bulalo
bulálo with stress marks
bone marrow; soup
Usage Note
Bulalo is one of the Philippines' most beloved beef soups, made from beef shanks and marrow bones slow-cooked until the collagen-rich broth turns milky and the marrow can be scooped directly from the bone. It originates from Batangas and is a staple comfort food, often served with vegetables and patis (fish sauce).
Examples
" Masarap ang bulalo. "
Natural Translation
Bulalo is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the bulalo.
" Masarap ang mainit na bulalo. "
Natural Translation
Hot bone marrow soup is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the hot that bone-marrow.
" Tuwing malamig ang panahon, gusto ng tatay na kumain ng mainit na bulalo na malaman ang sabaw at malambot ang karne. "
Natural Translation
Whenever the weather is cold, dad likes to eat hot bulalo with a rich broth and tender meat.
Literal Translation
Every cold the weather, likes of-the father to-eat of hot bulalo that thick the broth and soft the meat.
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