Testing Viral Tapa Recipes (Judy Ann Santos, Chef RV, Pagkaing Pinoy)

Tapa or “Tapsilog” (tapa, sinangag, and itlog) is an essential breakfast staple in the Philippines. Abi Marquez is testing three popular tapa recipes on the internet to find out which version is the best one for your tastebuds.
From Judy-Ann Santos Agoncillo, Pagkaing Pinoy, to Chef RV, we are excited to taste the three similar, but also very different recipes that our panel of “judges” will anonymously rank according to their taste preferences. Which one will stand out from the rest? Watch until the end to find out!
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‪@JudyAnnsKitchen‬ • [Judy Ann's Kitchen 7]...
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‪@chefrvmanabat‬ • BEEF TAPA (TAPSILOG)
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Jump to:
(0:00) Intro
(0:36) Judy-Ann's Tapa
(2:00) Pagkaing Pinoy's Tapa
(3:23) Chef RV's Tapa
(5:00) Taste Test
(7:30) Vedict, Outro
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[@AngryKittens]

Filipino "tapa" and Spanish "tapas" are completely unrelated. The Filipino word comes from the old Tagalog word for "smoked fish/meat", which became applied to cured meat. Although it still survives in another word: "tinapa", which now exclusively applies to fish.

[@TheJProducti0ns]

Where did you learn this? I am a Fil-Am and I am trying to learn more about Filipino. Do you have any book suggestions?

[@AngryKittens]

@@TheJProducti0ns Not really anything you'd be interested in. LOL. Unless you want to learn about Austronesian linguistics. It's just one of those false cognates that people commonly confuse as being related.

[@kgpalermo360]

😂 No sources as always 😁

[@AngryKittens]

@@kgpalermo360 Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (Robert Blust and Stephen Trussel, 2020), look up *Capa on the cognate list.

[@AngryKittens]

@@kgpalermo360 I posted a longer reply detailing the cognates in other languages, but FEATR's filters keep removing it for some reason. You can probably see it in the notifications though. If not, go look up the source I gave. Tell me if you're considering a career in linguistics. LOL. I already told you it's specialized knowledge that would be boring and incomprehensible for most people. But hey, you asked for it.

[@chrisb7789]

Yung kay chef RV actually ang ginagamit kong recipe sa tapa business ko. May mga iniba lang akong konti, imbis na 2 cups of soy sauce 1 cup lang then Half cup ng knorr at half cup ng oyster sauce. At d na ko nag lalagay ng asin. Also may suka din ako nilalagay. Tapos salang na sa smoker para tinapa talaga.

[@AlvinaMayeda-qq1ze]

@chrisb7789 How much sugar?😃

[@AlvinaMayeda-qq1ze]

@chrisb7789 sorry, I meant how much vinegar 😅⁉️

[@chrisb7789]

@@AlvinaMayeda-qq1ze hmm mga almost half a cup per kg? Hindi po para lumasa kundi para tumulong lang to tenderize the meat at pang dagdag pang pahaba na din ng buhay 😊

[@AlvinaMayeda-qq1ze]

Salamat from California. Good luck to your channel. Godspeed.😃☮️🙏🏼

[@mathewfrancisco1348]

Halos pareho pareho lang namn ng ingredients.ikaw mismo nagluluto mag adjust sa gusto mo lasa

[@gredsonespiritu]

I like my Tapa "salty" with sinamak as sawsawan. Perf for me yung kay Juday.

[@francesberrios8250]

Ano ang sinamak?

[@ayrasanmiguel9363]

YAY! I LOVE TAPAAA! ❤😮🎉 THANK YOU MUCH FOR THIS!

[@edelweissapostol3924]

Hello! Tried the pagkaing pinoy version. PERFECT! fist time ko gumamit ng suka for tapa. Niluto ko lang siya ng konting tubig para lumabot. Tama ang lasa.

[@cheryltion5401]

I like this episode. Gives us the idea ahead of time before cooking. Hope there will be lots of episode like this of course with Abi as a host.

[@jpviernes]

Yey, for Pagkaing Pinoy!

[@elmodascojr.9429]

Very interesting ung ganitong content. Kasi gusto ko nang itry yung mga recipes nila.. Sige pa po.. hehe

[@dukester7792]

Dami ko na rin natatry na iba ibang recipes pero I noticed mas solid talaga mga recipes ni panlasang pinoy. Ang dali pang ifollow.

[@nazvel7971]

thanks for tapa recipe voting and it helped me decide which one to make.

[@keyblade5916]

Sarap! One of my Fav Beef Tapa! Garlicky, Peppery with a hint of calamansi! for me!

[@featrmedia]

So good!

