80 Hour DEEP Filipino STREET FOOD Tour in Manila Philippines!
hey guys good morning it’s Mike Chin here
in Manila Philippines it’s about 4:30 in the morning let’s get this food day started
and the first place I’m going to open 24 hours wow 4:00 in the morning there’s
still tons of people out and about in Manila uncle John’s this kind of looks like the
7-Eleven of the Philippines this food stall I’m going to I don’t think I’ve ever tried this
dish before oh it’s bustling look at this wow there’s a lot of people here so this
is Jim’s Pares and Mommies these stalls are usually always open 24 hours a day whoa oh this
looks freaking awesome choose one sir oh do I get to choose one yes wa okay I’m choosing this
one with the two bones wow okay 250 only okay wow this is so cool i need some calamani and chilies so here’s the
good stuff right here okay thank you thank you spicy yeah some chilies got some chilies
calamani oh my gosh i got something crazy looking squeeze some calamani juice inside throw
my chilies in i didn’t get that much because uh the lady was giving me scary looks so uh
I think this this chili really is going to pack some punch and then everyone’s just
eating this with a spoon look at this oh my gosh ginormous chunks of stewed beef this
looks like beef broth for sure and this is the mommy this is the rice cake and then they
give you a a egg it’s not a balloon is it no it’s just the boiled egg just the boiled
egg yeah okay that makes me feel better wow so you can either get um the pes with bone marrow
or with noodles look at this bone marrow this thing is just chunk full of bone marrow you can
just go ahead and dig that straight out of the bones wow look at that i’m just going to
drop the bone marrow into my beef soup i can’t believe I never had this before in the
Philippines every time I come back it’s new stuff okay this looks beautiful there’s
so much marrow in here i’m going to get to the rest of the bone marrow later
but oh my gosh this smells so beefy wa this is absolutely lifechanging how did I
never try this before m oh that beef flavor is incredibly intense taste some different spices
like starese in here this is one of the most beef centric bowls of soups I think I’ve ever had
so with the noodles that everyone else got this would have been just an incredible beef noodle
soup i’m eating some marrow with the soup and just adds so much awesome richness to this already
beefy broth oh look at all the meat that’s on here holy moly i’m actually glad it gave me rice
this is definitely one of those dishes that You need something either rice or noodles
but you need something this broth is so good and I could definitely use more
chilies too you know what i’m going to pop the egg in here i think the egg
will be so good in this i want this for breakfast every single day i’m here
if that’s possible put some eggs in here i’m so happy right now i’m going to
get back to this bone marrow the outside meat is pretty much gone i’m going to
try to scoop the marrow onto my rice look at this now my rice is glistening m oh
this is so good bone marrow anywhere you go it doesn’t cost you a pretty penny this is
such a good deal two ginormous bone marrow with the soup and everything else i think
this whole set about $4 this is beyond good oh it’s free rice cake savory and sweet this
beef broth is one of the best you can ever find anywhere i kid you not oh I love it so much my
soup is getting a little low so you grab the extra soup fresh hot lemon soup this
is the good stuff right here this might be one of the best breakfast in the
world just so much awesome beefy flavor that was one of the best breakfast I’ve had anywhere so
uh the plan is about 6:00 right now there’s a morning market that opens in about an hour and
that’s a place I’ve never been before so I’m going to hit the gym and then go to the morning
market and before hitting I just want to give market good morning today is a Saturday so that
means the Salceto weekend market is open and I’ve never been to this market before so this is pretty
exciting oh this must be popular this Thai place there’s a lot of different food vendors here
there’s noodles there’s tacos there’s produce fruits and vegetables okay this looks like
a pretty big size market okay this place is way bigger than I thought this grilled cheese
sandwich looks good whole entire pig trotters pork bellies so this market opens at 7:00 a.m
it’s about 9:00 a.m right now and it is just absolutely packed with people oh look at this
i like the cutest little dog ever this market is so much fun can’t believe I’ve never been here
before there is everything you want to eat is in this market wow there’s so much to choose from
there’s also tables set up so you can eat the food over there wow that barbecue smells great
whoa also fresh seafood too and this market even extends into the park itself thank you you’re
welcome and I got a couple of barbecue skewers one of which a look at that beautiful thing
