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What I Ate in the Philippines {Foodee}

So last May I was in the Philippines for the weddings of my friends Gay and Zenie and got totally lazy to blog about what I did there. So I thought I should probably do that now before I go on another travel and that just never gets blogged about ever.

So here’s what I ate in Metro Manila! It’s a ton of foodporn, so if you’re on a diet, I suggest you look away.

Wingstop
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
tobys estate pork and beans
Toby’s Estate pork and beans was quite creative
Tobys estate coffee
Toby’s estate latte and Bucky’s brownie
toby's estate
Toby’s Estate egg and bacon thingie
tapsilog
Tapsilog is short for tapa + sinangag + itlog (beef + fried rice + egg) and is a popular Philippine breakfast
pandesal
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
Palabok is noodles with a fishy sauce and egg and meat bits
lomi
Lomi is noodles with thick soup
korean barbecue
Korean barbecue
kilawing tanguigue
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!
kfc philippines
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.
jamba juice
I tried kale for the first time and did not like it. Blech.
green tomato pasta
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.
green mangoes
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.
fish
Sweet and sour fish with pineapple cubes
dinuguan
Dinuguan is pork meat and internal organs with pig’s blood. I know it sounds icky but I love it!
cosmopolitan
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.
chowking
My Chowking favourites – tofu, halo-halo, and siomai with toyomansi and chilli! Chowking is a Chinese fastfood.
cheesecake etc
Desserts from Cheesecake, Etc.
cheese burger
Flavourite cheese burger
Carmen's Best ice cream
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.

I will blog about the other things I did in the next few days.

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