Cooking for my husband and me is somewhat challenging since he doesn’t eat seafood and weird stuff that Filipinos regularly eat. I was grateful that when were in San Diego, cooked Filipino food are not hard to find. To fill in my cravings for the uncommon and bizarre taste, I’m constantly on a look out for weird dishes that I can find when I go on trips or dine out. So far I have tried rattlesnake and rocky mountain oysters (bull balls) in AZ and in San Diego, I’ve been to a number of restaurants serving ostrich, deer, buffalo, crocodile and kangaroo meat, as well as frog legs and escargot.
All Filipinos are adventurous eaters. When I was really young, I think my grandma has tricked us into eating dog meat in the province. Back in grade school, there’s also some gossip that the Siopao (steamed bun with meat filling) meat that was brought from Chinatown was actually cat meat. It makes sense to me now. Although I would almost try anything, I still need to find the courage to eat the Balut. I can eat the white part and the yolk but definitely not the chick, that part I give to my brother who claims that it is exceptionally delicious. Growing up, I was introduced like the rest of the Filipinos in the Philippines eating all parts of the chicken, pig and cow, even its bone marrow. I love seafood and my favorite parts are the eyes, brain and eggs. I also have tried goat meat, chicken’s and pig’s blood and grilled chicks at one point. From now one I want to document my eating adventures in this blog, please feel free to share my experiences through comments.
