Filipino Food

[justdavid]

On 2/2/2024 at 8:42 AM, craftbeerlover said:

Just curious what everybody eats and or avoids.   I have been eating Filipino food for about 34 years now I guess, and I have some favorites and a few that I avoid

Some of my favorite soups are

Sinigang, Tinola, Bulalo, arroz caldo (not sure that is really a soup), chicken macaroni sopas, Chicken Sotanghon, nilagang, Lomi

Lot of tasty filipino soups!!

meals, of course adobo, afritada, calderetta, bicol express, Ginataang tuna (actually anything with coconut milk), Kinilaw

breakfast is where I think filipino foods are really lacking, although I like tortang talong, fried galungoong with eggs and rice, Tinolang Halaan (clam soup with ginger, tomatoes, and sili leaves) eat that also with fried galunggoong.  

Most of all of the above I add patis with sili!!

I am sure there are a lot more.  Over the last many decades I find myself bashing filipino cuisine, because compared to the rest of Asia, I think it is really subpar, having said that, in all fairness, there are actually quite a few filipino foods I really really enjoy.

What I avoid

Most of the breakfast meats...most are sugar coated meat or meat coated sugar.  The non sugar breakfast meats are just biting into lumps of fat and gristle.    not a big fan if sisig as most of the sisig I have eaten was akin to eating that tub of lard your grandmother would keep on the stove for frying.     I am not a big fan of Lechon, I find it severely lacking seasoning.   I can eat dried fish but not a big fan.   I dont eat any of the street foods, for the most part I think the street food sucks, especially when compared to countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia.   and of course Filipino Spaghetti

we have the same filipino favorite dishes. 

[Rafeal]

It’s great to see someone with so much experience and insight into Filipino cuisine! I agree that there are many delicious soups and meals worth trying. Sinigang, Tinola, and Bulalo are definitely on my favorites list too. And you can’t go wrong with adobo, afritada, and anything with coconut milk!

 

I understand your perspective on breakfast meats and street foods, as Filipino cuisine can be quite different from other Asian cuisines. However, it’s always interesting to hear different viewpoints and experiences. Thanks for sharing your favorites and what you avoid!

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[gbmmbg]

On 2/2/2024 at 2:09 PM, scott h said:

an Diego which has a HUGE Filipino population

The restaurant next to the Trophy Lounge had good food. However both the restaurant and Tango Lima's are long closed.

[Gutenberg]

In Berlin there's a park rebranded from 'Preussen Park' to 'Thai Park' and it has 100s of Thai 'street food' style vendors (= wife of German husband) every summer weekend selling home made food. From Germany's point of view, total illegally though, but the authorities allow it to happen as part of the 'diverse culture' thing.

I went there a lot of times and it also had a minority of Vietnamese and Filipino vendors and I tried the fried pork thing and even though the pork was nice, it's basically 2/3 fat. Never seen any other Filipino vendors except the pork lady. Probably because Thai food is just more authentic than Filipino food, can't really judge though, never seen any Filipino food and I wouldn't know what it is except that pork.

[hk blues]

18 hours ago, Gutenberg said:

Probably because Thai food is just more authentic than Filipino food...

Only to Thais!  

[Erik]

 

Have to say the soup is just perfect, i do enjoy very much. For a Dutchman the fresh fish here is delicious. I mine country it would very expensive to eat , i mean really expensive. Generally i do not like the food here because i am used for the French cuisine. I think for a Frenchman it would be a nightmare, except for the soup and the fish. No lovely bread, did find some at French bakery at SM city, was good. Like the crackers they are tasteless and everything here is full with sucker. BBQ is nice, not every day for me. What is also good is the fruit, like the apples and the round peers. The purple fruit is nice too. The fresh vegetables are fine too for me. With own cooking i had no problems here and do enjoy cooking for myself. One big compliment is i like JollyBee more than the  MC Donald’s, just terrible food. The MC Donald’s should tast everywhere in the world the same. It does not. Why they do not put tomato 🍅 ketchup on their hamburger? I mean a real hamburger needs Heinz ketchup)) one thing for sure. Thailand is no match, there is a reason why Thai people eat all day, so delicious. Lemon Grass here in Cebu is nice, really nice. I think the Vietnamese kitchen is even better. So Lemon Grass is a good combination, could eat there every day, no problem. We say in mine country, you are aloud to eat chicken and woman with you bare hands. Do enjoy both. Have a nice day!

 

[hk blues]

16 hours ago, Erik said:

One big compliment is i like JollyBee more than the  MC Donald’s, just terrible food. The MC Donald’s should tast everywhere in the world the same. It does not. Why they do not put tomato 🍅 ketchup on their hamburger? I mean a real hamburger needs Heinz ketchup)) one thing for sure.

I agree with a lot of what you have posted but not this - for me Jollibee is a poor man's McDonald's.  And McDonald's is a poor mans Burger King.  I am pretty sure McDonald;s here put ketchup on their hamburgers, don't they? In any event, you can add extra as each purchase in McDonald's comes with a handful of sachets anyway. 

[Erik]

7 hours ago, hk blues said:

I agree with a lot of what you have posted but not this - for me Jollibee is a poor man's McDonald's.  And McDonald's is a poor mans Burger King.  I am pretty sure McDonald;s here put ketchup on their hamburgers, don't they? In any event, you can add extra as each purchase in McDonald's comes with a handful of sachets anyway. 

Will try Mc Donald’s hamburger tomorrow at the IT park. You could be right. 

[Possum]

We are in the US on a visit. My wife and children have only eaten at McDonald's in the Philippines so I thought it would be interesting to go while we're here. One daughter was surprised they didn't have spaghetti. My wife said the burgers were very different because she could taste beef and therefore wondered what they used in the Philippines. Having eaten only one McDonald's burger in the Philippines that confirmed my thinking. However, the total for 5 of us for 3 burgers, 2 orders of fries, a chicken thing and 4 drinks was $30.50 or about 1750php so I guess there are tradeoffs.

[Mike J]

I used to go to the local McDonalds for the Quarter Pounder with Cheese meal.   Have not eaten there since they remodeled the order counter, took out all but one register, and installed a kiosk for ordering.  Big line at the kiosk that was not moving, left without ordering.

According to the PH McDonalds web site, the price of a Quarter Pounder with cheese is 158 peso, 292 peso for the meal.

USA Quarter Pounder with cheese is $7.99 (469 peso) , $14.29 for the meal (839 peso).

Of course wages are much higher in the US, but still the prices seem crazy high.