• don@lemm.ee
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    29 days ago

    Anon is a complete fucking idiot for not simply walking into a random Filipino’s house and politely asking for some homemade Filipino food. Idiot anon goes to the McD’s of the Philippines, and calls it a day. Filipinos have many insanely tasty dishes, and dumbfuck anon chooses garbage. Dinuguan (AKA chocolate meat) is my absolute favorite.

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      6 days ago

      Do this and get what looks like boiled eggs, crack open and it’s an aborted bird inside.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(food)

      Run screaming in terror to Jollibee :) get spaghetti with so mich sugar you gag and can’t get it down.

      Go back to Australia next day because hungry af, get a box of Tim Tams and vow to never travel again.

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        Hard pass, balut is goat. Sorry, mate, I eat balut every day they come by, just like taho in the mornings. It helps if you have locals teach you how to eat balut, but some can’t deal.

        And hey, all aussies love marmite, yeah? No true aussie hates the taste of a bit of marmite and buttah on toast, right?

        Taho in the mornings and balut in the evenings makes the world go round. ;-)

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      29 days ago

      IUm, dinuguan is blood soup (root word is literally blood). I like it, but it has a pretty niche appeal, and you’ll be hard pressed to find someone that’ll serve it to a westerner.

      But yeah, do yourself a favor and find a “carinderia” (or karinderya, depending on region) which roughly translates to “cafeteria” but is usually run by a sweet lady making as close as you’ll get to homemade cooking. Some dishes to try:

      • bicol express - spicy dish with coconut and pork
      • tokwa’t baboy - literally tofu and pork
      • adobo - classic chicken dish

      Or branch out! It works kind of like Panda Express where you point to the dish(es) you want (called ulam) and they’ll add rice (I recommend asking for extra). It’s cheaper than any fast food chain and way better.

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      29 days ago

      Yup. It’s like people who go to Starbucks when they tour Asia. removed, you’re on vacation, go see something new.