''Tokwa't baboy'' ( Tagalog for "tofu and pork") is a typical

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appetizer. It consists of pork ears,

pork belly Pork belly or belly pork is a boneless and fatty cut of meat from the belly of a pig. Pork belly is particularly popular in Hispanic, Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, Korean, Thai and Filipino cuisine. Regional dishes France In Alsatian ...

and deep-fried

tofu Tofu (), also known as bean curd in English, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', ''extra firm'' or ''super f ...

, and is served in a mixture of soy sauce, pork

broth Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, ...

vinegar Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid and trace compounds that may include flavorings. Vinegar typically contains 5–8% acetic acid by volume. Usually, the acetic acid is produced by a double fermentation, converting simple sugars to eth ...

, chopped

white onion White onion or ''Allium cepa'' (“sweet onion”) are a cultivar of dry onion which have a distinct light and mild flavour profile. Much like red onions, they have a high sugar and low sulphur content, and thus have a relatively short shelf life ...

scallion Scallions (also known as spring onions or green onions) are vegetables derived from various species in the genus '' Allium''. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions and their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, c ...

s and red chili peppers. It is usually served as ''pulutan'' ("snack", lit. tran: "finger food"), as a meal served with rice or as a side dish to rice porridge. ''Tokwa'' is the

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word for firm beancurd, while ''baboy'' is the Tagalog word for pork; t'' is the contracted form of ''at'', which means "and". The original dish (without the tofu) is known as ''kulao'' or ''kilawin na tainga ng baboy'' among the

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. It is a type of ''

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''. For this reason, ''tokwa't baboy'' is sometimes referred to as ''kilawing tokwa't baboy''.

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