 pcs of chicken worth Dh15, Dh6 worth of potatoes and an entire egg tray worth Dh12 that’s already good for 1 week for her baon, agahan at dinner. This translates to a spending of only Dh5 per day!
No rice, no bread diskarte
Trisha shared her healthy ‘altanghap’ rice-less and breadless meal since she wants to hit two birds with one stone: Save money and stay fit!
Breakfast:
Fresh yoghurt (unflavored) – Dh1.5
Banana – Dh1
Total: Dh2.5
Lunch:
Lettuce (1/3 of the romaine) – Dh1
2 egg scrambled/boiled – Dh 1
Olive oil and balsamic vinegar – Dh.5
Total: Dh3
Dinner:
Tuna half a can – Dh 2
Lettuce (1/3 of the romaine) – Dh1
Olive oil and balsamic vinegar – Dh.5
Total: Dh3.5
Filipino faves
Jennifer suggested to mix it up with a variety of Filipino favourites that you can find in fish markets and local groceries.
“Yung isang kilong isda, Dh8 lang – pwede na pam-paksiw, prito, o sinabawan na may kamatis at kangkong. Kung pang isang tao, pwede na hanggang dalawang araw iyan,”
Like suggested earlier, she also said that an entire egg tray of 30 pieces for only Dh12 goes a long way.
Huge pieces of longganisa worth Dh25 for half a kilogram, when budgeted one piece per day, can last for up to seven meals.
She also added that Adobong Kangkong for only Dh4 is already good for 2-3 meals.
