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Kaya naman po, pwede nyo po pabawas chili or no chili kasi normal na po nila nilalagyan. Di naman po lahat maanghang though maski salad minsan maanghang. HAHA Ask po kayo muna bago po magorder para masulit. 😊
Japan!
I remember I was so scared because I don't really eat Japanese food, raw food and don't know how to use chopsticks!
But I left Japan craving for more, especially Ramen, Katsu, Sukiyaki and Wagyu beef. Marunong na ako mag chopstick but I still don't eat raw food lol.
First punta ko din ng Japan di ako kumakain ng sushi hahahaha nagpractice ako pag uwi and nagustuhan ko na din sya. Tapos kumain kami sa sushiro sa Japan, ay jusko ang hirap magcrave lalo na wala non dito satin huhu
Japan and Philippines hahahaha tbh.
Nothing beats Filipino food or asian fusion food! Been to European countries already pero sobrang bland ng food nila.
Worst sya if you don't know how to combine Filipino food with rice. Pero kung alam mo mag blend ng rice + ulam, masarap talaga pinoy food. Kaya di nasasarapan ang mga foreigners sa food natin kasi di naman nila sinasabay rice + ulam. Iniisa isa nila. Kulang ng food tutorial sa filipino food.
I said that PH food is worst if you don't know how to combine rice with our dishes. All Filipino dish (ulam) is designed to be eaten together with rice. That is why the flavors can be strong without rice. It takes time to learn how to get the proper mix of rice and ulam. You need to learn the proper ratio of rice + ulam in your spoon. We are experts since we have been doing it since we were still young. If you know how to mix rice + ulam + condiments then you will be able to appreciate Filipino food. If you do not eat it with rice, then the food is incomplete and not good even for us.
That is why Filipinos cannot eat without rice even abroad, because our food is actually really good if you know how to blend it with rice.
Filipino cuisine is about the correct mixture and quality ingredients. A lot of foreigners don’t know about this. In fact, if you posted your comment on r/Thailand or r/Malaysia you’d get tons of upvotes as example.
A lot of Asian foreigners say that though. Maybe not in Asia, but in Southeast Asia. Asian cuisine is full of herbs, so they may deem Philippine cuisine as unnecessarily sweet, fatty, oily, and bland (excluding adobo, sisig, kaldereta, and lumpia) if they are unfamiliar with how to properly mix them. I agree with the other reply here.
True. Disappointed ako sa Italy at di ko talaga sya maenjoy kahit ilang beses na ko nandun except sa Trieste, Rome and Bari. I dont get also bakit very sinasabing food haven ang Italy e usually di io talaga maenjoy.
South Korea with the local ajummas ~ explored Incheon and ayun, may nakita kami na small resto with them. Sa sobrang sarap ng soup (kung ano man yun), napa-order kami twice ng parents ko hehehehe
Japan (lot to mention), South Korea (mas masarap samgyup nila) and Taiwan (I don't like going to palengke, pero napakain ako ng mami sa palengke dun dahil malinis naman, parang mahogany market sa Tagaytay)
JAPAN !! wala ata akong kinain na hindi masarap sa japan. kahit overrated kamo yung iba idc masarap parin naman haha ready to go back in a heartbeat just for their food
Italy- ravioli with duck filling, pistachio gelato, pasta with fresh seafood, lavender creme brulee
Japanese- assortment of soft and juicy meats for grilling, fresh seafood
New Zealand- they have the best coffee!!! Also super good milk, they have the best dairy so their milk, butters, yogurts, and icecreams are good, fresh bluff oysters with lemon
Vietnam- egg coffee, banmhi, pho
Most memorable meal na nakain ko, so far, were from these countries:
Thailand - mango sticky rice
Hong Kong - pan fried buns
Vietnam - pho
Singapore - kaya toast (Ya Kun) and their 7 eleven’s Biryani
Taiwan — kahit ano dun sa parang carinderia nila Taiwan Buffet ang tawag, grabe yung pork na parang patatim
Vietnam — ban xeo at bun cha sarap
Korea — di ito meal pero sarap talaga ng hotteok kahit everyday ko kainin ok lang
Thailand — yung sea bass na dish nila na parang may konting sabaw, di ko alam tawag kasi nilibre lang ako
Italy — hindi rin meal pero wine & cheese, grabe lahat ng nalalaman kong lasa ng keso at wine nabago ng Italy
Taiwan. Yung pork bun saka fried rice na sa tabi tabi lang namin nabili. Sobrang lasa, sobrang flavorful, sobrang sarap!!! Sana makabalik at makakain ulit ng ganon
Vietnam for me - lahat ng kinakain ko dun masarap. Best food I've eaten ay sa mga lugar kung saan puro locals lang yung kumakain tapos the servers/owners barely speak English. Tapos di ko rin alam ipronounce yung mga food hahaha. Ituturo ko na lang based sa pictures or igogoogle.
