A silog breakfast centered on longganisa — Filipino pork sausage — with garlic fried rice and a fried egg. The sausage's garlicky, sweet-or-sour punch varies by regional style, from the garlicky sourness of Vigan to the oregano of Lucban. The name fuses longganisa, sinangag, and itlog. A saucer of spiced vinegar usually rounds out the plate.
Longsilog is one of the silog plates that grew from tapsilog in Manila-area eateries from the 1980s on, each named by joining a meat to sinangag and itlog. Its sausage, longganisa, derives from the Spanish longaniza and was nativized into many regional types after reaching the islands through Spanish colonization and the Manila–Acapulco galleon trade.
Juicy, garlicky sausage with a sweet-savory glaze and a tang of vinegar, its caramelized skin giving a slight chew. Against the toasted-garlic rice and a soft runny yolk, the plate is fragrant, rich, and brightened by the spiced vinegar dip.
The sausage is cooked in a little water first so its fat renders gently, then fried as the sugars caramelize into a glaze; the vinegar in the cure keeps the meat tender and tangy. Day-old rice fried with garlic stays loose and grain-separate, while the runny yolk ties the elements together when broken.
Variations
made with Vigan, Lucban, or sweet hamonado longganisa, skinless versions, and finished with sliced tomato or atchara alongside
On the Palate
Where Longsilog sits in the Filipino flavor cloud
Ingredients
Serves 1
How it's made
6 steps · 10 min
- 16 min
Place longganisa in a pan with a little water and cook until the water evaporates.
Watch outCook the sausage in a little water first until it evaporates — this renders the fat gently before frying so it browns evenly instead of scorching raw.
- 26 min
Add oil and fry the sausage until burnished and slightly crisp.
- 36 min
Stir-fry day-old rice with toasted garlic to make sinangag.
- 42 min
Fry an egg sunny-side up, keeping the yolk runny.
Watch outFry the egg sunny-side up with the yolk kept runny — the loose yolk is what ties the garlic rice and sweet sausage together when broken.
- 51 min
Plate the garlic rice with the sausage beside it and the egg on top.
- 61 min
Serve hot with a saucer of spiced vinegar.
