Talk exotic food. Talk “buro.”

“Buro,” is a Philippine dish of usually fish – or shrimps –  prepared  and fermented with boiled rice, salt, and spicy seasonings.

The Kapampangans (natives of the Philippines’ central Luzon province of Pampanga), known for their culinary creations, are great at preparing buro dishes.

In Dubai, among the few dining venues rolling out Burong Hipon is Lutong Bale (Kapampangan for ‘Home-cooked’) Restaurant, in International City.

An order comes with crispy fried tilapia and rice for AED20 at The Market, which is across from Al Ghurair Centre and is also available at their outlet in International City.

The buro can also be bought in small jars. Some people use it as condiments pretty much like how one would have anchovies next to boiled okra.

Buro is typically made out of rice porridge and a chosen seafood whose flavor is imparted into the paste. It’s usually shrimp in burong hipon or fish like bangus (milkfish), dalag (mudfish), or hito (catfish) in burong isda.