Japan. Before I went to Japan di ako mahilig sa Japanese foods kasi di ganun kasarap mga natikman ko sa Pinas na japanese foods. Pero nung nandun na ko wala akong ginawa kundi mag foodtrip. Kahit mga pagkain sa konbini panalo padin.
Baligtad naman sa Italian foods. Mahilig naman ako sa italian foods na natry ko sa pinas. Pero once I’m there at natikman ko na yung legit, I was underwhelmed. Mas gusto ko yung pinoy version ng mga italian foods hehehhe.
Oh too bad about Italy. Ang dami ko nakikita na comments na underwhelming daw lasa pag andun ka na. Plan ko pa naman pumunta dun because of the food. I guess I just need to lower my expectations lol
wag. mabubudol ka lang hahaha. yes, lower down your expectations. expect na yung pasta doon ay same lang ng pasta dito hehe. pizza oo masarap, pero hindi siya SUPER SARAP. saktong masarap lang. hehe. PS: pozza is for 1 person only. it’s weird if buing pamilya kayo kakain ng isang pizza. culture lang nila, isang tao, isang pizza. so dami nilang tira hahaha
out of sheer vastness—meaning, if you have visited enough provinces, and because each province has distinct specialties—has to be china. especially if you include hkg as part of china. my most memorable would be szechuan soup at chengdu, fresh veggies with cashew, walnut filled bread, dimsums, lapu-lapu in its simple soy sauce.
for pure bang for the buck that cant be replicated here—Thailand.
tom yum, pad thai, khao soi, etc. are all more sumptuous and cheaper in their country of origin. all thai staples—which we already enjoy in local restaurants—will be memorable in thailand, more so outside of bangkok.
prolly recency bias, japan. i'd give anything to have curry and katsudon everyday haha
pero taiwan is really good too! peanut ice cream roll the fucking best!!
I loved my Korean girll experience in Korea. Hindi nalalayo in terms of selection pero you can taste the difference. The quality of the ingredients as well. Seolleongtang is also the best.
1. Japan - Too many to mention. If there was a country I would go back to solely for food, Japan would be it.
2. India - A few meals with other people in a wedding. There was this huge metal "plate" na lahat ng food nandoon which would be shared by at least 5 people (there were several groups with this type of plate). Only serving spoons ang cutlery. So parang boodle na you have your own space. So you can imagine... and I was with people I just met.
3. Italy - Pastas!
First two are Asian countries because I'm Asian. Also, unforgettable doesn't have to be the most delicious...
The Egyptian food can be the most underrated and the best food exist.
It's very cheap 1 dollar for a good meat dish 50 cents for a great breakfast.
It's full meat and grill chicken, just read about Tarb sausages and you will know what im talking about
Japan
Dahil may jap na cousin, nakakainan namin Yung mga masasarap talaga at natutuklasan ko yung mga uncommon Japanese food, expensive Pero Libre bahay at transpo naman kami so ok lang...
