Spanish woman reacts to 20 Filipino Street food that you must try!

quail eggs

🥗Healthier: chicken eggs

💰Cheaper: duck eggs

Chicken eggs are more widely available and less expensive.

pork intestines

🥗Healthier: chicken skin

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a plant-based alternative that is cheaper and healthier.

sweet syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Honey offers a natural sweetness with fewer calories.

fish balls

🥗Healthier: shrimp balls

💰Cheaper: potato balls

Potato balls are a budget-friendly alternative.

Introduce the video and the topic of Filipino street foods.

Mention the popularity and affordability of Filipino street foods.

Start with balut, describing it as a boiled duck egg embryo seasoned with salt and vinegar.

Discuss fish balls, describing them as made from fish meat, flour, corn starch, and flavorings, deep fried and served with sauces.

Mention squid balls and chicken balls, explaining their ingredients and how they are served.

Introduce mommy, a Filipino noodle soup that can be made with pork, chicken, or beef.

Describe lugaw, a glutinous rice porridge flavored with fish sauce and toppings, and its variations like goto and ares caldo.

Explain empanada as a fried or baked pasty filled with meat and other ingredients.

Introduce sorbetes, a popular street ice cream sold by peddlers.

Describe halo-halo, a dessert with various ingredients mixed with shaved ice, popular year-round.

Mention turon, a snack made from sliced bananas and jackfruit rolled in spring roll wrappers and fried.

Introduce lumpiang shanghai, a spring roll filled with mixed vegetables and ground meat, fried until golden brown.

Describe cheese sticks, deep fried snacks filled with cheese and served with a pink dip.

Introduce taho, a sweet treat made from silken tofu topped with tapioca pearls and sweet syrup.

Mention banana q, a sweet treat made from deep fried bananas coated in caramelized brown sugar.

Introduce komota q, similar to banana q but made with sweet potato.

Discuss deep fried one day old chicks as an exotic street food option.

Describe grilled intestines as a popular street food, thoroughly cleaned and marinated before cooking.

Introduce quack quack and techneteng, describing them as hard-boiled eggs coated in orange batter and deep fried.

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