this was back in el nido and we had had maybe 3 days of filipino bbq but no homestyle meals as of yet (with the exception of one chicken adobe on the beach that tasted like soy sauce chicken. yucks). we stopped by one place that had a mix of food so we ordered three traditional dishes:
all of the dishes were served up in smaller portions than we had expected (which was fine for the sisig since none of us were in love with it) and somewhat fusion-y. the search for our homestyle meal continues…
as consolation, this place did have a wood burning oven and their pizza was surprisingly very good! crispy, dry and slightly chewy crust topped with tomato sauce, corn, ham and purple onions.
we’ve been so lazy this week so we opted to walk around town tonight rather than sit around for a drink. on the northeastside of town is the quieter area and seemed like was where the locals hang out.
we came upon some street food stands on one of the darker streets, lined with the lights of the local vendors:
and also found a church that lead us to…
an organized community basketball game and…
there were also a whole street of hostels, backpacker lodges, foreign restaurants and massage parlours though i’m pretty happy that we’re staying where we are. smaller, quaint and without the north american and european influence.