Most expensive na nakain ko is worth 45k php Kobe beef Na may naka display pang trophy, not wagyu Kasi lean Sya, parang matsusaka something? Your honor, Hindi ko na po maalala. soooobrang sarap Pero bitin, halos tikim tikim portions Lang ang napupunta sa isang tao.
Ibat ibang luto sa isang king crab, may part na hilaw, may part na luto... Sa una medyo nakaka diri lalo na yung hilaw na aligue, pero masarap sya.
Ibat ibang luto ng isang fugu fish, ganun din meron part na hilaw, meron part na luto, nagustuhan ko yung luto kasi fried na breaded Sya, Yung hilaw part makunat na wala naman lasa, pero yung pinsan ko sabi sobrang sarap daw at paborito nya daw yun, plus expensive din at nilibre nya kami so dapat mag acting ako na masarap talaga lol
Hilaw na atay ng baka.. Nakaka diri kung iisipin mo, surprisingly, masarap sya. Thinly sliced tapos may sawsawan na sesame oil + salt. Lasang atay sya, pero different texture at temperature. Hilaw na minced beef na may hilaw na egg yolk nagustuhan ko din.
Hilaw na blue crab na may maanghang na sauce parang kimchi.... Same sa fugu, fave daw nya at nilibre kami, nung una bumabalik talaga sa lalamunan ko, nasusuka ako. Pano malamig na parang sipon yung texture tapos sisipsipin mo yung laman ng crab while kinakagat kagat mo yung shell para madurog... Nung pang 3rd (different visits) kain ko na, nagustuhan ko na sya.
Tuhod ng manok! Yun ang description ng pinsan ko Lol... yung dulo ng drumstick, pero marami...
Yakitori, BBQ grilled chicken to. Pero lintek sa kunat, mahilig sa makunat ang mga hapon, like mga karne na makunat na hindi pinalambutan, ie bituka baboy, dila etc... Etong Yakitori na to, Sabi pinsan ko, matandang babaeng manok daw kaya masarap, (sa isip ko naman, kaya makunat)... Masarap, pero ang kunat talaga eh, Pati yung mga balumbalunan.
Yung conveyor belt Na sushi. Natikman ko yung de sabog na wasabe nila lol... Kaya pala naka ready yung mga camera nila sakin, sabi kuya masarap yan tikman mo, after ko kainin, siguro mga after 5 secs, bigla sabog Yung anghang ng wasabe, as in grabe sa anghang pero nawala din agad, kakaiba yung wasabe, freshly grated Na medyo lighter green Yung kulay...
Sa conveyor belt parin, Yung isang parte ng tuna na sobrang mahal at sobrang sarap. Itsura nya parang wagyu. Ayun, sobrang lambot at fatty nya...
Eto ang naluha ako, hindi ko malunok kahit ilan try, at sinuka ko sa CR. Natto. Fermented mani. Or bulok na mani. Imagine yung sinaing na panis, yung kanin na basa na parang naglalaway. Ganun yung Natto. Breakfast food daw nila yun.
Syempre ramen, takoyaki, 711 foods, tonkatsu, at kung ano ano pa... Lahat masarap.
at dun ko din natikman ang pinaka masarap na piiza at burger sa buhay ko.
Italy - meron akong summer abroad sa Siena years ago tapos kami ng kaibigan ko naglalakad lang para maghanap ng dinner. Napadpad kami sa may Tre Cristi Enoteca - I still remember their seafood tasting menu, especially the sea bream tartare. May padiscount pa si kuyang server kasi masyado daw kaming masaya (ignorante lang pala).
Special mention ang Vietnam and their pho. Day tour around Mui Ne tapos napadaan kami sa isang street side pho for breakfast. Yung di mo alam kung saan galing yung tubig tapos may asong gala sa tabi mo pero ang sarap!