barbecue pork look at all the beautiful char fresh off the grill this is a pretty heavy skewer
the question is how to add my vinegar to my pork maybe nibble it and drizzle it on bite it right
i think that’s a good idea that’s what I thought right if you’re just Ooh little purse vinegar in
my mouth and plastic all right drizzle some on my pork oh oh yeah there we go oh yeah how does it
taste that’s so good m sweet savory fatty skewer of pork a little bit of that nice char this is
the breakfast I needed this morning yeah this was a good choice especially at the end to see all
that nice crispy fat i love saving the best for last also got a barbecue chicken i wish you guys
can smell this look at how juicy this thing is and perfectly grilled add some vinegar onto
my chicken there we go that is so awesome they took the bone out zero hassles smoky juicy
that is just tons of flavor this thing is flavored by the fire there’s so much flavor in
here especially that skin is that good where’d you get it there hello m that looks good i saw
you do a happy happy dance right there really good it’s that good huh i got to get some after
my chicken oh this does smell good good to see you you too follow thank you what’s your name
my name is Alino nice to meet you you too this type of bread we call it saj bread it’s very
light she use it for the chara especially the chicken chararma that’s why we use it spicy
chili of course and also now we’re going to just add some beef here or you want this other
one we marinated actually with the make Arabic spices special Arabic spices which is the
secret once you going to do it you like all the veggie tomato onion pickles yes it’s
Arabic pickles yeah more spicy like sure no you can make it a bit spicy so my
schwarma was dumped into the oil that that’s on the bottom of the spits and now it’s
on the grill oh man this is going to be good oh my gosh it’s starting to get really
hot here met Al back there really nice guy told me I had to try the hummus and also
the beef schwarma this I am so excited about wow look at that seared up nicely on the
grill oh my god oh this is awesome m first of all this wrap is absolutely delicious
it’s so thin at the same time incredibly chewy and it toasts up so well the beef sha is
nice and smoky there’s some nice crispy pieces in here as well the sauce is awesome there’s
a lot of heat in this sharma it’s spicy it’s garlicky oh man oh wow i just bit into the pickles
too oh the pickles a nice touch something really crunchy and sour to balance out the richness of
the beef this thing is so juicy by the way every time I take a bite you really got to utilize
the bite and slurp method for this schwarma every single bite the combined juices from
the meat the sauce the tomatoes everything just gushes out it’s so good i’m so in love
with this wrap by the way i love the schwarma i’m sure I’m going to love the hummus i love
this morning market what is this this thing is amazing there’s so much food you don’t
have to travel anywhere you just Everything is here there’s another one tomorrow i’m
going to it too all right let’s try the hummus this hummus looks so good oh man I’m
absolutely missing that shmer right now i’m excited for this i’m excited for more wrap oo
there’s so much olive oil in here i love it wow that’s good hummus that’s really good
hummus wow the olive oil is phenomenal the hummus is so rich and creamy and it’s
just absolutely perfect with the olive oil they’re incredible this thing is earthy it’s
nutty the tahini adds like a silky buttery smoothness with just a subtle bitterness very
subtle bitterness like a the the more mature cousin of the peanut butter i love that so much
i should have added some of that to my schwarma this is the type of hummus that will make
anything taste better i was really trying to pace myself cuz there’s so many things I want to
eat oh man this hummus is my weakness right here this was definitely my happy place wow i pretty
much ate the whole thing that’s how good this is so I met a really nice couple and they told
me I had to try the soy milk here wow look at the tofu tofu looks really good too got the soy
milk m oh it’s like silky smooth no grittiness whatsoever sometimes fresh soy milk you get
some of that leftover soybeans but not here at all this is like drinking pure silk that’s
delicious that definitely helps with the heat both temperature- wise and the spicy sha I just
had this is really interesting mushroom chips and you can get different flavors i chose
wasabi wasabi mushroom chips that’s pretty interesting these look like little oyster
mushrooms that’s not bad i don’t know if u wasabi is necessarily the best flavor i just
like wasabi a lot but it’s super crispy definitely a little oily it breaks apart very easily in
your mouth i mean if this is a healthy snack I could definitely get on board with this like an
alternative to potato chips and this thing really crispy earthy i like that that’s a pretty good
