Food in the Philippines
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It is a salted dried
fish that is best paired with hot rice and dipped in vinegar. Others prefer
a mixture of vinegar and crushed chili peppers with a dash of salt. Others
might want to add a little bit more of spices to enhance the flavor. Onions,
garlics, ginger are some of the favorites. However it is done, the tastiness
of danggit is magnified ten times when there's vinegar around. But with or
without it, people still find them a very tasty treat for any meal at any
time of day and at any physical condition - that is to say, whether one is
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Philippine dried mangoes are a great snack. I think I have been eating dried mangoes from Cebu for at least 25 years. Cebu has a reputation for great fresh mangoes but they can be pricey |
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Otap is an oval-shaped puff pastry in the Philippines , especially common in Cebu where it originated. It is usually created from a combination of flour, shortening, coconut and sugar . In order to achieve the distinctive texture of the pastry, it much undergo a two-stage baking process. |
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Puso in Cebuano ,, made from rice that has been wrapped in a woven palm leaf pouch which is then boiled. As the rice cooks, the grains expand to fill the pouch and the rice becomes compressed |
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A balut is a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines |
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Helmet or Grilled Chicken
Head |
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Adidas or Grilled Chicken
Feet |
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Isaw or Grilled Chicken
Intestines |
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Betamax or Dried Chicken
Blood |
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One Day Old Chicks |
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Walkman or Grilled Pork
Ears |
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Tokneneng and Kwek-kwek |
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