[@jhrajv9200]

everyone’s tapa is appetizing buy i go for juday. Simple,Heathy and pinoy ❤❤

[@frankiefernandez9225]

One of my favorites 😋😋😋

[@ma.franciscabosch6409]

finally...pinoy version of recipe cook off...inspired by tasty and delish...sana marami pang ganitong vids😊

[@elmodascojr.9429]

True

[@jonhv]

Chef RV's recipe is what i follow most of the time.

[@michellyncastaneda9516]

Kapag tapa, talagang dapat maalat. Para sa kanin! ❤

[@elenitaclaudio673]

Thanks for sharing the Recipes.

[@hiddenlylove18]

MORE of THIS "BATTLE of the RECIPES" PLEASE!!!🙏

[@krystleryan23]

Yes! Agree! More like this please!

[@babestagaca7823]

No. 2 is an old fashioned (native) way, and it's the best for me ✌️♥️

[@yollyparial9597]

Ang taray ng blender 😮 SMEG 🤩

[@parksanhwa8904]

I like my beef tapa very simple lang. Toyo, kalamansi, garlic, pepper marinade only. Then small, slender slices of tapa na hindi thin. Then prito lang sa marinade din. Sarap ipartner sa sinangag at kamatis. 😍

[@galesepe3713]

I like how Ms Judy Ann makes it. My kind of taste.

[@marksimborio4803]

Tito berts cooking tapa recipe will still be the best...try to look for it ^^

[@yolandaloyola6744]

yummy tapa try this one day

[@jeraldhamis]

I have my own recipe of tapsilog medyo hawig kay Chef RV and Juday pero may iba akong inadd. So far, bet na bet nila

[@firehorse0816]

anu po in-add nyo? tnx po.

[@bethmirasol6646]

I will try the recipe of chef RV soon. Got curious of using cola. Pero parang dati naitry ko na using sprite.🥰😋

[@LJ-qc4om]

I love this kind of contents 💛💛💛 keep doing this up

[@ma.luningningtolentino]

namiss ko ang judy ann's kitchen

[@thebaldchef14]

Though I spent time in the Philippines, i.e. a lot of street food. I guess never really got to understand all the different Filipino dishes and I would like to try to cook some Filipino food on my channel. I thought I might move to the Philippines November after being retired. Have a need to learn how to cook more food for the Philippines, I have only one recipe of my channel and that is for adobo. Thanks for this great video. I will stay tuned to learn more about the food of your great country.

[@rickiebobbyify]

So...I did the baking soda trick to tenderize the meat and I used lemon instead of calamansi. It started to fizz. This is because the baking soda neutralizes the acid in the citrus and releases carbon dioxide (probably why the blender mixture was also foamy...maybe the cola as well). I started to think that if the baking soda neutralizes the acid, then the tartness taste that I like would be neutralized as well and lose the tartness. I tested it and cooked a couple strips. I was right. It was lacking the acid I wanted. Citrus and baking soda shouldn't be mixed as they neutralize each other; but your meat might get tender. So I started over and made the marinade without the baking soda. Much tastier.

[@ThisIsTranquil]

Yeah the calamansi neutralizes with baking soda, with a product of water and salt (called neutralization) but since the calamansi and baking soda is relatively a weak acid and base, the product after the reaction is very few, but enough to contribute to additional salt and water content of the marinade, and possibly lessen the effectiveness of tenderizers (calamansi and baking soda)

[@LoveLove-zk5wz]

Masarap talaga mga recipe nung pagkaing pinoy

[@caicaia]

Parang ang bistek na lasa is yung kay Juday, the second one parang adobo style. I will try the third one though, pero aalisin siguro yung balat. Thanks for another easy ulam idea.

[@ThisIsTranquil]

Saka alisin na din yung baking soda, mag rereact lang yan sa gagamitin mong pampaasim, either kalamansi o suka.

[@joylynpitlongay7500]

Wow looks delicious watching from la trinidad benguet

[@fayalessa7315]

I like Juday's Tapa recipe because it is so simple and very easy to make. Also, when eating it with rice it's nicer to have a bit salty taste. But thank you for this video which allows us to see other version of the Tapa if we want to try tasting something a bit different.

[@deesanti6212]

I love my tapa salty + vinegar 😅 if it’s more of sa sweet side na tapa para kasing more on nagiging bistek na sya for me than tapa😅

[@unovlogs1989]

I love Chef RV’s recipe

[@tonieledesma13]

Dito samin sa malabon, tapang kabayo 💪🏼 Pinapakuluan namin sa sprite, soy sauce, sugar and spices. Tapos prito at patutuyuin gamit yung pinagpakuluan 🫣💓

[@joelguda3965]

Salamat gagayahin k silang lahat

[@Hope82000]

Naglalagay ako ng oyster sauce sa Tapa ko. 😊

[@edelweissapostol3924]

I tried pagkaing pinoy recipe today. I just used halg kg and adjusted the ingredients a bit. I'll marinate it overnight and we'll see. 😊

[@jamieangelaestanislao9927]

hi, how's the taste?

