Category: Food around the world

Lanzones Fruit from The Philippines The Lanzones fruit from The Philippines is seasonal, and usually only found in the southern islands. It grows and is sold in bunches that resemble grapes, but the Lanzones fruit is about twice the size. What do lanzones taste like? The yellowish skin is easy to peel, revealing a near translucent, …

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Chicharrón from the Philippines It’s a universal snack food that drives some people crazy with crunchy addiction. It will probably be outlawed in some country soon for being too tempting and unhealthy. But then some of the best foods are just that. What is Chicharrón? Chicharrón is deep-fried pig skin with some spices added. There’s very …

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Pomelo fruit from The Philippines From the outside the Pomelo fruit looks like a Melon of some kind. The skin is surprisingly soft, and relatively easy to peel. Inside The Philippines version of the Pomelo looks like a giant pink grapefruit. What does pomelo taste like? Pomelo fruit is not bitter at all. The taste is certainly a …

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Quail Eggs from The Philippines From Balut to duck & chicken The Philippines, it seems, is quite partial to eggs. Walk down any food stall, shopping center, or night market and you will see various types of egg being cooked. Quail eggs are usually gently steamed in large containers. The speckled shells are much thinner than chicken eggs so …

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Local Night Market BBQ Stand in The Philippines 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 …

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Lechon Manok from The Philippines By quite a long shot – Lechon 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 …

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Fruit Salad from The Philippines 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 …

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