Salted Egg and Tomato Salad
There was once a rather funny email that went around talking about ways to identify if someone was Filipino. Among 175 signs, I was guilty of my favourites were:
- You collect items from hotels or restaurants as “souvenirs”
- At Immigration, when they call out ‘Maria’, you and 46 other women stand up (my Mom, two sisters and almost all aunts and cousins have Maria as a first name)
- You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those bows) next year.
- You hate to waste food…(a) Even if you’re totally full, if someone says they’re going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you’ll finish them. (b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
And of course, if you think someone claiming to be Filipino is not, ask them where something is. If they use their fingers to point to it then you can confidently declare “Impostor!” as all Filipinos point with their lips and not their fingers!
The entire list is found here. If you’re Filipino, the list is worth reading for a good laugh. If you aren’t Filipino – have a read and see whether any of the traits are true of the Filipinos you know.
This is salad is undeniably Filipino as well.
No exact proportions for the recipe here folks – that’s how effortless this dish is. It’s made with salted eggs, red onions and the juiciest tomatoes you can find. Sometimes the salad is dressed with olive oil, cilantro or mangoes – but they are optional. What isn’t optional however, is that this is always served as an accompaniment to many Filipino dishes like adobo, grilled seafood or meat, and always with a big plate of rice!
Trissalicious 
I love this salad with salted egg!! Great idea!
Hmmmm, I must have some Filipino in me somewhere, I am guilty of a couple of things on the list. I never knew how popular the name Maria was.
Hahahaha… I’ve definitely seen that email come around a few times – love it! A mate of mine just put up a YouTube video called ‘Filipino Foods’ as a parody to Katie Perry’s Cailfornia Gurls- you gotta watch it! It will make you cringe, laugh… Then crave adobo, lol!
I love Filipino’s and love their food. There is a dead giveaway for identification on a more serious note though: Generally speaking, Filipinos have a slightly broader nose than any other nationality I can think of. It is unique, certainly not unnattractive!
Haha! Frank that’s called being “Pango”!
Haha! So True! I’m guilty of “You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing”
Another thing to point out about our fellow Filipinos is their lack of chop stick skills. Each time I go to Yum Cha with my family- the first thing my parents ask for is ” Can I Heb a spoon and PORK?” LMAO
My Dad does that too! 🙂
Yum! I want some salted eggs now. Beautiful salad.
Haha even though you they are rules on ‘how to spot phillipino’, I think I could be guilty of some of them too hahah. This salad looks perfect for spring too!
:::pointing up with my lips::: what a lovely salad you have there, Trissa! 🙂
Hahaha! Love those lists…I am guilty of quite a few! Not a Maria but I have a box full of ribbon and my husband can attest to my thrifty ways with leftovers 😉 This salad is also a favorite with us. I don’t eat red egg though, but my husband eats enough for both of us 🙂
The salad looks delicious! I travel extensively. Spotting a Pinoy is not too hard. It is true that most is not all Filipino cars do have a rosary or some type of air-freshner in all countries, Europen Filiponos, Saudi, American-Filipinos, Brazillian, etc. Plus, those shields, swords, and / or Giant wooden spoons and forks are hillarious!
wow! what a delicious looking dish with salted eggs! I’ve been mulling over whether to make my own salted eggs or not. I know how, but I don’t know what to do with them all once they’re made. I’ll have to remember this one! funny post!
LOL! I wondered what the lip thing was about! Now I know… 🙂 hehe
Why is the egg red in the name of the dish?
I actually shot photos of salted duck eggs and tomatoes the other day! Truly Filipino! Love this salad with fried fish and rice. Gorgeous photos. I’ll check out the list now.
That is a given at my house. Especially when my mom is in town.
It is absolutely to read these about Filipinos. Although I’m a Turkish woman, I guess most of them are true for me as well. Just my name is not Maria 🙂
And this salad looks so fresh and colorful, would be a great breakfast for me!
LOL.. You know, you have 3 & 4 in common with me too 😀
Hahaha! I’ve seen that list before, and the list never gets old 😉 How do green tomatoes taste? If sour then they go well with the salted duck eggs!
That’s funny! And be guilty of the second one on the list too 😉 But it’s true, I can always spot a Finn miles away (not that there are so many of them in Sydney anyway though)!
The salad sounds delicious, by the way!
That was a funny post! I especially liked the one about “Maria, and 46 women stand up!”
I think I could eat eggs like that – I just don’t like runny yokes – yum!
Hehe, it’s funny how these type of generic lists can have so much truth in them!
Those lists are making the rounds aren’t they? I’ve seen one about how to work out if you’re chinese , with many similar overlaps. Interesting how cultures can be so separate and so similar. Like this dish, I love salted eggs on rice porridge, but would never have thought to put it in salad. 🙂
I’m not Filipino but i am totally guilty of taking the samples from hotels (hey, that’s part of the fun right?).
I’ve never had salted eggs before, but they are so pretty and vibrant. I love the way they look.
*kisses* HH
LOL..”Maria” is realy famous…
haha!
1. My mum’s name is Maria.
2. My freezer if full of small bits and pieces (it drives Hubby mad, hehe)
3. Sometimes, without thinking, I point with my lips. LOL
I guess I’m very FIlipino
hahha! This is super funny Triss. I have no idea :))
Haha…funny enough!
To me, your salad with salted eggs is an eye-opening triumph. I’ve got homemade salted eggs, really want to try this effortless, crunchy salad for a light lunch.
I don’t know how to spot a Filipino but I do know how to spot a ‘Freedom’ wooden salad bowl :p This recipe intrigued me. I haven’t heard of using salted eggs in salad. I know so little about Filipino food but thanks to you I learn a little everyday.
Hilarious! But that aside, what a beautiful salad! First time seeing a salted egg version.
hehe … I think some of the traits can be applied to others as well… but the ‘pointing with lips’ sounds very unique. Your salad looks fresh & cheery, nice photo!
That list is a gem. LOL. Of course, why would you think of proportions. One way to know if you are talking to a Filipino in the kitchen is when you ask him what the recipe is the usual answer is – put this, this, this, and that.
We just bought salted eggs from the Filipino store last weekend, they’re not red though. But compared to the duck eggs that we have at home, these are humongous.
I love salted duck egg as a result of my chinese heritage but always eat it with rice or porridge or in rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves. I love the idea of using it in this refreshing tomato salad. Definitely something new to me.
you made the simplest of filipino dishes look so delicious! i could honestly eat salted egg with tomatoes all day, at home I usually drown mine with vinigar and serve it with some bbq-d fish!
Im also in absolute hysterics after reasing the “list” guilty as charged!
How much to read the list! –
You say ‘for take out’ instead of ‘to go’ (‘take away’ for Singaporean) – I still say take away! 😛
Hilarious…. and I am an imposter – I don’t know how to point with my lips!
LOL, That’s funny coz I have a list of some 100 odd things listing how to spot an Indian!
Trissa, you are too funny! So true about the Maria thing… For the longest time, in Singapore, when we want to depict a Filipino in our conversation or story – we always use the fictitious name, Maria…
I am suprised you eat the salted eggs like this with salad – wouldn’t it be too salty? We always only take a pinch of the egg white to eat with porridge or other bland dishes…
Those salted eggs look so good – the yolks are so soft and the whites have that bright salted opaque texture. Delicious. PS: I don’t know anything about Filipino food except what you tell me (you and other members of your helpful Kulinarya club). I do know a couple of Marias, though 🙂