Tonight I bought few sticks of barbecue for my dinner. I dont have food in the fridge so I have to eat the most available food in town. This barbecue is actually from the neighborhoods's food grill business. It has matching chili vinegar and I have a delicious dinner with cola. :)

Philippine street foods------ native rice cake

I went to market today and on the street I saw this, native food. It looks so yummy and I bought it.


I was craving for something native rice cake today. It is cooked rice cake with sugar formed slender thin in a banana leaves. It is a popular Philippine street foods.

Philippine street foods---- hotdog sticks grilled

When I was in elementary school , I would love to buy hotdog sticks in the streets. I loved them even if it is not the most popular commercialized hotdog in town.I would wait for it grilled side by side and dipped it in the sweet sour sauce. Hotdog in a sticks is well loved in the Philippines as street foods for snacks. Cheap hotdogs are from Vida hotdogs,Gusto hotdogs that taste like flour would probably cost 5pesos Good tatse hotdogs are from Purefoods hotdogs ,Swift mmighty meaty,CDO and other brands would cost 15pesos. I just loved hotdogs untill now. :)

Philippine street foods---- sliced watermelon

It's summer in the Philippines , in the streets , there are many refreshments sold but these watermelons sliced sold in the streets caught my attention. I bought a half kilo of red, watery watermelon which is sold by kilo costing 50 pesos per kilo. I really love fresh fruits and in summer it is advisable to drink more than 10 glasses of water a day to avoid dehydration. In summer, fresh watermelons are in season and so popular to the Filipinos but be extra careful you might buy watermelons fled by flies. Take care.

I would put it in the fridge and eat it when it is chilled. I love sliced watermelon.

Philippine street foods---- grilled fish tilapia or bangus

In the Philippines, when I dont have any food to cook left in the fridge, I would simply go out of the aparto and look for grilled fish sold in the streets. I would choose from tilapia or bangus fish then I waited for the fish grilled on the streets. I would always have patience while it is gradually cooked side by side . I could smell the burnt fragrance and hunger keeps on haunting me.

Grilled fish in the streets are really favorite of many Filipinos. They are healthy for diet because it requires no oil. Just as it is. I would always love grilled fish in the streets.

Philippine street foods----- daing or dried salted fish

Dried salted fish or Daing is very popular in coastal areas in the Philippines where the main product is fish and seafoods. When not sold fresh, the people usually preserve them thru salting and drying. First they are cleaned and salted and dried under the sun. Now they are transported to the cities and markets and including all the operational expenses , that makes them a little costly.

Now, we can see daing laid down on the streets and people are ready to buy this fish stinking food. This street food in the Philippines sometimes comes in packages sold the shopping centers with a high cost.

Daing is often served with sinangag and fried eggs as well as sliced tomatoes, vinegar or achara.

Philippine street foods------itlog pugo (quail eggs) kwek-kwek

In the Philippines, quail eggs, known as itlog ng pugo, have become popular "street food;" sold boiled or as orange-colored kwek-kweks. On the other hand, quail meat is usually boiled, baked, roasted, stir-fried, or stewed.Quail eggs are small in sized yet very nutritious. It is believed that one quail egg is equivalent to 8 chicken eggs. So, be extra-careful when eating this street foods--- itlog sa pugo or quail eggs.Yummy!!Yummy!!Don't forget to eat some of Philippines' delicacies before you go home. You can see street vendors scattered all over the country. Try some of these foods, they're very addicting: fish balls, squid balls, kikiam, pugo (quail egg)itlog


how to cook kwekkwek quail eggs:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup water
few drops of orange food coloring
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil
quail eggs


mix all the ingredients except cooking oil. used a wire whisk or fork, mix it to a smooth batter. dump those little eggs to the batter. put enough cooking oil for deep frying in a shallow pan. heat it. spoon out those eggs from the batter and chuck it in the hot cooking oil. wait till it cooks, about a minute or so. until the coating is crispy. serve with sweet gravy or vinegar.