TGIF Feature: Popular food vlogger tries Filipino food for first time

I LOVE FOOD. I love cooking, eating and the bonding experience from sitting around a table and sharing a good meal.

I came across the Youtube series "Strictly Dumpling" with Mike Chen. The food vlogger visited the Philippines for the first time earlier this year and "discovered" the joys of Filipino cuisine.

What I enjoyed most was watching Chen eat. He really savors every bite and it shows on his reactions. He transports himself to another world.

It was a good thing that he llikes pork. It seemed half the dishes he tried hat pork in it. His most common reaction to the dishes he tried? "Hmmm. That's good!"

He made me crave for some good Filipino food. After being overlooked for decades for the exotic food from other Southeast countries, Filipino cuisine is finally having a moment in the food world as foodies discover the joys of sinigang, adobo, lechon, pancit, boneless bangus and Phiippine BBQ.

Watch his series as he tries out Manila's night markets, visits the Cebu to try the best lechon. He even tried some dishes I wasn't familiar with. Chen is fun to watch and his  episodes from the Philippines might inspire you to search for the closest Filipino restaurant

DIOKNO

A feast prepared in Cebu for "Strictly Dumpling" host Mike Chen.

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