"Oh! Kwek-kwek kayo diyan. Bagong luto, mainit pa! Dos lang isa!" The customer hastily replies, "Manong, sampu nga po. Pabalot, tsaka pa-samahan ng suka." Now the customer has ten pieces of heaven-like goodness, quail eggs wrapped in orange coating with vinegar and cucumber. Yum! Let's go on a journey, a food trip.
Food trip, as it is commonly known, has a different ring to it if you do it in Manila.
"There's something about Manila that makes it the home of authentic food trip and tastebud-delighting street foods."Ending in fancy restos nowadays is not practical. Spending PhP 200 - PhP 500 for a single dish? That money can go a long way especially with the tropical storm Ketsana leaving our economic status devastated. But now, thank God for sidewalk vendors who satisfy the bottom of our bellies with cheap yet yummy food.
Strolling along with our "barkadas" and family in Manila while eating these street foods is an enjoyable way of giving pleasure, and at the same time, you won't have to spend a lot of money for it. It will make our tummies full and in case of emergency, the dishes in Manila could surely help you.
Fishballs, "Kalamares", "Pugo", and a lot of delicious-smelling food that will pursue our appetites of eating that is easy to eat and instant. In times of hunger and you don't have enough money to feed your growling stomach, Manila's gourmet is the best.
Actually, if you scan over menus of some high-end restaurants or even in hotels, they adopt street foods and turn them into 5-star dishes. For example, Balut Ala Pobre. It just goes to show that the distinctive taste of street food can attract the tastebuds of the socialites and the rich and famous.
by Ishee Del Rosario and Hananaiah Paola Bianca Alix
11 comments:
it would be more exciting if it's well prepared.
8/10.
Very well-written. However, you could have done more research, placed more details on the food (what's "kalamares?") and gave it a more personal touch.
And Ish, write a better ending.
8/10.
Natatakam ako. :P But maeexplain pa sana ng mas makulay kung prepared pa. at napagisipan pa. si ishee at PAOLA pa. :) 8/10
Diba si Bianca yan? Haha. :p
#10
You could have done a more personal approach - about your very own food trip experience.
8/10
kakagutom 7/10
005
Because of this, i am even prouder to be a Filipino. Nice writing, by the way.
8/10
015: well...what can i say?...as a co-fanatic of "tokneneng" and "calamares", i agree.
though you could get Hepatitis A from eating those stuff...but since the feature was interesting, I'll give you a 7/10
it's interesting but it would be much better if its longer and described more..
7/10
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#2
ISHOI, AYOS. NATUWA AKO. GALING MO TALAGA.
8/10
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