Philippine Street Foods

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When it’s your first time traveling in Philippines and you want to try something new for your taste buds, It’s good to try looking for Philippine street foods since they are cheap and can easily be found. You can find them in almost all of city streets specially in highly populated areas like schools. Below are the list of some of the best street foods:

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1. Kwek Kwek / Tokneneng – These are basically eggs with cornstarch and orange food coloring deep-fried. The difference between Kwek-kwek and Tokneneng is that Kwek-kwek are usually chicken or duck eggs while tokneneng is quail eggs. It costs around P10-P20 per serving.

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2. Fishball – Fishballs are also common in other southeast asian countries like Hong Kong and Macau. Fishballs in the Philippines are usually made from pulverized fish meat. Despite the ball in its name, fishball in the Philippines are somewhat flat. Costs about P10 – P15 per serving.

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3. Isaw – One of the most popular street food in Philippines. Isaw are made from chicken or pig intestines, barbecued. Other versions of it are cooked deep-fried with cornstarch. Pork isaw costs around P6-P10 per serving/stick while chicken isaw costs around P3 – P5 per serving/stick.

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4. Calamares – Came from the word calamari, a italian culinary word for squid. It's a Mediterranean cuisine and gain popularity in Philippines. Calamares are made from breaded squid rings deep-fried.

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5. Kikiam – Came from the word Que-kiam, a Chinese dish that’s very popular to Filipinos. Made from ground pork and vegetables wrapped in bean curd and deep-fried until somewhat crispy golden.