The Food of the Philippines

I've had a number of different food experiences during my time here. Even though I mostly stick to Chinese food, I have started to sample some variety with very good results. Pictured above is a mix. One dish is traditionally Chinese, basically Yang Chow fried rice, and the other is a Filipino dish called Lechon Kawali. Filipino food may not be the healthiest cuisine on the planet but it can be so good! Lechon Kawali can best be described as bacon that is about as thick as it is wide. It has lots of fat on it. It is amazingly good! Lots of deep fried foods and lots of butter. What more could one ask for?!

Earlier today this girl took me to a Vietnamese and Thai cuisine place. That had to be some of the best food I have eaten since I been here. I had ribs among other things and even though my phone was with me, I never though to snap a pic of the spread we had before us. Pad Thai, BBQ pork skewers, fried rice, Tom Kha Khai soup, and probably a thing or two I am forgetting. Now this was an expensive joint at the mall, and we probably got enough food for five people, but it still didn't cost half what I spend on myself alone at Wokcano in Burbank. Most meals will run you less than $2.

Not everything is Asian style food though. Next door to me is a little coffee shop that serves American style breakfast stuff, eggs and waffles and the like. They also have these spicy hungarian sausages that are really good. Fried chicken is everywhere, even without the need for KFC which is out in force in this town. Half a fried chicken at the hotel here P95 which is $2 and a few cents. Yes that is half a chicken. For less than $4 you get the whole chicken. There is even a burger place next door, though I haven't tried it. Also, as if to make me happy, many places seem to have wings.

There are still many dishes just on the hotel menu I have yet to sample, and at least ten more places in easy walking distance. For this reason, I have decided to create a blog category for FOOD. I will report on more culinary delights as I experience them.