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tatsuo1
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
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 Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:51 pm Post subject: balut |
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| Whatever. I don't really care what filipino foods you like. Get it? |
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Captain_Fil
Joined: 06 Jan 2011
Posts: 604
Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: balut |
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| tatsuo1 wrote: |
| Whatever. I don't really care what filipino foods you like. Get it? |
Oops!
I forgot to mention sinigang, lumpia, pancit, bistek, sisig, torta, banana cue, ginataan, puto, taho....
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tatsuo1
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:38 am Post subject: bistek? |
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| Are you kidding me? No one in the phils knows how to butcher beef!...LOL |
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Captain_Fil
Joined: 06 Jan 2011
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Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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In my opinion, Filipino food is best served during breakfast.
When you wake up (from the sound of crowing roosters and roaring tricycles) in the Philippines, you are soon treated to a hearty breakfast of fried eggs, fried rice, fried fish, fried longganisa, fried tocino, torta, bibingka....
The smell of so much food, so early in the morning, is intoxicating. Masarap!
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
ESL teachers are in for a real treat over there! |
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PattyFlipper
Joined: 14 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Captain Fil is an ethnic, so his food tastes and opinions thereon may be somewhat partial.
If you read many of the Asian expat forums, one overriding criticism of the Philippines seems to be that the local food is mostly execrable (one account I read told of a Pinoy lad, brought up in Europe, who simply refused to eat Filipino food on his trips 'home' as he thought it was 'disgusting'). This opinion is usually expressed by people who have spent considerable time in other countries in the region. My own experience was that the local dishes I tried were not bad (not a gourmet's delight either though), but that the larger cities and tourist areas offer a fairly good selection of quality international food. |
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Captain_Fil
Joined: 06 Jan 2011
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Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts
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| Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| PattyFlipper wrote: |
Captain Fil is an ethnic, so his food tastes and opinions thereon may be somewhat partial.
If you read many of the Asian expat forums, one overriding criticism of the Philippines seems to be that the local food is mostly execrable (one account I read told of a Pinoy lad, brought up in Europe, who simply refused to eat Filipino food on his trips 'home' as he thought it was 'disgusting'). This opinion is usually expressed by people who have spent considerable time in other countries in the region. My own experience was that the local dishes I tried were not bad (not a gourmet's delight either though), but that the larger cities and tourist areas offer a fairly good selection of quality international food. |
I may have been born in Manila, but I grew up in California. Thus, I have enjoyed the ethnic cuisine of so many cultures in the diverse United States.
So my food tastes are not partial. My food tastes are international. I am more of an eclectic than an ethnic.
Actually, there is good food in the Philippines. And it is so affordable.
Having spent four weeks in the Philippines last year, I know what I'm talking about...
At the floating restaurant called Isdaan (located in Gerona, Tarlac), six of us were treated to a most delicious dinner and desert. The total price: $40. (In the US, this would have cost $150-$250)
There really is good food in the Philippines. Just eat at nice restaurants. It won't cost you an arm and a leg.
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El Chupacabra
Joined: 22 Jul 2009
Posts: 378
Location: Kwangchow
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| Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:51 am Post subject: Re: re chop suey et al res |
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| Captain_Fil wrote: |
The best is BALUT! With a sprinkling of rock salt, it is a taste of heaven. Masarap! 
And chop suey originally came from Taishan in Guangdong Province. So it really is Chinese in origin. |
Balut rocks! It's the gourmand's answer to classic conundrum of which came first, the chicken or the egg.
I like shouting "Balut!" from Kuya's motorcycle when cruising around my wife's hometown. It's a great laugh-getter considering how white I am.
BTW Pancit Canton is much better than the noodles you get here in Canton proper.
In California, do your relatives ever make the rellenong bangus? That's my personal favorite. My wife's favorite is the green mango slices with baby shrimp paste.
Masarap! |
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Captain_Fil
Joined: 06 Jan 2011
Posts: 604
Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:05 am Post subject: Re: re chop suey et al res |
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| El Chupacabra wrote: |
In California, do your relatives ever make the rellenong bangus? That's my personal favorite. My wife's favorite is the green mango slices with baby shrimp paste.
Masarap! |
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