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[–] don@lemm.ee 42 points 1 week ago (29 children)

Anon is a complete fucking idiot for not simply walking into a random Filipino’s house and politely asking for some homemade Filipino food. Idiot anon goes to the McD’s of the Philippines, and calls it a day. Filipinos have many insanely tasty dishes, and dumbfuck anon chooses garbage. Dinuguan (AKA chocolate meat) is my absolute favorite.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

IUm, dinuguan is blood soup (root word is literally blood). I like it, but it has a pretty niche appeal, and you'll be hard pressed to find someone that'll serve it to a westerner.

But yeah, do yourself a favor and find a "carinderia" (or karinderya, depending on region) which roughly translates to "cafeteria" but is usually run by a sweet lady making as close as you'll get to homemade cooking. Some dishes to try:

  • bicol express - spicy dish with coconut and pork
  • tokwa't baboy - literally tofu and pork
  • adobo - classic chicken dish

Or branch out! It works kind of like Panda Express where you point to the dish(es) you want (called ulam) and they'll add rice (I recommend asking for extra). It's cheaper than any fast food chain and way better.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

find a "carinderia" (or karinderya, depending on region) which roughly translates to "cafeteria" but is usually run by a sweet lady making as close as you'll get to homemade cooking.

This sounds awesome! Wish we had places like this in the States

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dominican places in Brooklyn can be like this. Awesome and cheap.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

The concept is becoming more popular I'm the US I think. I just found out a bunch of Puerto Rican ladies essentially run a similar concept near me recently.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] odium@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Panda express is as corpo and soulless as every other fast food restaurant.

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