Filipino Sauces & Seasonings

From Datu Puti vinegar and soy sauce to banana ketchup, bagoong, and Mama Sita’s seasoning mixes: with the right Filipino seasonings, you can easily prepare authentic dishes at home. Discover everything you need for adobo, sinigang, kare-kare, pancit, and other Filipino classics.

The foundation of Filipino cuisine

Filipino cuisine is known for its distinctive balance of sour, salty, sweet, and umami flavors. Sauces, vinegars, and seasoning mixes play an important role in this. They form the basis of family recipes that are often passed down from generation to generation.

Vinegar and soy sauce, for example, are combined for adobo, while banana ketchup is widely used with grilled meat, fries, and Filipino spaghetti. Ready-made seasoning mixes from brands such as Mama Sita’s also make it easy to prepare well-known dishes without having to measure out all the individual spices separately.

Discover our selection

In this collection, you will find:

• Filipino vinegar
• Filipino soy sauce
• Banana ketchup
• Lechon sauce
• Bagoong and shrimp paste
• Fish sauce
• Calamansi seasoning
• Barbecue sauces and marinades
• Mama Sita’s seasoning mixes
• Sinigang mix
• Adobo mix
• Kare-kare mix
• Caldereta mix
• Pancit and palabok mixes

Use the filters to easily find the right sauce, marinade, or seasoning mix for your dish.

Datu Puti: vinegar and soy sauce

Datu Puti is one of the best-known Filipino brands for vinegar and soy sauce. These products are widely used for adobo, marinades, and dipping sauces.

Filipino vinegar often has a sharper and more distinctive character than regular natural vinegar. Combined with soy sauce, garlic, black pepper, and bay leaves, it forms the traditional base for chicken adobo and pork adobo.

UFC Banana Ketchup

Banana ketchup is an iconic Filipino seasoning. The sauce originated as a local alternative to tomato ketchup and is made with bananas, sugar, vinegar, and spices.

UFC Banana Ketchup is used with:

• Filipino spaghetti
• Fried chicken
• Barbecue
• Hot dogs
• Fries
• Lumpia
• Grilled meat

The flavor is slightly sweet, spicy, and distinctly Filipino.

Mang Tomas and lechon sauce

Mang Tomas is a popular Filipino sauce traditionally served with lechon, roasted pork, and other meat dishes. The sauce has a savory, slightly sweet flavor and is also used as a dip or seasoning for fried dishes.

Mama Sita’s seasoning mixes

Mama Sita’s makes seasoning mixes and sauces for a wide range of traditional Filipino dishes. With these mixes, you can easily prepare classics at home such as:

• Adobo
• Sinigang
• Kare-kare
• Caldereta
• Menudo
• Pancit palabok
• Afritada
• Tocino
• Barbecue

The mixes are especially convenient when you want to cook authentic dishes but do not have all the individual herbs and spices at home.

For popular Filipino dishes

These sauces and seasonings are used for:

• Chicken adobo
• Pork adobo
• Sinigang
• Kare-kare
• Caldereta
• Menudo
• Pancit
• Lumpia
• Lechon
• Filipino barbecue
• Filipino spaghetti

Combine them with our Filipino noodles, rice, canned goods, and dessert ingredients for a complete meal.

Frequently asked questions

Which sauces are widely used in Filipino cuisine?

Widely used Filipino sauces include soy sauce, vinegar, banana ketchup, fish sauce, lechon sauce, and bagoong. Ready-made seasoning mixes are also used for dishes such as sinigang, adobo, and kare-kare.

What is banana ketchup?

Banana ketchup is a Filipino sauce made from bananas, sugar, vinegar, and spices. The sauce is slightly sweet and is used with Filipino spaghetti, fried chicken, barbecue, fries, and other dishes.

Which vinegar do you use for adobo?

Filipino cane vinegar or sukang maasim is often used for adobo. This vinegar is combined with soy sauce, garlic, black pepper, and bay leaves.

What is bagoong?

Bagoong is a fermented Filipino seasoning, usually made from shrimp or fish. It is used in dishes such as kare-kare, with vegetables, and with green mango.

What are Mama Sita’s seasoning mixes?

Mama Sita’s seasoning mixes are pre-blended mixes for traditional Filipino dishes. They contain the main herbs and seasonings for recipes such as sinigang, kare-kare, caldereta, and adobo.

Is Filipino soy sauce the same as regular soy sauce?

Filipino soy sauce often has its own balance of saltiness and savory flavor and is specifically used in dishes such as adobo, pancit, and marinades. The flavor varies by brand and recipe.