Culinary adventure in the Philippines

I'm still trying to organize the hundreds of photos I took in the Philippines and to get my reflections of the trip down in writing. In the meantime, here's a quick update on some of the more adventurous eating I did there.

First up: barbecued chicken intestines. They were actually not bad!


And slightly more adventurous: tamilok, a worm that lives in mangrove trees. Locals eat them right off the tree; ours were dead and had their insides cleaned out, but served raw. We dipped them in vinegar and squeezed calamansi (similar to lime) juice on them before eating. They have a bit of a seafood flavor, but mostly I just thought they tasted like dirt.



With the exception of tamilok, I liked most of the food in the Philippines. Best of all: the fruit, especially mangoes. The tart green ones are good (hold the salt, thanks), and the sweet yellow ones are even better!