Filipino food, the grim, the ok and the fab

[WujouMao]

On the drinks front I like the local "Tanduray" rum, but have abstained from the local gin as there is a dearth of tonic except in Manila. The "Red Horse" beer, much too strong.

As i quoted on the other topic, its the original wife beater material.

[alwarner]

can these people at least bbq a chicken???

Yes they can grill a mean chicken and baby pig, the pig is really good.

Like this

no we're talking. that looks great.

[grenadE]

I love filipino food.,my mom is half filipino and she use to cook those foods.

[MANICHAEAN]

Last time I was home, I'm sitting on the porch drinking my beer, when the wife starts laying out food & cigs on the shrine in the corner.

"No thanks darling, I'm not hungry & you know I dont smoke."

"Its not for you," she responds. "Its for the spirits & I'm going round the house & garden to call them up!"

I thought she had cracked, but was informed that it was All Souls Day and this was the custom.

Interesting overlay onto Catholicism!

[WujouMao]

Last time I was home, I'm sitting on the porch drinking my beer, when the wife starts laying out food & cigs on the shrine in the corner.

"No thanks darling, I'm not hungry & you know I dont smoke."

"Its not for you," she responds. "Its for the spirits & I'm going round the house & garden to call them up!"

I thought she had cracked, but was informed that it was All Souls Day and this was the custom.

Interesting overlay onto Catholicism!

I think it be better to make it a pond with a fountain in the middle. That's a much better idea.

[MANICHAEAN]

Knowing my lot, they would eat the goldfish!

[WujouMao]

Knowing my lot, they would eat the goldfish!

Swap for Piranha

[WujouMao]

Well, i went down to my local Sainsburys and the only makeral they have is smoked. Nearest i could find to raw fish was tuna. Still looking for the pink fish like my photo but nearest to that would be the salmon but i dont know if you can eat that raw.

Anyhow, if you do decide to prepare it, dont leave it in the vinegar for too long. The girl in CDO bus station told me 5 hours. But mine tasted heavily of vinegar and not the fish, Dam it wasnt even spicy and i put 6 chilli in

Its deffo a learning curve. Just like the Japanese restaurant in KL which is manned by Indians, i can't prepare raw fish either

[david44]

A friend in Qatar asked us would we accompany him to a Flipper restaurant as he was hoping to nibble one of the waitresses and needed a few colleagues to distract the competition.A welsh man warned it's the worst restaurant you'll ever go to ,but as he offered and did pick up the whole tab food and secret cocktails I agreed and it was the worst,and Ive been some grim places China Gateshead Brisbane
There used to be a place on Silom just west of Patpong awful muck ok margaritas

[sabang]

mine tasted heavily of vinegar

What sort of vinegar did you use? They mostly use a palm vinegar in the Fil's, milder tasting than our vinegar. I prefer to dispense with the vinegar anyway, and just marinate in lime or lemon juice, like Sth American ceviche. You might be OK with a rice or cane vinegar though.

[Stinky]

I prefer to dispense with the vinegar anyway, and just marinate in lime or lemon juice

That's what I'd do too in the absence of coconut vinegar, our vinegar is just too harsh.

[WujouMao]

I prefer to dispense with the vinegar anyway, and just marinate in lime or lemon juice

That's what I'd do too in the absence of coconut vinegar, our vinegar is just too harsh.

Well, if that what the cookbook says, she says and the recipes online did, then i'm sure they use vinegar for a reason. I used distilled malt vinegar. States on the bottle, good for marinate.

The vinegar naturally nukes the fish to a cooked colour and kills any bacteria the fish might be carrying. But you're right, the vinegar was just to harsh. i might of well been drinking the stuff this morning. Gah, awful. had a furry mouth and tongue after that experience, and that was just one mouthful!

I'll shorten the time to 30 mins, and not put the whole bottle in [i soaked it rather than use the 1 cup i was told too]. I forgot the lime. might go for some coconut milk as well, or try another fish or might give up and just cook my own style of spicy food akin to thailand/laos again.


Been looking on wiki. Sarsons Malt vinegar has a pH value of 2.4. Palm vinegar has a pH value between 5 and 6. Ill need more research me thinks

[ceburat]

See if you can find an Asian Food Store near you and buy Palm Vinegar. Most Asian Cookbooks mean Palm Vinegar even when they just say Vinegar.

[sabang]

distilled malt vinegar

Well no wonder it tasted too strong. Sarsons is great on chips though.
You'll have a much better result with a palm, sugar cane or even rice vinegar.

[WujouMao]

See if you can find an Asian Food Store near you and buy Palm Vinegar. Most Asian Cookbooks mean Palm Vinegar even when they just say Vinegar.

Thanks you guys. There's an Asian shop in Peterborough and Cambridge who stocks better items than Sainsbury's ever will.

[Mr Brown]

A nation of over 7000 islands, when I was there I thought it was strange that Pork was the main fill not fish.

[WujouMao]

A nation of over 7000 islands, when I was there I thought it was strange that Pork was the main fill not fish.

Rather more congealed pig fat from the night before rather than actual real pork meat.

[WujouMao]

Well these photos are a few weeks old, and prepared with rice vinegar instead. Japanese rice vinegar if you must know. Better than Sarsons but much better to taste the real deal in far flung CDO. Anyhow...



soaking for 5 mins


Finished result. I'm no cook and its the best i can muster.


And this is what i made today, Taramade sour soup. Just added what they asked for and long beans i choose runners. Quite nice too i thought. No patch on the Thai Tomyam, but still quite nice. Have the rest tomoz



My dish looks completely different to the cover. I didnt know what to serve it with so i opted for noodles instead of rice.

[IceSpike]

Balut is the most disgusting food ever.

An acquired taste. Good for the yang.

I love chomping the crunchy little duck beaks.

The Pinoy will make their rounds about 1030-1100 pm selling the Balut.

Just in time for fantasy Island.

[stailmanki]

Kinilaw blue fin tuna with liempo.

Marinated fish (medium rare) seasoned with chili,garlic,& shallots topped with crispy BBQd pork belly,,,,, mas masarap = delicious !