Philippines Food
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In the Philippines for a month, thought it might be of interest to show some of the food,drinks from a country that never stops eating!
First one not actually Philippines, preferred route is Air China,so five hour layover in Beijing PEK,good choice as it proved this time!,didn't go to lounge this time, terminal is massive,lots of space to stretch out n quiet,had meal there,sausage rice, cucumber salad side for gf, sizzling egg plant n pork,wood ear n vinegar mushroom salad side for me, lemon tea each,not bad for £24
First one not actually Philippines, preferred route is Air China,so five hour layover in Beijing PEK,good choice as it proved this time!,didn't go to lounge this time, terminal is massive,lots of space to stretch out n quiet,had meal there,sausage rice, cucumber salad side for gf, sizzling egg plant n pork,wood ear n vinegar mushroom salad side for me, lemon tea each,not bad for £24
Giantt said:
Get to Manilla around midnight so only 15 minutes to house, daytime 1++hours,went to seven/ eleven got couple bottles red horse beer,two tubs ice cream n two large packets of snacks,£4
First breakfast,muscles,pompano grilled fish,fish cakes,rice of course but not for me at brekkie
Red Horse? Only if I want a banging headache - had it once and the formaldehyde was similar to 1990s Chang in Thailand.First breakfast,muscles,pompano grilled fish,fish cakes,rice of course but not for me at brekkie
With the rising levels of "Red Tide" in the PH, I would avoid shellfish too.
I am guessing your partner is Filipina. "Sweet" Del Monte on the table. MrsPA is not typically Filipina in that we do not use sugar very often.
Pampano - Now you're talking! One of my favorite fish in the PH, and on the table once every one or two weeks!!
15 minutes to home from NAIA is swift! Nice to have you here!!
We often have jamonado and munngo. Occasionally, pancit, Mindoro/Marinduque dinuguan, adobo, caldereta, salpicao, bibinka, afritata, etc. Very rarely, lechon and pata. We tend to eat Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, regional foods though, as we find much of Filipino food a little bland - the above being stand-outs!
PhilAsia said:
Giantt said:
Get to Manilla around midnight so only 15 minutes to house, daytime 1++hours,went to seven/ eleven got couple bottles red horse beer,two tubs ice cream n two large packets of snacks,£4
First breakfast,muscles,pompano grilled fish,fish cakes,rice of course but not for me at brekkie
Red Horse? Only if I want a banging headache - had it once and the formaldehyde was similar to 1990s Chang in Thailand.First breakfast,muscles,pompano grilled fish,fish cakes,rice of course but not for me at brekkie
With the rising levels of "Red Tide" in the PH, I would avoid shellfish too.
I am guessing your partner is Filipina. "Sweet" Del Monte on the table. MrsPA is not typically Filipina in that we do not use sugar very often.
Pampano - Now you're talking! One of my favorite fish in the PH, and on the table once every one or two weeks!!
15 minutes to home from NAIA is swift! Nice to have you here!!
nikaiyo2 said:
Is air China ok? I presume that business class food?
Some of their pricing is so anti competitive it s not real, but never mind lol.
I flew once with China southern years ago and it was terrible so avoided the Chinese airlines, but might be worth reconsidering.
No economy return £500, don't have a problem with it, friends coming Cathay,£1,000,£500 extra spending goes a long way in right places,could fly first class but doesn't bother me,part of the adventure,same today ,gf family big time military and rich Chinese,think I'm crazy but I just wander any where with a smile n komusta Some of their pricing is so anti competitive it s not real, but never mind lol.
I flew once with China southern years ago and it was terrible so avoided the Chinese airlines, but might be worth reconsidering.
Definitely Air China lots of times , always feel safe n Beijing PEK is worth the trip, thanks for commenting
nikaiyo2 said:
Is air China ok? I presume that business class food?
Some of their pricing is so anti competitive it s not real, but never mind lol.
I flew once with China southern years ago and it was terrible so avoided the Chinese airlines, but might be worth reconsidering.
Really. I also flew with them myself a good few years ago and found the experience pretty decent overall. The flight attendants level of English wasn't the best, but the food was good, I went for the local options and they put you up in a hotel in Guangzhou, as was a long layover, but I prefer to break up the journey, was flying from Perth to London. Missed my flight the next day due to partying with some expats the night before and they didn't charge me any extra to put me on the next flight. Fully flat seat as well for the whole journey. Some of their pricing is so anti competitive it s not real, but never mind lol.
I flew once with China southern years ago and it was terrible so avoided the Chinese airlines, but might be worth reconsidering.
NSNO said:
nikaiyo2 said:
Is air China ok? I presume that business class food?
Some of their pricing is so anti competitive it s not real, but never mind lol.
I flew once with China southern years ago and it was terrible so avoided the Chinese airlines, but might be worth reconsidering.
Really. I also flew with them myself a good few years ago and found the experience pretty decent overall. The flight attendants level of English wasn't the best, but the food was good, I went for the local options and they put you up in a hotel in Guangzhou, as was a long layover, but I prefer to break up the journey, was flying from Perth to London. Missed my flight the next day due to partying with some expats the night before and they didn't charge me any extra to put me on the next flight. Fully flat seat as well for the whole journey. Some of their pricing is so anti competitive it s not real, but never mind lol.
I flew once with China southern years ago and it was terrible so avoided the Chinese airlines, but might be worth reconsidering.
Edited by Giantt on Thursday 5th March 10:38
Turn7 said:
Giantt said:
Turn7 said:
Thats grim....
What is?I'm sitting in 30+, drinking local brew,off out in BGC tonight, repeat tomorrow,roof top bar Saturday n up to Tagaytay on Sunday I should have quoted the pic as my post was to slow .
Giantt said:
PhilAsia said:
Giantt said:
Get to Manilla around midnight so only 15 minutes to house, daytime 1++hours,went to seven/ eleven got couple bottles red horse beer,two tubs ice cream n two large packets of snacks,£4
First breakfast,muscles,pompano grilled fish,fish cakes,rice of course but not for me at brekkie
Red Horse? Only if I want a banging headache - had it once and the formaldehyde was similar to 1990s Chang in Thailand.First breakfast,muscles,pompano grilled fish,fish cakes,rice of course but not for me at brekkie
With the rising levels of "Red Tide" in the PH, I would avoid shellfish too.
I am guessing your partner is Filipina. "Sweet" Del Monte on the table. MrsPA is not typically Filipina in that we do not use sugar very often.
Pampano - Now you're talking! One of my favorite fish in the PH, and on the table once every one or two weeks!!
15 minutes to home from NAIA is swift! Nice to have you here!!
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