[@meoct-ow7tu]

I always cook my tapa with pagkaing Pinoy's recipe

[@mayflorquiambao]

Grabe chef Abby watching this video at 2AM,UK time.Nagutom akong bigla!😂

[@featrmedia]

Sorry na!!

[@jecstrike]

Chef RV's tchniques is parang yung ginagawa nila sa galbi sa korea. Which is nice kasi mas nanunuot talga yung lasas ng marinade.

[@michaelchristianlamson7106]

Around 12 years ago (maybe even more), I had Auring’s Beef Tapa (Auring’s Batangas Beef Tapa) for the first time. It changed my taste for Tapa ever since. I don’t know how and what they use to marinate the beef but the simplicity of how it tastes is perfection. I like getting the cut with the most fat, the Super Mega Tapa, and if you cook it well, you get the perfect balance of fatty, oily and a pure beefy taste that I’ve never had with other tapa recipes or tapas from popular restaurant chains. Chef Abby, if you are reading this, it is worth your time to try this if you haven’t or to feature it in one of your videos. Auring’s Beef Tapa at San Andres Public Market, Malate, Manila.

[@homey4523]

I prefer the version with lots of garlic mixed with vinegar. A little sugar would make it perfect for me. Taste is subjective. All three recipes are great ! Tapsilog in Toronto, Canada costs at an average of $8.00.

[@HeidiLynOVeran]

Nag crave ako Ng tapsilog tapos nakita ko ito😮... Like tapa naghahalo Yung salty, sweet and garlicky at higit sa lahat hindi gummy Yung meat. 😅

[@Mr.JeffreyEchala]

Beef tapa is such a simple yet very delicious recipe. It's also very versatile that you can make so many changes to your liking.❤

[@regiecruz1397]

Ang tapa yata talagang maalat Kasi kapag matamis na ..hindi na siya tapa Kundi tocino

[@ejmtv3]

TapSiLog is one of my most favorite Filipino breakfasts ever! Salty, LOTS of black pepper, savoury, garlicy (plus the rice) and that overeasy (malasado) egg (1 egg is not enough) 🥵🥵

[@vinzfromphilippines8296]

Nag ke crave ako sa tapa ngayon!!! Kaso di ako marunong magluto hehehehe 😅

[@belindatemprosa3583]

Madali lang po magluto ng tapa, ang bilhin mo yung sukiyaki beef cyt na po yun sa manipis tpus sundin mo lang yung gusto mong recipe 😊

[@mommyanjel9889]

Hi Abby! In my home, we use Worcestershire, Kikoman, and few drops of calamansi juice, and lots of garlic too. Gamit namin sirloin tas mdaming taba para suuper saraaap!

[@ajiebooks]

Oo masarap Yung may taba konti.

[@hp94886]

Ohhh just like salpicao 🤍

[@AlvinaMayeda-qq1ze]

@mommyanje19889 how much Worcestershire n kikoman?😃⁉️

[@izzadelpozo6021]

Same. And before ko kino close food store namin during pandemic naging best seller siya.

[@user-pk4di4iw8v]

If I'm the one making my recipe, I will use Sprite / Pineapple tenderizer then when cooking throw some chili flakes to add spice to it. Ilonggo style + Bicol style combination.

[@kafredo]

additional sun drying or cold smoking after marinading, bago iprito. :)

[@richellesantorce9942]

love it sis so yummy

[@clarizafranco1109]

Kaya pala hindi offensive yun outcome ng challenge, FEATR pala nag produce ng video. Galing!

[@Mikkel20249]

I make tapa as the way Judy Ann makes it. Maybe adding more garlic to her recipe would be better.

[@renacru1120]

I like this content po😊

[@tubig023]

salty with a hint of sourness from calamansi / lemon ❤

[@jaytechpinoychannel]

galing naman po yummy

[@MrVizcarra]

Yung madaming garlic talaga. 😊

[@michywichy]

I tried richard gomez's for tapa and it's sooo good

[@jent.13]

Rodic’s pa din ako for tapa and Pares Retiro. 🩷

[@edisonbates]

Tapang Kabayo 👌🏻

[@lhianeramos3478]

It goes to show that a a simple recipe and preparation has more flavorful taste than the food with so much ingredients.

