Beef bone marrow in vegetable soup. This should be served hot!
Read more »
Food
Reason#69 Bulalo Soup for the Soul
Reason#89 Waffles With Mystery Fillings
This was my favorite pantawid-gutom during college. Can't go wrong with a 10-peso waffle-dog. Aaah, memories!
Read more »
Reason#30 He Said Kinilaw, She Said Kilawin
Raw fish "cooked" in vinegar. Waiter, three bottles of beer, please!
Read more »
Reason#64 It Was Isaw I Saw
"Saraaaap ng tustadong isaw na babad sa suka :) yuuuum!" exclaims Neva. Barbecued intestines, anyone?
Read more »
Reason#66 Chicken Inasal
Inasal means "grilled" in the Visayas region. But we're not talking about regular grilled chicken because chicken inasal marinade belongs to a category of its own.
Read more »
Reason#56 Mais
This common street food gives you bang for your buck because it really fills you up. Plus, it takes quite a while for you to consume, especially when it's freshly "fished" from a giganormous can of hot water.
Read more »
Reason#40 Baluuuut!
We always invite our non-Pinoy guests to try out balut. It's a form of mini-torture for them at first, but they usually end up requesting for another round of balut and local beer. It's pampalakas ng tuhod!
Read more »
Reason#102 Laing
It's savory and goes well with hot rice. It's also uniquely Filipino. Not only in the way that it's cooked but the use of coconut cream and gabi leaves marks it as very distinct to our palate.
Read more »
Reason#65 Green Mango with Bagoong
This is the stereotypical pregnant Pinay's object of lihi.
Read more »
Reason#48 Banana Ketchup
This sweet alternative suits the Pinoy palate.
Read more »