idea so it looks like the longest lines are at this Thai stall and at a stall down at the end
that sells nachos looking for some Thai food so it’s approaching midday now it’s definitely
getting a lot hotter there’s a lot more people here too i think those will be my last couple
of dishes here i’m really excited about this though mainly about the mango sticky rice so
I see everybody at that Thai stall getting the the pai so that’s what I got as well so it’s
a tofu pai there’s peanuts sprouts splash of calamanzi that’s a pretty good bowl of
pai that is really not bad at all noodles are nice and chewy plenty of peanuts and
sprouts for a nice crunch good amount of heat nice sweet and sour flavor from the
timing that’s a pretty solid bowl of pai I got to say i think I waited in line for
like half an hour for this pai pretty darn good i’m really excited for this i haven’t had
mango sticky rice in Southeast Asia in a long while it’s one of my favorite things to eat
whenever I’m in Southeast Asia mango sticky rice to me in the dessert world there’s not much
better than this this is one of those those things I crave the mango is perfect perfect ripeness
juicy extremely sweet so juicy coconut milk on top the sticky rice is perfect as well beautiful
texture awesome sweetness feel like the best ones are just the ones you find on street stalls
this is really something you can’t find in the US because unless you’re in Florida the mangoes
are not that good that was just an absolute perfect mango this just satisfies so many of
my cravings right here this place is getting a little too hot for me feel like I’m reaching
my heat limit right now i mean day markets are awesome that’s one reason night market is a
little better there’s no sun boy it’s so hot today it’s dinner time right now i have no idea
what this area is i think I’m on San Andreas so maybe this is near the San Andreas market but this
is sort of kind of in the same area as my hotel sides i walked all the way here this seems to be
a pretty bustling part of town looks like a lot of shops a lot of food vendors so I’m just going
to walk around see if I can find something good to eat there’s this burger place i don’t know if
this is a chain or just a neighborhood spot i’ll take a burger so for about 70 cents you get
shoe burgers like good size burgers too they’re like much bigger than like the the White Castle
burgers beef patt is not bad like a really fluffy bun that’s a really buttery burger 70 cents for
two that’s a pretty darn good deal i feel like these kind of areas where food stalls just pop
up at night they’re everywhere so I remember last time I was staying over by the airport I found
a similar area with just tons of food stalls and everything there’s a lot of people here waiting
for something that’s takoyaki but on the left I think some kind of chicken oh it’s a it’s a milk
tea place okay so that place was more of a more of a iced coffee place there’s a lot of kids drinking
iced coffee maybe they’re drinking something else i don’t know but she recommended a chocolate
iced coffee wow this is awesome this thing is so chocolatey oh and incredibly
rich this will keep you up at night this restaurant looks nice tapa Supreme it’s
got a really nice vibe to it beautifully designed this is a really neat restaurant and with the
fan blowing it’s nice and cool here i don’t know if the foods here is good or not but
it’s definitely very affordable on average the breakfast dishes and the and the rice meals
like$1 or $2 so I got taps perfectly fried egg sitting on a bed of garlic rice shredded beef
on the side some vinegar looks like a beautiful dish that is pretty darn good gooey egg yolk
the garlic rice is nice and fluffy the tapa is sweet a little tangy very very beefy and it’s
got a wonderful truth i love that sweet smokeoky umami filled flavor definitely got to add
some vinegar to balance out the sweetness a bit rich hearty full of flavor i love
how wherever you walk in the Philippines i mean definitely stay safe don’t wander
into like a like a bad area or something but there’s food everywhere that’s
pretty awesome stumbling on this place this place got a lot of people let’s
see all right let’s take a look see see yes sir see pork seas pork seas yeah
pork cas please oh tell me you hear that sizzle here speak up this is an absolute
feast for my eyes and music to my ears let’s go the egg is scrambling on the hot plate
as soon as it touches it pretty big pieces of pork the skin is nice and crispy the pork is tender
garlic rice is nice and flavorful some chili peppers here as well to add some heat there’s some
onions too that tastes really good after it cooks on the sizzling plate i love neighborhood places
like this especially when there’s tons of people here you know they’re doing something right i
think I’m going to walk home after this about a 20-minut walk back to the hotel it’s a nice
night not as hot as I thought it was going to be it’s so nice to be able to just walk outside
