A pasta salad, served cold made with cooked elbow macaroni and usually prepared with mayonnaise. This is one of the classic Christmas food that are staples of every Filipino Noche Buena table.

The lechon is the most invited party guest in the Philippines. The entire pig is spit-roasted over coals, with the crisp, golden-brown skin served with liver sauce, the most coveted part.

In Cebu, the stomach of the pig is stuffed with star anise, pepper, spring onions, laurel leaves and lemongrass resulting in an extremely tasty lechon, which needs no sauce.

In Manila, get your piggy from Elar's Lechon, while in Cebu, the best is CnT Lechon.

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A Christmas ham or Yule ham is a traditional dish associated with modern Christmas and historical Yule. The tradition is believed to have begun among the Germanic peoples as a tribute to Freyr, a god in Germanic paganism associated with boars, harvest and fertility.

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Keso de Bola is a Filipino localized name for Edam cheese, which is actually from the Netherlands. The cheese is enclosed in a red paraffin shell, it usually doubles as a centerpiece during Christmas dinners. It was first brought to the Philippines by a Swedish doctor who immigrated to the country.

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As compared to tangy Italian red sauces, Filipino-style spaghetti (also known as Sweet Spaghetti) is heavy on the sugar. The inclusion of bright red hot dog bits and processed cheese is also a requirement.

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Buko salad, the star dessert of any Filipino table, Christmas or any other special occasions.