In English, this Tagalog quote roughly translates as
"If there's perseverance, there's nilaga."
But what really is nilaga? Well, it is one of my favorite Filipino dishes, and this preference is shared by many. Nilaga is a soup dish made by boiling meat chunks with an assortment of vegetables, including cabbage, pechay (bok choi), corn slices, kamote (sweet potatoes), potatoes, and leeks.
Nilagang baka and nilagang baboy are the most common variants of the dish having beef and pork as main ingredients, respectively.
Some people enhance the flavor by adding tanglad (lemon grass), luya (ginger) or both.
With these ingredients, nilaga proves to be both a nutrient-loaded comforting food.
Now let's get back to the quote.
