For those of you uninitiated into the ways of Filipino cuisine, bopis is spicy minced pork lungs. Sauteed with tomato, chili, and onion, bopis has a chunky texture somewhere between the consistency of tofu and cartilage, depending on what part of the lung you're eating. Sometimes it's an air tube, sometimes an air sac, sometimes a bit of fat and gristle between. It's all mixed in there, and you never know what you're going to bite into next. Needless to say, it is, like dinuguan, best eaten with rice.
Dinoguan, well it's weird to other people, but Filipinos love it. It's made of pork blood, parts of pork and lots of peppers. Apparently it's a good and hearty meal.
Arroz Caldo is a comfort food. When tired, sick, or just not feeling right, Filipinos think of arroz caldo.
* 2 cups sticky rice (called sweet rice in the Philippines)
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, or more to taste, peeled and cut into matchstick size
* 1 pound chicken wings
* Salt and pepper, to taste
* 2 tablespoons fish sauce, plus additional for passing at table (divided)
* 12 cups water
* 1/2 bunch green onions, sliced
* 1 lemon, sliced into wedges