It's a Filipino Thing
observations about Filipinos by Filipinos (well, two of them)
Categories: Food, The People | 6 Comments

There’s a dish that I love in the Philippines called Tapsilog. Its more like a snack or a full fledged meal, could be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner or merienda (late afternoon snack). They call it Tapsilog as a shortened version of Beef, Egg and Rice. Tapa means Beef, itlog means fried [...]

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Kamayan means eat with your hands in Tagalog, the official language of the Philippines. I thought it was appropriate to talk about food today, being that Turkey day is tomorrow.
But while I do enjoy a meal with my hands, in today’s modern age, Filipinos use a Spoon and Fork. I didn’t [...]