What I Ate in the Philippines {Foodee}

Wingstop was newly opened in Landmark, Makati. I don’t really like dry food, so I wasn’t too crazy about these flavours we chose

Toby’s Estate pork and beans was quite creative

Toby’s estate latte and Bucky’s brownie

Toby’s Estate egg and bacon thingie

Tapsilog is short for tapa + sinangag + itlog (beef + fried rice + egg) and is a popular Philippine breakfast

Pandesal is a popular Philippine bun which tastes so good when it’s warm and toasted. I used to eat these for breakfast all the time.

Palabok is noodles with a fishy sauce and egg and meat bits

Lomi is noodles with thick soup

Korean barbecue

Kilawin or Philippine ceviche. This is raw fish in vinegar and spices. The vinegar’s acidity “cooks” the fish. This is one of my faves!

Philippine KFC is the best because they have the yummiest gravy! It’s so good that it’s normal to hoard platefuls of it as you can see from this picture.

I tried kale for the first time and did not like it. Blech.

When I had my first job in Makati, I used to love Green Tomato’s pasta with anchovies in oil. I tried it again after 10 years and now I don’t like it anymore.

We were so excited to find a vendor selling green mangoes on the sidewalk. This is Indian mango so it’s not very sour, so we dipped it in vinegar with salt. Green mangoes are very popular in the Philippines, especially with women.

Sweet and sour fish with pineapple cubes

Dinuguan is pork meat and internal organs with pig’s blood. I know it sounds icky but I love it!

Drinks are very cheap in the Philippines! Compared to Singapore anyway. These cost only about 3 sgd each. In Singapore this would cost around 15 each.

My Chowking favourites – tofu, halo-halo, and siomai with toyomansi and chilli! Chowking is a Chinese fastfood.

Desserts from Cheesecake, Etc.

Flavourite cheese burger

I had heard so much about this famous Carmen’s Best artisanal ice cream so I searched for it and found that they were being sold in a shop right across where I was staying, so I bought a pint. It’s pricey but worth every peso! The ice cream is so soft, smooth, and creamy, and the salted caramel flavour was just perfect.