In the Philippines there are many snacks and dishes that arouse great controversy. Filipinos like giblets, they throw kidney, liver, heart of a pork to a soup, eat chicken feet (so-called Adidas), they impale pig and chicken intestines on sticks and put them on the grill, they sell ‘balot’ on the stalls (a popular duck egg which in fact contains its embryo). Similarly as in Cambodia you can also find here some fried worms or those already dried which can be purchased at the usual supermarket in a small plastic bag (they taste like crisps and are very cheap).

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An interesting culinary experience can also be a dish of a pig’s brain and its liver (called Tuslob-Buwa) cooked in chilli, salt and other spices. Here in the Philippines nothing can be wasted, you can not assume that something is inedible and just throw it in the trashbin. In Cebu island the pig’s liver and brain are cooked together until the sauce becomes more dense. The food is ready when the bubbles appear on the surface of the pot. However, one of more hardcore dishes is: lanciao / soup No. 5 also popular in Cebu named this way because it is made of the sexual organs of a bull (its testicles and penis) which are considered the ” 5th leg ” of the animal. Anyone who dares to try this soup can enjoy the strength, vitality and fertility later in their lives.

 

Like in other parts of Asia in the Philippines you can also taste: frogs, crickets, grasshoppers, larvae, beetles, snails, snake meat cooked in adobo sauce (as traditionally this is done with pork or chicken). However, the typical Filipino delicacy is Tamilok, which is nothing but a loogie-like worm living inside a rotten tree, which is eaten usually raw in Palawan Island.
Here below we are sharing with you a few photos depicting the exotic delicacies. Frankly speaking we haven’t had the opportunity to try all the dishes described above but for sure we’ll do this on our next trip to the Philippines and share with you our impressions and photos.

 

 

już nadjedzony trochę balut / smak przypominał nam wątróbkę; do doprawienia stosuje się sól i ocet dostępne na straganie
‘Balot’ tried by us! Its taste reminds us of that of liver; Filipinos usually add some salt and vinegar to the egg which are available on the stall.

Breaded Tamilok.

Jelita świni i kury.
Pig and chicken intestines.
Jelita świni i kury na grillu.
Pig and chicken intestines put on the grill.

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