Pala-isip

Poisoned at the Source: China's Food Production Up Close. This is probably the most disgusting thing you'll see about food production in China.

Looks legit.

Bogart the Explorer tries out some of the best foods in Metro Manila.

There's a reason Filipinos love Jollibee. It's just good. Here's Anthony Bourdain trying Jollibee for the first time in his show Parts Unknown.

Kumakain ka ba nito nung bata ka?

Courtesy of Gandang Lahi

I saw this video about how the food industry labels their food and what nutrition is or is not in your food. Great info for those who want to eat healthier.

I found this infographic on TravelBook.ph . If you ignore the ads, it is pretty informative.

Philippine street food consists of simple fare that is easy to prepare and eat and consequently have become the staples of street vendors. Some of the foods are sold already prepared while others are cooked on the spot. Street food is often seen as dirty, but this is mainly a problem with unlicensed vendors. While most street foods are not particularly nutritious, they are convenient, and the foods and vendor's carts and equipment are very much a part of the urban landscape. There are many types of street foods, here are certain favorites found in almost every place in the Philippines. Source

Saw this from Pinas Dekada 80 . Anyone remember this?

Found this video on Youtube about "Pagpag" as it was featured on CNN. The description on Youtube blames PNoy. I'm not a supporter of PNoy or any administration. In fact, I'm not a supporter of any politicians as I think they're all crap. But this "pagpag" existed even before PNoy's time. I was happening during GMA's time and probably even before Cory Aquino's time. The problem is, the poor gets poorer and the rich gets richer in the Philippines because of complete incompetency and massive corruption by all levels of government. The only thing that will solve the poverty problem is to have a growing economy that benefits everyone and an education system to will elevate the future of these children.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! What is this? I just saw this and it's strawberry taho! I love taho and I have never seen this before. Apparently, this is sold in Baguio, the strawberry capital of the Philippines. I should try this some time.

This is just nasty.

I saw this photo and message going around Facebook last night. Please note, I did not write this letter or do I own this photos. I'm just posting the whole thing entirety. A friend said that this person is a friend of a friend so has nothing to gain from posting this photo so she said that she believes this to be true. This was also posted on the Inquirer . A Break-Up letter from an Upset customer Dearest ChickBoy, I've been a biggest fan of you. I love your chicks, I love your boys. I love your chicken and i love your baboys, I even love your nilasing na hipon and your sinigang sa miso na salmon. I chose to have an affair with you because you seemed to have a cool place plus the staff seems to be nice and definitely you've got good food! You were my trophy then. I tried to brag you around my friends.I can see how they envy me whenever i am with you. Pero ngayon ko lang nakilala ang totoong CHICKBOY. Kung sino ka, at kung pano mo ko tratuhin. Dalawang lin...

Saw this circulating on Facebook. I thought it was hilarious.

A squid detached from its body and served on a bowl comes alive in this restaurant. Will you eat this?

Padma Lakshmi describes how to cook potato skins which, is pretty straight forward. But Padma's way of explaining it brings a whole new heat to the table. By the end of it everyone at the table was salivating.

I think I just had a heart attack...watching this video!

To the Chinese, the fresher the meat, the better. And nothing is fresher than cooking and eating something still alive.

I saw this list from Yahoo! News Philippines about the Top 10 Oldest Restaurants in Manila . Here's the summary of the list. 10. Savory (1950). 9. Little Quiapo (1949). 8. Max’S (1945). 7. Ongpin Manosa Restaurant Co. (1940). 6. Boy Ching Woo (1939). 5. Aristocrat (1936). 4. Ramon Lee's Panciteria (1929). 3. Ma Mon Luk (1920). 2. Ambos Mundos (1888). 1. New Toho Food Center (1888). Here's the complete list and details of each restaurant. Yum!