Archive for the 'Great food from around the world' Category

Great food from the Philippines: The Local Night Market BBQ Stand

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The food is well lit up, and there are usually plenty of people tending to it. The surrounding area may also have music playing or a TV blaring away. This is a local bbq stand at night in The Philippines. And, it’s really good.
Some locals would often tell me not to eat here. These are [...]

Great food from the Philippines: Manok

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

By quite a long shot – Manok is my favorite food from the Philippines. I can smell the bbq chicken stalls from streets away. You can’t miss the stalls as they are usually jammed with rotating skewers of whole chickens. All coated in light seasoning, and stuffed with garlic and lemon grass. It’s truly mouth watering to the carnivore.
To [...]

Great food from the Philippines: Fruit Salad

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

It might seem a little strange to include a fruit  salad and call it great food. But, in every country there is a selection of fruit, and each fruit salad is a little different. The Philippines has a fairly wide variety of fruits available, yet the fruit salad has a fairly set selection.
Watermelon, mango, pineapple [...]

Great food from the Philippines: Carabao & regular Mangoes!

Friday, November 20th, 2009

There are many different kinds of Mangoes available in the Philippines and all over the world. On the streets they are usually found chopped into little slices and sold in clear plastic bags. They may not be what you expect though.
Filipino’s really like a contrast of bitter, salty and sweet flavors. The slices for sale on the streets [...]