Street food is popular in all over the world, but nothing can beat the variety of street food in Philippines. Simple yet exotic flavours make philippines street food different and our all-time favorite merienda. No matter where we are, be it a flea market, a mall we always indulge in street food. No outing is ever complete without some pritong atay or isaw.
Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold by a hawker, or vendor, in a street or other public place, such as at a market or fair. It is often sold from a portable food booth,[1] food cart, or food truck and meant for immediate consumption. Some street foods are regional, but many have spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are classed as both finger food and fast food, and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization, 2.5 billion people eat street food every day.
Today, people may purchase street food for a number of reasons, such as convenience, to get flavourful food for a reasonable price in a sociable setting, to try ethnic cuisines, or for nostalgia.
- Isaw
We are going to start this list off with a street food that I think reigns supreme on the afternoon grills throughout the Philippines: isaw, which refers to both pig and chicken intestines, grilled over hot fire.
Starting in the middle to late afternoon, you’ll smell the charcoal being lit, and you’ll know it’s time for your afternoon snack. The intestines are coiled onto skewers, and grilled until charred and smoky. The pig intestines are a little chewier and stronger tasting, while chicken intestines are just like mini tube sausages.
One of the best things about eating isaw (and true for lots of Filipino street foods) is seasoning with vinegar. Most people like to soak their isaw in chili onion vinegar and let is absorb as much vinegar as possible. The contrast of the smoky isaw with vinegar is extremely satisfying - Kwek kwek
Another giant of Filipino street food, and popular throughout Manila is kwek kwek.
Kwek kwek are quail eggs that are coated in an orange colored batter, and deep fried. You’ll notice them by their bright orange color and almost ping pong ball appearance.
Again, you’ll need to season them with vinegar, chilies, and onions, before eating for the best taste. Kwek kwek is kind of like a corndog, but with a quail inside instead of a hot dog.
And so on to the others,,such as fishball, hotdog,chicken leegs, head also (ti-il)
- Fish ball, Squid ball, Kikiam
Fishball are made from pulverized cuttle fish meat or pollock. This pulp is shaped flat before being deep fried then skewered. You can dip them in sweet or spicy vinegar sauce also squid ball prepared in the same way.
- Banana cue, Kamote Cue and Turon
made of slices of banana and kamote ( sweet potato) are coated in brown sugar, deep fried in oil and served in skewers. Turon is made of banana slices and jackfruit ( if you’re lucky) wrapped in spring roll paper and brown sugar. It also deep fried until the sugar caranelizes.
- Balut Penoy
the most famous street food ever in the Philippines. balut is a boiled 17-to-19 old duck embryo which contains the soup, the duckling with bones, feathers, beak and yolk. Penoys on the other hands are hard boiled duck eggs without the fetus. Balut and Penoy are boiled , these delicacies are best enjoyed with salt,vinegar or combination of both. Even Barbeque streetfood is one of the most delicious streetfoods in the philippines, even if some of barbeque was exotic food but filipinos love exotic food such as betamax, adidas( which is chicken feet, isaw, chicken neck)
Philippine street food is one of the best thing to do when you are in the Philippines..🇵🇭
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