We love food. Who does not? And bread isn’t just for the other side of the world, we love to eat bread as much as the Europeans do. Have you tried fried bread? Well, I’d think of shakoy first but my personal favorite is the binangkal.

Here’s a recipe i found over at Filipino Desserts:

Ingredients:

2 1/2 c. flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

3/4 c. brown sugar

2/3 c. water

2 tbsp oil

Sesame seeds

Preparations:

1. Sift together dry ingredients.

2. Mix brown sugar, water and oil then add to flour mixture. Mix until well-blended.

3. Using a teaspoon, take small bits of batter then roll in sesame seeds.

4. Fry in deep hot oil until golden brown.

Egg string (Lukot)

Our favorite tinolang isda would be incomplete without this green thing on our soup. Someone once told me that this favorite Pinoy appetizer is a ‘tae sa dunsol’ (sea hare’s feces). Alright, for those who could not stomach the thought of eating a creature’s poo, hold on! This is a sea hare’s egg and they call it egg string.☺

It can be eaten raw (just sprinkle some salt) or dipped in vinegar. And in case you are wondering what are sea hares, well, they are modest creatures that usually mingle amongst sea grass, algae and mollusks.

Eating lukot is good because it is rich in both macro and micro nutrients essential to sustain a healthy body.

Humba de Samboan

I was craving for this but when we went near the Palace of Justice, it wasn’t the kind of bananaQ I imagined. And so I checked my archives and found this… GIGUTOM KO!

It is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled and eaten in the shell. Popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac and considered a high-protein, hearty snack, balut are mostly sold by street vendors in the regions where they are available. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common, everyday food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)^[1] and Vietnam(trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer. (wiki)