Thursday, May 24, 2018

TGIF Feature: Asian cuisine is 'iconic' San Francisco food


REGULAR READERS of 'Views' know I love food: looking at it, cooking it, but most of all, eating it.

Time Out: San Francisco featured an article Wednesday (May 23) headlined "10 Iconic Dishes to Eat Like A Local in San Francisco."

There it was, it listed Filipino food, for someone who wanted to taste the real San Francisco Treat. For a cuisine that doesn't get as much recognition as it should, to be listed as one of the City's iconic dishes is a big deal.

I reprinted the short write-up below to include the links to some of the places it recommends.
Filipino Food: 
Filipino food is as integral to the Bay Area as our many other Asian cultures and cuisines. Daly City is ground zero, lined with Filipino bakeries, while SF offers mainstays like Masalaor 1608 BistroPinoy Heritage‘s pop-ups offer some of the best Filipino food around, perfecting classics like pancit or sisig. Beloved Filipino food trucks line blocks, including The Sarap Shop and Jeepsilog, but the most famous is Senor Sisig which has been featured on numerous TV shows, popularizing sisig tacos, burritos and fries.  
Where to get it: Pinoy Heritage; Senor Sisig
If you're in San Francisco, give Filipino cuisine a try. 

The article also mentions: Dim sum at Yank Sing (but, there are plenty of other restaurants that offer dim sum in San Francisco. Tip: Not necessarily in old Chinatown.) and sushi.

There was also a nod to the growing appreciation of Burmese cuisine:
Tea Leaf Salad
Always the trendesetter, SF has been nomshing on Burmese food, one of the rarest cuisines in the U.S., for more than 30 years. (NYC recently got their only Burmese restaurant.) Since 1992, Burma Superstar’s original SF location has converted fans to the delights of Burmese food and tea leaf salad. From family-run Burmese Kitchen to hip Burma Love, SF houses many Burmese destinations. Our favorite is Mandalay, which is truly OG since 1984.
Where to get it: Mandalay
Asian cuisine definitely has had an impact on the food scene in the City by the Bay, whether it be through fusion or the real deals. Even chefs of other cuisines have noted the flavor popping effects of soy sauce or fish sauce.

Tourists always are struck by the "diversity" of the City. I think what they really mean (especially if they are from the Eastern Seaboard or the Midwest) when they say that is: "There's a whole lot of Asians around here." Indeed, AAPI peoples make up a good portion of the City. Walking down Market Street, the city's main thoroughfare, it might look like a cosmopolitan Asian metropolis with a half-dozen Asian languages being spoken by passersby and the smells of dozens of cuisines wafting out of kitchens and food trucks.

That diversity extends to the food. If you see a group of people lining up for one of the brick and mortar restaurants or a food truck, get in it for a real culinary adventure.

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