the hotel and just find a bunch of local spots i think the location of this hotel at least in terms
of getting access to local foods it’s my favorite welcome to the Sunday market as soon as you step
into the park yeah I’m definitely smelling this this curry smells so good this looks like all
traditional Filipino food oh it’s Chinese food here black pepper noodle that looks good
this market literally just opened minutes ago and it’s already so many people hey
there’s that tie place I ate at yesterday fried watermelon fried Twinkie what so this
market definitely some of the same vendors from yesterday but also a lot of different
ones too that is a ginormous dorian that’s huge definitely need to try some of the some of
the fruits and compared to the market yesterday there’s way more tables it seemed like way
more places to eat and besides food there’s also clothing there’s bags i think maybe some
antiques too i thought I was going to get a jump on people by by arriving as soon as this
place open but man people come to these things early oh look at this oh this smells good so
puto buman is one of my favorite desserts here in the Philippines and uh it’s basically a
Filipino purple rice cake and it’s steamed in bamboo tubes i think they’re steaming it
right below the charcoal with salted egg with salted egg yes oh it’s babinka oh wow okay i
don’t think I’ve ever tried this before i’ll definitely come back for that there’s barbecue
stall set up okay let’s get some breakfast so this is the uh black pepper sauce uhhuh
so it’s a mixture of uh some shallots some garlic and black pepper of course yeah there’s
a bit of uh uh peanut butter in that in there also to give it a bit of sweetness then
uh I got it from a recipe from working in um one of these uh hotels uh
the casino hotels here in Manila i hope you enjoy it shwa thank you thank
you hey there’s the mushroom chips people okay yeah you sold me i want that but
why is it actually special because the salted egg yes sir oh so this is a
local um soda maker and you go you make your own ginger ale and butter beer
i haven’t heard of butterbeer since Harry Potter World so this is the ginger ale oh
that’s delicious okay and the next is the butterbeer wow that’s really buttery i was going
to get the butterbeer but this ginger ale is really really good now got to find a place
to sit the problem with this market is that um they don’t have the standing tables I
guess the last market has it is definitely a more comfortable seating situation but
there’s less seats cuz I was really worried about my lant crispy skin just being steamed
inside this this packaging it’s not good oh this looks so beautiful beautiful golden color
there’s so much fat look how juicy this lechon this is incredible oh my gosh I am so excited
that’s why I got these black pepper noodles with just some eggs because got plenty of
meat right here this looks great you can smell the black pepper on these noodles i’ve
seen black pepper crab i’ve never seen black pepper noodles you know what first bite of food
got to be lon crispy skin oh my god you can hear that all the way back in the US look at this
perfectly crispy skin with a beautiful little layer of fat underneath you can see the herbs
that this pig is cooked with and under the skin there’s fat there’s meat you can see how juicy
and glistening it is dunk it into the liver sauce that’s so freaking good this pork is just
so clean tasting no gininess whatsoever i mean this meat looks like it’s going to melt
in your mouth that’s a melt in your mouth by delushan it’s such a intense contrast between
crispy skin and that melt in your mouth meat my liver sauce is so delicious too there’s so
much flavor and umami coming from the coming from the sauce oh look at this oh they cut me
a piece of the belly this is definitely the belly look at all that fat this lon I feel
like the meat tastes just as good as the skin that fat renders instantly this is some
of the juiciest tenderest lan oh man it gave me some of the ribs you can see some of the carage
in here oh this is going to be good m this is the tastiest piece so far this has definitely
touched all that delicious herbs inside the big as well it’s so good i totally forgot about
bought my noodles wow oh this smells so peppery wow these are really good pepper noodles you know
this goes so well with the lechon and the lchan without the dipping sauce a little bit mild so it
goes perfectly together oh like it was meant to be by the food guys try the lchan chase it with the
pepper noodles wow that was definitely the right choice to get the ginger out there a lot of ginger
in here that definitely cuts the richness as well this is like a perfectly paired food and drink
today i didn’t even do this on purpose okay these noodles they’re really good the texture is good
it’s peanuty the black pepper definitely brings a a nice smokiness to these noodles i like the
