Before we started this trip, from our research we gathered that there was no distinctive Filipino cuisine. From our actual experiences in the Philippines, this appears to be true. On the menus everywhere you find pork and chicken, most often barbecued in a bland and sweet marinade. This is usually accompanied by heaps of plain boiled white rice.
Rarely if ever is the food spicy. Fish is available, but is always surprisingly expensive (I can’t get my head round this – the sea is everywhere). The food is often so bland we had to add lashings of hot tabasco sauce (if this was available).
Lechon – with a sticky-sweet marinade
Of course you can eat local versions of foreign food, but why come to the Philippines to do that?
Usually, after a 4-week trip around South East Asia, we could expect to lose 2 or 3 kilos. After this trip around the Philippines, we managed to put on around 3 kilos each, despite the long walks we took each day.
More calories, anyone… ?
As a consolation, we were able to indulge in an abundance of delicious tropical fruit.
By far, the best food we had was prepared by Julian (a Brit) at the Seaside Boutique Hotel in Panglao. Using locally-sourced ingredients, he produced some delicious 3-course meals for us during our stay there.
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