[@heisenbird944]

Hidden tapsihan tapa in kawit cavite is the best for me.

[@bernadettemeade4685]

So yummy

[@rommelblando4278]

I miss my mom’s crispy dried beef tapa. I wanted to try Oscar’s dried beef tapa from Quezon but never got around to ordering one online. Hope you will have time to show us how it’s made.

[@monicapagao3028]

i like it kapag merong jalapeno bit spicy

[@williardpacarro7892]

Home cook foods will always be the best.... .

[@juayms5528]

2:36. cute !! HAHAHA

[@cyoliver2024]

Sana mga taste test may knowledge din sa food.. the tapa is salty and garlicky naman tlga tradition... hehe 🤗 anyways.. love this vid

[@randominsightz]

some will not comform to the tradition kaya nag e-evolve ng onti ang recipe. i prefer garlicky over saltiness naman so agree ako sa result. pero to each his own. di ko kelangan maging "michelin" levels naman to educate someone's buds...gv

[@elenitaclaudio673]

Like Juday recipe. Simple but good. Not sweet. Like somebody said if sweet it will be Tocino

[@marilousumo226]

I like simple marinade, vinegar, salt, garlic and ground pepper .. then fry the beef and like it to be crispier .. (no soy sauce so it is not wet)

[@arvinartigas6128]

My late grandmother uses 7-up as part of the marinade of her horse tapa.

[@Nercos]

Does she still use Baking Soda for marinade? I think the sprite/7-up are sometimes used for tenderizing meats.

[@arvinartigas6128]

@@Nercos nope

[@6kevincoco]

Hi, I really love your testing multiple recipes versions. Can you do Teriyaki chicken please. Thanks 0:58

[@user-lb5ex1cq1t]

Isa lang pinapakita nyan...maraming nalolokong pinoy sa mga kaartehan at kaeklatan ng mga artista at baklang chef daw kaysa sa authentic na culinatry experts talaga....Finally, a food video that makes sense...

[@sochernandez7530]

That's rude. Results are not conclusive. It depends on the palate, liking of the food tasters. Try a different set of market and results will be different.

[@gracebulaun4132]

wow

[@joTV0823]

second one third one. first one? bat may one? hahahaha

[@leechrec]

Easiest basic tapa: 1:1:1 Soy, brown sugar, cane or palm vinegar. And a shitload of garlic and a little black pepper. Marinate meat overnight. Fry. Guaranteed delicious.

[@ma.angeladelacruz6320]

Usually po kay Chef Rv 1tsp. Lng ng Iodized salt hehehe...

[@leiadava1868]

Sana sinali kay Simpol, chef tatung❤

[@augustburnsred6066]

I love you Abi

[@hellomikecheck]

Kung makadayo po kayo sa Pangasinan, must try po ang tapa ng Mangaldan gawa sa carabao beef. :)

[@Lol-ed6wb]

+ 100000 alam mong simple lang ingredients niya pero parang hindi siya madaling gayahin. Soaper sarap 😭😭😭

[@ven973]

still the best ang tapa mangaldan pangasinan and pigarpigar ng dagupan

[@YOURRACHINAPRIL]

🤤

[@benjiebarker]

cook that tapa some more please

[@jestermacao4353]

Masarap yung kay panlasang pinoy meaty recipes. May mayonnaise.

[@milessamillano6645]

Pede naman mag adjust sa salt kung ayaw mo ng salty food.

[@johnjericoasistin273]

peppery.. haha

[@Queenpjm13]

I make my tapa with vinegar i think its better

[@jaysonfontela5761]

👍

[@jojoban6092]

Chef RV even said that you don’t have to marinate it anymore.. You can cook right away..

[@mgainnk8649]

tapa in lumpia wrapper

[@ZxLayER]

Add lemon grass to marinade

[@drisshansfreetime453]

I like my tapa crispy

[@kuadro1281]

Para sa akin pinakamasarap na tapa na natikman ko ay sa Don Galo na tapa.

[@packnerz2017]

Tapa is meant to be salty anyway for preservation purposes just like beef jerky.

[@bobbiearellano3331]

Ang difference is yung tamis that brings out the umami. Standard sa panlasang pinoy ang Sugar kaya di satin pumapatok yung maasim na spaghetti ng italy tsaka yung maalat na authentic carbonara. Mas nangibabaw ka Juday and Chef RV yung high end Restaurant style na panlasa. Yung hindi pang buffet.

[@maze1239]

Kay Chef RV ako. Plenty of garlic with skin. Bango. Plus acid ng Cola and baking soda very tender

[@carlosmartinezvalle882]

tapa, in spanish is also is the name of a piece of beef meat.