crunch from the sprouts the green onions again it’s so good with the luchan i love this combo
this is something else I never tried before this is a binka and this is a Filipino rice cake
smells smells so good wow it’s a coconut rice cake and it’s cooked over hot charcoal and they
give you some shaved coconuts to drizzle on top and he told me this is a special very special
rice cake because there’s a there’s a salted egg inside wa look how spongy that is this is already
smelling so so good oh this freaking delicious it’s so fluffy this tastes like something I want
to like make into a bed and sleep on this is one of the fluffiest cake you’ll ever see wow they’re
so soft the texture is absolutely angelic it’s subtly sweet it’s coconuty oh here it is here’s
the egg here’s the egg he was talking about right here this was make this is what makes this dish
special or extra special m interesting salted egg inside so now this thing is sweet and savory
i never thought about like adding salted eggs to to sweet desserts or cakes that really works this
thing really just tastes like the most angelic of all angel cakes it’s got that such a beautiful
aroma from the coconut and the banana leaves and a really nice smokiness from the charcoal as well
this is so good add some shaved coconut inside to give it a more texture well I definitely love the
heck out of this another dish I never tried before seriously every time I’m here so many things I
never seen were tasted phenomenal oh yeah this is something that’s desperately needed right now
today is definitely hotter way more humid than yesterday i think it’s about to rain or something
oh this hala looks awesome this thing is filled with everything with a fla on top wo this ice is
way finer than all the other ones I’ve had that is a really really creamy fla velvety very rich
and eggy oh that’s delicious the ice is a lot finer too this is the special halo halo so it has
like pretty much everything all the jellies the ube everything is here so you got to dig deep
and go get all the ingredients up the jellies the condensed milk oh this is so good especially
on a day like this i mean it may not look it because the sun is hiding but wow the humidity is
like double of yesterday i actually don’t have a lot of time this morning there’s somewhere else
I need to be soon so this is pretty much all the stuff I can try at the Sunday market but last two
days these markets are such a fun time walk around there’s different vendors selling all sorts of
different foods from around the world everybody is super friendly i think yesterday though
was definitely a better day to be walking around than today but yeah definitely glad
I was able to make it out to both of the markets i’d never been to these markets before
this is something I’ll definitely come back to good morning welcome to another glorious
food day here in Manila it’s about 7:00 in the morning I think let’s go grab some
breakfast and today’s breakfast is going to be some bulalo this place smells great so
there’s special balo regular balo balo steak crispy balo what there’s also noodles pork
adobo there’s a lot of good looking stuff here this juicy lemon drink is actually really
really good it’s like a less sweet Mountain Dew i have no idea where I am right now but this
looks like it’s going to be a phenomenal place never had crispy balo before actually only had
balo once since I got here so the special balo comes in a very light bowl of beef soup with
little greens floating on top and look at this look at how big this bone is look how big the
marrow is inside ginormous piece of marrow and big chunks of beef floating inside as well
i think I’m going to take the marrow and put it on my rice my crispy bulatto is here
as well this thing looks beautiful splash of calamani juice and a splash of calamanchi
juice in my soup as well oh this looks so great woo one sip and I feel like I just apply lip
balm oh there’s so much good fat in this soup oh this is delicious very beefy but also incredibly
light especially when you take a spoonful of soup with some muro inside then the soup becomes a
little richer fattier more flavor put my mirror on top of my rice a little sauce on this as well that
is some pure melt in your mouth beefy flavor this is just the most ultimate bone marrow ration you
got to take a little bite of chili soup cut down the richness oh it adds a lot of punch to that
mirror as well this soup is so good take my rice just dunk it in my soup it’s so freaking delicious
it’s so light and beefy this tastes very very healthy for you too beef is delicious it’s got a
good chew to it the flavor is awesome this is such a nice breakfast right here okay I can’t wait to
try this this just looks ridiculous crispy gulalo look at that toasty fat inside this beef and this
thing is super toasty dunking in my sauce a little bit oh yeah this is flipping awesome super
crispy pieces of beef that’s such a nice texture on the outside i feel like if I just
