Filipino Food for Expats: What to Eat, Where and How Much
The 10 Filipino dishes every expat must try, street food tips, restaurant prices, supermarkets, special diets and a realistic monthly food budget.
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The 10 Filipino dishes every expat must try, street food tips, restaurant prices, supermarkets, special diets and a realistic monthly food budget.
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The 10 dishes every expat should try Start with adobo (pork or chicken in soy sauce, vinegar and garlic, ₱80–150 at a carinderia), sinigang (sour tamarind soup) and pancit (stir fried noodles). Work up to kare kare (peanut stew with oxtail), sisig (sizzling chopped pork, best in Pampanga) and…
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