New York Street Food

Kinilaw na sinugbang talong (grilled eggplant salad) is light and tangy.

Any foodie will tell you that the best way to experience a place is to hit the streets and sample the local fare. By eating what the locals eat , your personal knowledge of a place is that much richer.

In the Philippines, one of the best places to savor street food is Cebu, The Queen City of the South. Hailed not just for its scenic vistas, arts, customs, traditions, and rich history, Cebu is also known for the diversity of its street cuisine. For many years Cebu’s street food has seduced tourists with meaty, salty, sweet, and spicy options, earning mentions in local and foreign food raves alike.

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City Hall in Davao, Philippines is planning to give their street food scene a makeover.  In place of the current hodgepodge of “kwik-kwik” street vendors, some of which are fairly lacking in hygenic food safety practices, the city will be giving uniform carts to the vendors, along with food safety seminars. The proposed name for the new food carts are Jolly Carts.

They are trying to make “street food” more appealing and safer for tourists, with the city’s tourism and promotions officers getting involved in this decision.

“Kwik-kwilk” is a Filipino street food made up of quail egg coated with flour and food coloring, deep fried into a hot boiling oil, and cooked in moving food carts.  It is very popular with locals, but tourists have generally shied away from it.  With uniform carts and food safety classes for the vendors, it is hoped that tourists will be able to enjoy kwik-kwik without worry.  [Durianpost]

Breaded and deep-fried quail eggs.  Sounds good to us!

Filipino street food

There are all sorts of interesting street food made and sold in the Philippines. Click through to hear about some of the more interesting ones, such as Betamax, “new bacon”, balut and kikiam.

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