got the crispy balo it’s going to be good but I think with the crispy balo and the special balo
with the soup together incredible because this is going to be a little more rich let that flavor
sit in your mouth wash it down with some soup also the crispy version is so tender the beef
just easily falls apart and this is the best part right here the fried bone marrow wow put
that in the sauce add a little bit of rice to it this is breakfast right here bone miral
rice in the morning really doesn’t get much better than that that was so good oh that
was awesome breakfast the next place I’m going to is actually right down the street jolly
Dopey check this place out this place has a bit of everything chicken corn blue homestyle
chicken of course you got the traditional Filipino breakfast items like Londona tapa
there’s waffle there’s pancakes there’s tacos let’s see what they’re known for let me ask
them what they recommend so I got some fresh calamani juice and they gave me like a little
cup of syrup to adjust the sweetness levels wow it’s like fresh lemonade and this
plate looks beautiful garlic rice fried egg the beef looks absolutely
scrumptious and you get a little brownie wow delicious oh this garlic
rice is absolutely perfection this one of the best garlic fries I’ve had in
the Philippines after taking a bite and even as I was describing them I was my mouth was
salivating oh my gosh yummy this is a phenomenal breakfast plate the egg is perfect the beef
is chewy sweet little smoky ultra flavorful the top is good the egg is good the rice it’s
so good this is the most ultimate steak and eggs this dish is nice and rich actually goes really
really well with the calamani juice i also got this i’m really excited for this this is pans
behind glass noodles looks like little bits of meat in here as well some liver it looks like
I love everything about it i love the wake the vegetables are nice they added some green beans
some lettuce some carrots in here this thing with a little bit of calamari juice is so bright
and vibrant this is a really good restaurant it’s open super early too i think breakfast in
the Philippines it’s never boring there’s so many places that’s open early or open 24 hours
you can always find somewhere delicious to go and right now I am at UG Street where there’s
a night market pretty much every night and it took me like an hour and a half to get here but
there’s so many food vendors at this place wow there’s everything from Korean corn dogs to
sharma to local Filipino dishes there’s pizza there’s lechon there’s people selling snacks
and toys this is a really cool night market and besides the little stalls there’s
tons of um restaurants on the side as well oh look at this like seafood noodles this
stuff seems to be really popular some barbecue oh my gosh look at this looks like a grilled
ball that is gnarly i think that’s the whole street it spans about four to five blocks
there’s a lot of stuff oh man I don’t even know how to decide because there’s so
many like these these restaurant stalls on the side of the streets as well all
right I’m starving so let’s start eating starting the night with some freshly
grilled scallops and grilled oysters they only sell this like 20 pieces at a time
so I got like 40 pieces of shellfish and they give you little spoons to eat it with and the
scallops is cooked with some cheese sauce and scallions you know what this is awesome these
actually taste like really fresh baked scallops some of these scallops have nice roll attached
to them as well so it’s nice and creamy i don’t think I’ve ever had um shellfish grilled with
scallions before but this is just delightful super super tender scallops that’s so nice it’s
smoky it’s grilled perfectly the cheese sauce is awesome doesn’t cover up the nice sweet
delicate flavor of the scallops that’s really good these are really good grilled oysters the
sky is awesome cheese sauce is good a little crispy onions on top as well also there’s
a little heat in the sauce as well that’s delightful that’s so good yeah 40 of these they
go down super easy this is such a busy night market wow this cheesy corn looks outrageous i managed to snag some cheesy corn that
looks really good there were like two stalls selling it one of them looked kind
of cooler but uh the other one didn’t really have any customers so I went to the other one
cheesy corn interesting this is really good the corn is snappy and sweet buttery and cheesy
at the same time this is like a like almost like a corn soup it’s so good like really really good
it’s kind of like a soupy elote i had to get out of the market so I came to this little halo halo
restaurant Alen Consuelo’s original halo halo this is the special halo halo with everything ube
ice cream jackf fruits fla coconut it looks like it’s definitely hard to mix because this is
overflowing with ingredients that’s delicious wow it was so hot walking through that market oh
