Trending Filipino Snacks in 2023

Have you ever been budol-ed by all the delicious, appetizing, or trending snacks you frequently see in your social media feed?

Unexpected twists like grilling the famous snack balut made a lot of netizens wait in a long queue or even travel to a far place just to satisfy their curiosity. Maybe it’s true that Filipinos won’t miss trying out the “best seller” on every menu.

1. Not steamed but grilled!

You might definitely agree that grilled balut sits on top of our trending Filipino snacks in 2023. Rather than traditionally steamed, this viral version of the popular street food is cooked over a charcoal grill like a barbeque. Its top shell is removed to create a hole where a tasty sauce fills the fertilized duck egg.

The most popular grilled balut stall in Metro Manila is in Quezon City. The owners said the unique concept was inspired by a video shot in Thailand where the idea of grilling the balut was adopted.

2. Affordable kalye donuts

These budget-friendly donuts sold by a store in Sampaloc, Manila caused a stir over the internet because, for as low as P5, you can buy huge-sized donuts with flavors ranging from alcapone to choco almond.

Despite standing in line that could take more than two hours, people are willing to wait just to buy a bag of the viral deep-fried donuts coated with their favorite sweet flavors. You can grab the popular street style donuts in Anniella's Leche Flan along España Boulevard.

3. Must-try mango madness drink

This mango-overload dessert isn’t really new to students and residents near Dapitan Street in Sampaloc, Manila. But thanks to its feature in various must-try food videos on TikTok, many users got curious about how delicious and refreshing the drink might be.

This got the thirsty netizens to look through the different food stalls in Dapitan just to get their hands on the famous mango graham shake.

4. Buko-pandan in champorado

Have you ever heard of buko-pandan flavored champorado? Yes, that’s possible for a store in Caloocan where champorado is not only made with chocolate but flavors such as ube and their newest selection, buko-pandan. This viral champorado got posted to a lot of TikTok videos that had everyone raise their eyebrows about how tasty it would be.

Prepare not just your P25 but also your patience to get a bowl of the trending sweet snack idea of Angelique and Jhon's Online Meryenda in Caloocan.

5. Latest addition to our trending Filipino snacks in 2023!

Definitely not the least in our trending Filipino snacks in 2023! Because of TikTok, this dipped fried siomai made by a cart along España Boulevard recently went viral as they topped the fried dimsum with chicken wings-inspired flavors such as buffalo and barbeque.

For only P55, not only will your cravings be satisfied but your budget as well! You can order this unique fried siomai in the cart of Dawgs Dipped Fried Siomai in Sampaloc, Manila.