Filipino STREET FOOD in The Philippines BEST Food City : BACOLOD + Bong Bong's Factory Tour!!

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.

Visit the central public market in Bacolod, Philippines.

Order a variety of dishes recommended by the owner of Goldie's Eatery.

Try the lumpia (fried spring roll) with vinegar.

Taste the shrimp fritters and describe them as being similar to an omelette.

Sample the mung bean soup with coconut milk and jackfruit, noting its rich flavor.

Enjoy the chicken adobo, highlighting its sweet and savory taste.

Discuss the tiny fish served with vinegar, emphasizing its crunchy texture.

Taste the pork dish cooked with vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and sugar, noting its sweetness.

Enjoy the fried spring roll (lumpia) again with vinegar.

Try a dish with squash and beans in creamy sauce, mentioning its resemblance to Canadian home cooking.

Explore the market atmosphere and discuss the variety of food options available.

Visit a coffee shop in the market and try the local coffee for 15 pesos, noting its quality and value.

Go to Aaron's Cansee House to try the traditional soup dish called kansi.

Observe the preparation of kansi in the kitchen, noting the large chunks of beef and the souring agent batwan.

Describe the rich red broth and the tenderness of the beef in the kansi.

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