im from the philippines but i havent tried some of those. maybe because im a manileņo. wellm all except for balut and sinarapan (my province is in bicol thats why). balut is one of my faves but i once had a balut that had a chick with a beak . since then i always check the chick for beaks.
have you tried isaw? tmac did and ate rather a lot. since his stomach isnt used to the food he had a slight fever. isaw is filipino for intestine, and barbequed chicken or pork intestine is one of my favorites!
one of the most notable things i ate was my favorite dinuguang manok, dinuguan is a dish made from meat and blood. it lasts for weeks on the fridge without spoiling. dinuguang manok is made from native chicken meat, and its blood with lots of chili and young papaya. btw, dugo means blood
This is so cool ... no way did I think someone here would have also eaten these things and relate to them! Yeah ... I did have dinuguang manok, and the flavor is amazing ... it was the texture that was a little hard to get used to, but it's one of my fiance's favorite dishes ... also ate minudo and calderetta a lot. One of my favorite things was the ice cream made from that purple yam, called ube ... I love it! It's very hard to find here in Maine, but I did have some shipped. I also learned some great cooking techniques like using Sprite as a marinade ... and cooking rice in coconut milk instead of just water ... so good!
I really fell in love with filipina cuisine, (well, most of it), and it's very healthy food. Did I know you were filipina, RR? My fiance' is from Paniqui, in Tarlac Province, but she has lived in Santa Cruz part of Manila for a number of years, and worked in Makati. That's where I lived while I was there ... and we spent a lot of time in Paniqui, and traveled to Cebu, Boracay, etc. ... wow, would I love to retire to Boracay!
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