Tokwa't baboy

Tokwa't baboy (Tagalog for "tofu and pork") is a typical Philippine appetizer. It consists of pork ears, pork belly and deep-fried tofu, and is served in a mixture of soy sauce, pork broth, vinegar, chopped white onions, scallions 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.^[1] Tokwa is the Lan-nang word for firm beancurd, while baboy is the Tagalog word for pork; 't is the contracted form of at, which means "and".

Tokwa't baboy

Tokwa't Baboy
Type	Appetizer, snack
Course	Hors d'oeuvre
Place of origin	Philippines
Region or state	Cavite
Serving temperature	Warm, room temperature
Main ingredients	Pork ears, pork belly, tofu Dip: soy sauce, pork broth, vinegar, white onions, scallions, red chili peppers
Variations	See kinilaw
Similar dishes	Sisig
Media: Tokwa't baboy

The original dish (without the tofu) is known as kulao or kilawin na tainga ng baboy among the Caviteño Tagalogs. It is a type of kinilaw. For this reason, tokwa't baboy is sometimes referred to as kilawing tokwa't baboy.^[2][3][4][5]

See also

• List of hors d'oeuvre
• List of pork dishes
• List of tofu dishes
• Philippine Cuisine