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Just curious about exotic foods in Pinas?
Is it mostly outside of Metro-Manila where people eat out of the ordinary even today? I hear some species are prohibited to eat due to being endangered....such as Paniki and palaka.
Butiki used to be for medicine.
Also....aso....selling meat, is that rare to find in Manila? I know some natives in Metro-Manila that have ate it before but they weren't aware of it. As an American born Pilipino I have an open mind when it comes to palaka, bayawak, and ahas....Personally....I would stay away from paniki, since rodents are carriers of rabies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FG3y1Y0Pzk
My question is are these still common nowadays in or outside of Manila? Could you list any exotic foods that I have not mentioned? As a native do you personally favor these kinds of tastes or do you shy away from it? (I'm willing to try anything...I am not a big fan of balut)
Butiki used to be for medicine.
Also....aso....selling meat, is that rare to find in Manila? I know some natives in Metro-Manila that have ate it before but they weren't aware of it. As an American born Pilipino I have an open mind when it comes to palaka, bayawak, and ahas....Personally....I would stay away from paniki, since rodents are carriers of rabies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FG3y1Y0Pzk
My question is are these still common nowadays in or outside of Manila? Could you list any exotic foods that I have not mentioned? As a native do you personally favor these kinds of tastes or do you shy away from it? (I'm willing to try anything...I am not a big fan of balut)
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Aso meat selling is now ban in the Philippines. You can buy snake meat somewhere in the north after the expressway.
There are a lot of exotic foods in the Philippines. This page is not enough to write all of them. Better, when you come over for a visit, ask your cousins for these. Just be wary of what they will feed you. Don't eat any butete or other things just for trying it. Consult the elders.
There are a lot of exotic foods in the Philippines. This page is not enough to write all of them. Better, when you come over for a visit, ask your cousins for these. Just be wary of what they will feed you. Don't eat any butete or other things just for trying it. Consult the elders.
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