Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Philippines' Street Food/フィリピンの道の食べ物

Near where I stayed in the Philippines, there was a festival for the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. Streets filled with little stores selling various products to clothes, shoes, and electronics for cheap prices.  The Market lasts till January 28 because that is the day when they have a huge festival celebration.  Of course, it wouldn’t be a proper festival if they didn’t have food.  To help understand a country's culture, look to see what kind of Street food they sell, also during Festival time~  Here are some of the foods they sell at the festival.
フィリピンには市に泊まった時、祭りがあって、道で多くの小さい店で色々なせいひんを売りました。市は1月28日までがあって、最終日に大きい祭りを祝いました。外国化を分かれるのはがいしょうの食べ物を食べなければなりません。祭りで食べ物の事を話します。


My favorite food from the Street Market was the Quail Egg with sweet & sour sauce and butter.  Quail tasted like Shrimp to me.  I enjoyed the Quail Eggs by itself without the sauce, but my mom enjoyed all of it.
がいしょうの一番好きな食べ物はウズラ類の卵です。ウズラ類の卵はエビの味みたいです。ウズラ類の卵と一緒にソースがあってけれども、ウズラ類の卵だけで食べられて、母は全部食べられました。

Next, the Banana fried in caramelized sugar which has the crunchy feel when you bite into it, but the soft chewiness of a sweet banana.  There were four pieces of the small banana on a stick.  Most of the Street Foods are on sticks to help the customers conveniently eat while on the go.
次は、バナナはカレメル焼きをいたて、カリカリとふわふわでした。ステッキで小さくバナナの四つがあります。ステッキで食べ物があるのはとても便利だと思います。


They have other food that you would see in other countries such as Ice Cream, Corn, and Popcorn. There are people who ride bicycles around the neighborhood selling food such as Ice Cream, Corn, and the Filipino delicacy Balut.  
普通の食べ物を売って、例えば、アイスクリームやコーンやポップコーンを売っています。そして、人々は自電車でアイスクリームやコーンやフィリピンのバルトを売っています。

Another thing you can hear being yelled in the streets of the Philippines is Taho.  Taho is Tofu in caramelized sugar with sometimes sago (tapioca balls).  It is a dish native to the Philippines.  Whenever I drink Taho, I always seem to drink the sweet liquid first.  The Tofu taste better with the sweet liquid, but after drinking all the sweetness, it just leaves the tofu part.
他の食べ物を売ってるのは、フィリピンのターホです。ターホは豆腐とカレメル飲み物とボバです。ターホを飲む時、初めはいつも甘い飲み物を飲みます。

Another food sold by people from the street in the Philippines is Binatog na mais.  My mom said she remembers eating this from her childhood.  Binatog na mais are boiled whole kennel corn with shredded coconut with salt or sugar.  The sweetness of the coconut mixes well with the saltiness of the kennel corn. It was an interesting taste mixing both sweet and salty.
そして、ビナトッグ・ナ・マイスはフィリングには道で売ります。母は子供の時、ビナトッグ・ナ・マイスを食べたと言いました。ビナトッグ・ナ・マイスはコーンとココナッツと塩とか砂糖です。ココナッツの甘くて、コーンの塩を良く混ぜたと思います。味は面白かったです。


While I was in a different Market, I was surprise to see Japanese Cakes being sold.  In Japanese it is called Imagawayaki(今川焼き) , a dessert made with batter cooked into a circular shape.  It traditionally is filled with Anko (Red Bean paste), but lately there has been other flavors.  I ordered the Chocolate filling and the cake was so moist and creamy.
違う市に行った時、今川焼きを売って見てびくりしました。チョコレートのフィリングを注文した、とてもふわふわでした。

Squid/イカ
Hot Dog/ホットドッグ

For dinner, my cousin bought Squid, Hot dog, and Isaw Bitukang Manok.  Isaw Bitukang Manok, in English is Chicken Intestine.  I didn't really eat it, but my cousins and Uncle seem to enjoy it.

夕食に従妹はイカやホットドッグやイサー・ビツカング・マノックを買いました。イサー・ビツカング・マノックの英語で意味は鳥のしょうちょうです。私はあまり食べなかったが、従妹と叔父はイサー・ビツカング・マノックが好きでした。
Isaw Bitukang Manok/イサー・ビツカング・マノック

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