I am not the world's smartest person, nor do I say...
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4y ago
I am not the world's smartest person, nor do I say I am. For example, when it comes to food, my IQ level pretty much goes down to the single digits. I have eaten some pretty questionable stuff, and a lot of experiences that I refuse to list here because I can already feel you judging me (jerk). Probably one of my top 5 stupidest moments took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Just a disclaimer before I start: Puerto Vallarta is lovely, and don't let my stupidity hinder you from dipping your palate into diverse culinary delicacies! If bargaining is a hobby, and you're looking to be supplied w ..read more
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Strange Foods Pt.3: Balut
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For those of you who aren't vegetarian or vegan, I assume you've had eggs before. If not egg, you've probably had chicken or duck. So why do people shy away from this Southeast Asian delicacy if it's nothing more than a cross between a chicken and an egg?  Ah yes. I forgot. This is why everyone cringes at the thought of de-shelling this almost-hatched bird embryo:  Picture of a half opened Balut The veiny, partially incubated inside of the duck egg looks very unappetizing to say the least, but in my experience, the taste is nothing to run home about. The traditional method of cookin ..read more
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Chicken Feet (A Study In Food Texture)
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Picture: A pile of braised chicken feet, garnished with cilantro. Taken at the Lai Hong Lounge. To those who didn't grow up eating dim sum, you might ask "Denise, why isn't this in the strange food category?". To all my Cantonese friends, well they'd probably give me the stink eye for even trying to categorize one of their staple dim sum dishes as strange.  The truth is simple and something most of you already know: The food isn't weird. You just weren't brought up around that specific food culture.  Depending on our environment, culture, and social status, we are pretty much pre-condit ..read more
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Milea Bee Farm: The Hidden Honeypot of Batangas
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4y ago
Did you know that there are roughly 20,000 different species of bees. The species is split up into 7 different categories, and only one family out of the 7 produce honey. This is one of the many facts I learned from Jack, our tour guide at Milea Bee Farm. I haven't stepped foot on Philippine soil for almost 14 years, and my days were suddenly spent weaving through crowds of people that my mom knew personally, but most I never met. There was a lot of kissing, and hugging, and food (so much food), and a whole lot of love to go around. But when you spend time with family, your vacation is never ..read more
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Strange Foods Pt.2: Morel's and why don't I eat them anymore
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4y ago
I love mushrooms. During my time in UCSC you would think I would pop psychedelics on a bi-weekly basis— but no. Not those kinds. Strange enough, there are a couple of types I cringe away from, some being the mini cocktail and oyster mushroom (believe me, there is such a thing as something tasting too earthy). But regardless of my palate preferences, I love the biology of mushrooms, and I loved to forgo studying and nose dive into deep wiki-holes about everything mycology. It was one of those hyper-fixations that never really left. Instead, my mycology hobby grew to the point where I was pre ..read more
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Strange Foods Pt.1: Salmiakki
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Another quick intro about my palette before I go on. I eat everything. Well mostly everything. Even the most traveled palate has something they don't enjoy. For Sonny, from Best Food Review Show, it's cucumbers. For Andrew Zimmerman from Bizarre foods, it's Durian. For my own personal list: - liverspread - arugula - and the newest addition apparently being Nordic licorice. I got mine at World Market, but you can snag it here.  My journey to this awful experience began with my sister Jaxx. The conversation went something like this. Me: You told me Kat was Swedish so I asked her if she e ..read more
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Am I a bad Filipino for not liking the cuisine? Probably.
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On August 13, 1994, my mom began that god awful arduous journey of pushing out of my birth canal, sans epidural. She still gives me shit about it to this day. Out popped a 6 - 7 lb baby, born in Lipa City Batangas, famous for their Lomi (which I don't enjoy), and their Kapeng Barako (which I actually do enjoy but doesn't do jack for me). I was born and raised as your typical semi-asian amercican, gaining receptive bilingualism and also the stark knowledge of toxic asian family dynamics. I was never really fond of Filipino food, the flavors just didn't do it for me. I think it was one of th ..read more
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Is Japanese food actually good? Or do I like it because I'm a former weeaboo?
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Ichigo Daifuku in Asakusa.  Just a short preface before I get down and dirty with the deets. I used to be a huge weeb with the used part meant to be taken lightly.   For those of you who don't know what a weeaboo is, the dictionary definition of the term is:  "Weeaboo is a mostly derogatory slang term for a Western person who is obsessed with Japanese culture, especially anime, often regarding it as superior to all other cultures." You know those people who dressed up in Naruto headbands, the weird kid that stuck photos of their anime crushes in their binder, or that other weird kid w ..read more
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