this is definitely needed that’s really cool this whole restaurant all they do is sell halo
halo i ate a little bit of it i’m going to try to mix the remaining ingredients halo halo to me
is one of the most perfect desserts on this planet there’s so many ingredients in here it’s got so
much going on plus when you’re walking around the Philippines you’re sweating in like 2 minutes and
this thing just start cooling you down from the inside i had like two items from that market and
I’m a little afraid to go back you barely walk through that thing that might be one of the most
crowded markets I’ve ever t still hungry though so let’s see what else is around here so this fried
rice stall i’ve been smelling this all evening finally I was able to grab a fried rice and
apparently they make their own showai here so I got some of that as well look at this
super thin skin shai little dipping sauce in here that’s pretty good this is
a pretty ginormous shai stuffed with meat the skin is very very thin it’s pretty spicy fried rice is awesome this thing definitely
just came out of the walk pip and hot taste the walk this is way more flavorful than a typical
fried rice little vinegary element to this fried rice this show is gigantic dipping sauce is really
really good it’s super garlicky and spicy usually I don’t like carb on carb but this actually
goes pretty well with the with the rice it’s super tasty this is definitely one of those
times where following my nose 100% paid off usually you end the meal with halo halo but that
was a nice break definitely pulled me down a whole bunch oh that’s pretty good meal oh
check this out fresh veggie lumpia all right at the edge of the night market I saw this gentleman grilling
whole catfish that smells so good looks like the fish has lemongrass and herbs
inside let’s get one of these oh that’s it right there that looks tremendous thank you welcome
look at this oh ginormous catfish oh this feels Oh man this is tender this is really tender holy
moly it’s burning hot too yes look at that juicy juicy catfish holy moly look at the herbs the
lemongrass inside the fish dunk it in the dipping sauce a little bit oh man amazing that’s a
10 out of 10 grilled catfish this thing is all sorts of juicy the skin is nice and crispy
dipping sauce vinegary a little spice a little sweet oh my god that’s so good every bite
you can taste that nice aroma from the herbs inside the fish as well no joke come
visit this place i’m sure if if he had a stall inside the market there’ll be a line
for sure this is just crazy good seriously 10 out of 10 probably one of the best fish I
had in the Philippines the skin is like a chip it’s so crispy the contrast between ultra
crispy skin and the tender juicy meat is breathtaking i can’t believe how good this is you
know I’m just going to take a bite of my lubia too since I didn’t get any rice i’m just going to
use my lubia as rice to eat with the fish fresh lubia too actually let me add some of
the sauce to the lubia and try this again the wrapper is so chewy vegetables
crispy i think goes really well with the fish you got to come and try this it’s called
Black West Sarong he told fresh catfish it’s amazing this fish has made my night and whole
fish only around $3 trust me this is better than any catfish you’ll ever eat in your life
incredible and I think that pretty much wraps up my street food adventure here in Manila been
through several days of just eating around Manila just going to street food places I’ve never
been before there’s still so much to explore but every time I do it it’s always a phenomenal
time for me and as always all the places I went to list down below for you guys thank you all so
much for watching till we eat again see you later
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Restaurants I went to:
Jim’s Pares & Mami
1739 Maria Orosa St, Malate, City Of Manila, 1004 Metro Manila, Philippines
Salcedo Weekend Market
H26F+56Q Salcedo Village, Jaime C. Velasquez Park, Tordesillas St. Cor Toledo St., Salcedo Village, Makati, 1227 Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines
Angels Burger – Maginoo St. (Multiple Locations)
68 Maginoo, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100 Metro Manila, Philippines
Tapa Supreme
HXFV+4MW, San Andres St, Malate, City Of Manila, 1004 Metro Manila, Philippines
Prime Plate – Sizzling, Pancit, Lomi
999 San Andres St, Malate, City Of Manila, 1007 Metro Manila, Philippines
Legazpi Sunday Market
Located in: Corinthian Carpark
Legazpi Street, Village, Makati, Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines
E. Li Bulalo Express
16 72 Evangelista, Cor Gen.J.Cailles, Makati City, 1233 Metro Manila, Philippines
Jollydopey Restaurant
1663 Evangelista, Makati City, 1233 Metro Manila, Philippines
Ugbo Street Food Shops and Takeaways
JXF7+9M5, Tondo, City Of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
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45 Comments
Eat it up, Mike.❤
Me watching at 3am… Ahhhhhhh!
