Category: Filipino food

Is the best chocolate cake in the world from the Philippines? I’ve eaten chocolate cake from Germany, the UK, the USA and various other places around the world that say they make the best. I’ve picked coco pods in Africa and roasted the beans over a hot stove before grounding them into a natural powder. …

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Tempura and Kwek Kwek egg from the Philippines All around the Philippines you will find little carts with large aluminum containers.The long thin strips in the photograph are Tempura. This is basically a mix of white fish in mild spice and flour deep-fried. The Filipino version of fish finger. It doesn’t taste very fishy, and …

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Beef Tapa from the Philippines Tapa to me is a Spanish small serving. In the Philippines to a tourist a beef tapa is something similar. To a local it’s a full serving. It’s similar to a thin breakfast steak. But, it’s seasoning quite strong. What does beef tapa taste like It’s marinated in vinegar and pepper with …

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Balut from The Philippines Balut is perhaps the most infamous food of the Philippines. Found mainly at night along the streets it’s one of those foods many Filipino locals will dare you to eat at least once! What is Balut? A somewhat cooked premature duck egg. There are various types of Balut available along any …

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The Philippines Jollibee burger It’s the king of fast food in the Philippines. It’s a social gathering point. And don’t let anyone hear you say anything bad about the place. Make no doubt about it, Jollibee is apart of Filipino cultural pride. Nearly every town has one. And every city has dozens of them on every other …

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Sisig from the Philippines Sisig was one of the first Filipino dishes I was … erm … subjected too. Mainly because some locals thought that describing it as Pig’s face would put me off. Unfortunately for them I’ve eaten cow face before so it wasn’t a big thing. Unfortunately for me, Sisig wasn’t quite as …

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Calamansi fruit from the Philippines   This is not really a mainstay food. But, it’s found on nearly every plate! From the outside Calamansi looks like a little lime, but once opened it looks like an orange. In the Philippines it’s about a third the size of a golf ball and used extensively throughout the country …

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