if you are not a Filipino, you can ask Mike on why our foods are that good. men, his every explanation and the way he describe the food he eats are valid and on point. he really is the real deal world's food vlogger…
What a delicious food trip Mike Chen! Thank you and happy summer 2025! 🐼
Thank you for visiting our humble store jims pares and mami and sharing your experience.
We truly appreciate your support and love the way you captured everything.
See you soon again! ❤️
I honestly wish Mike can go to Ilocos Norte / Sur and taste some food there as well! He'll definitely like having Vigan Longanisa, Batac Empanada and Miki. 🥺
Proud Illocana here! 😌💚
Mike, Please go to Davao City now, Ting is here please let her see you.
You should’ve had a couple of drinks first before going to Jim’s Pares. That’s the stuff to eat when you’re tipsy or a little drunk and it’s awesome 😂
Mike Chen! Your the best!
you go all in for this one appreciate you sir <3
I love the fact that you’re really enjoying the food that you’re reviewing.😊By the way if you love mangoes you should go to Guimaras Island in Iloilo, they have Cashews (fruits) there too!
Honestly so rarely disappointed by Mikey but him not dipping that schwarma in the hummous made my heart sad
From morning till evening you are eating! While im watching ,my mouth is open thingking i was there😅😅😅
Glad to see Mikey back in the Philippines. His taste buds is becoming more and more Filipino 😂. I've recommended him before to Try cebu lechon and now he's loving it and keep coming back for more 😂
@12:50 bro said “the home-less is sooo rich” 😂😂
🤩nice 🙂
Excuse meee? Angels Burger?? Bigbrew?? This is authentic food vlogger right here! 😂 raw vlog for real!
mix the halo halo
Wow enjoy keefsafe sir.
Damn, this video just makes me so HUUUNNGGGRRYYY!!!! Those foods look delicious! Another great video from you Mike, never fail to make us drool from the foods and make us hungry!
"Lakwatsero" (for males) or "lakwatsera" (for females) is a Filipino term used to describe someone who loves to go out a lot, hang out, travel, or wander around, often aimlessly or just for fun. Another cute pronunciation ❤
This guy outshines every food vlogger in the Philippines!
Where is the first market? Thank you for answering.
Gosh, that bibingka looks reeeeaaaally good. You described the taste perfectly!
IAN MA! 22:45
Try the sun-dried, smoked meat in baguio city.
Next time try the fried bangus!
now people are going to flock that grilled catfish stall. You had me drooling there.
Ur BP bro😅 take care❤
Glad you love our grilled catfish here in the Philippines. That is soooo goood. One of my favorite too!
I’m nearly 50 and sadly just discovered Filipino cuisine three years ago. This video encapsulated everything I love about the food.
Amazing! Which hotel did you stay at?
wow! bone marrow ❤
Yum!💖💖💖
Kakagutom kpo kumain 😂
Hope you could visit Patio de Conchita. One of the OG restos in Manila. located along Intramuros. Chicharon Bulaklak, dinuguan, kalderetang kambing at itlog nang isda soup.
Drooling now while watching. Made me miss the Philippines more 🥹
Im so so glad you love our Filipino food & our dipping sauce such as vinegar & calamansi.😊
Watching Mike eat while I am having my meager midnight snack makes my food taste so much better. 💁🏼♀️✌️😘
So glad your going all around the Philippines , take care
You should go to the coldest city in the Philippines, thats BAGUIO CITY, and you should try the nigh market
Jim's Pares still the best compared to other Pares Resto
That first food just gave Mike good amount of collagen for the health of his skin
Mike this is by far (for me) your Nicest video in terms of the kind of food, the places you've visited, and the way you interact with the locals, it's just overall a great food vlog. Thank you so much. Been a fan for over 4 years now.😊
Damn, now I'm craving some good pares and Angel's burger HUHUHUHUHUHUHUH