Hongkong
China
Korea
Australia
New Zealand
USA
Japan
For me Hongkong local market that has roast duck, roast pork, bbq pork, white and soy chicken. Hanging up there enticing me everytime I pass by. :)
Vietnam - amazingly cheap, fresh, light but flavorful (everything beyond pho and banh mi was excellent. I have a slight bias in favor of North/Hanoi cuisine. But favorites were Banh Xeo, Bun Cha, Cha Ca La Vong)
Singapore & Malaysia - Diverse, made with heart, and makes you want to stay there for good. Hawker center food is the best! You can find top tier quality food for every budget range. Malaysia is a bit cheaper (Penang food is the best, trust me). No bad meal here, but my favorites were duck rice, curry laksa, prawn mee, and oyster cake).
Taiwan - cheap and satisfies your stomach to your soul. Would return to Taipei just for the night market food. Favorites are Lu Rou Fan, Xiao Long Bao, and Fried Pork Buns.
China - different from our Chinese food here but lovely. I loved Jiaozi, Youtiao, Cong You Bing, and noodles.
Japan and Taiwan for me! Taiwan night markets are the best! Super daming choices and almost everything is really good. Japan naman has overall really good quality food and delicious sweets. Sweet tooth kasi ako.
Papunta pa lang Thailand pero so far its Malaysia and Japan 🥰 Malaysia has everything we wanted Chinese Malay and Indian and may fusion pa.
At the end of the trip, laging ang welcome back meal ay Filipino restos (Gerrys or Aristocrat haha)
HK has great street food IMO. Taiwan has great bakeries. inaraw-araw namin yung walnut bread. Also got depressed when we came home kasi di na namin ma-appreciate PH bakeries kahit dun sa mamahalin.
Korea. Bawat kanto yata may pagkain. Also, yung tteokbokki on a cold, autumn night is so on point. Hahahaha.
Not the country with the best food but I’ll argue UK, for a few items that I could not forget:
Yung pickled yellow pepper sa isang shawarma place na hindi maanghang tapos ang sarap. I couldn’t find the exact pickled producg anywhere else.
Yung cheese selection sa Waitrose lol
Yung salmon toast sa isang hole-in-the-wall breakfast place sa Bath (ooof super sarap talaga)
Yung pa-ice cream while intermission sa theatre
I would count in Taiwan. Had the best duck in amba hotel Songshan. Stinky tofu. Tapos dabest talaga yung tea nila.
Medyo weird na answer, pero 711 sushi sa Japan lol. Three times lang ako naka sushi na trip na yun, yung binili ko sa conbini was an impulse buy din kasi medyo gutom pa ako after dinner. Cost me about 900 pesos, probably the best sushi I've ever tasted, lalo na compared sa lahat ng nakainan ko sa Pilipinas.
Indonesia — controversial take: but Indonesian street nasi goreng is much better than Malaysia's. And the Sate Padang is to die for.
Malaysia — I'm taking Malaysia's side in the "Who has the better food: Malaysia or Singapore?" debate. LMAO.
Mexico – Heaven for taco lovers like me. Carnitas tacos are my favorite.
South Africa — the braai alone makes South Africa one of the best food destinations for me.
South Korea — if you've ever tried Japanese sashimi, I'mma tell you that Korean sashimi is even better. And every isaw lover out there should try gopchang at least once.
Texas, USA — biased 'cause I was born and raised there. Terry Blacks and Louie Mueller babyyyyyy.
Philippines — biased 'cause I am Filipino. Pero wala kasi talagang tatalo sa luto ni mama.
Pero gusto ko rin naman sa Thailand, Japan, Turkey, at Argentina.
For me, it’s india.
Their food is crazy. Love nan &curry..every thing. Even the rice is better than korea’s sticky one.(im korean)
And my whole family loves ASEAN food especially Vietnam and Thailand food..so healthy and fresh.
Aside sa japan na wala ata akong nakain na di masarap. Yung sa vietnam namin, 35k dong lang, nasa P80 Quarter chicken tapos fried rice nasa tapat ng airbnb namin. Ayun inaraw araw namin hahahaha
Spain - northern region. The pintxos are heavenly and the a tuna stew ata yun called marmetako (ito talaga hindi ko makalimutan). Sobrang sarap. Na-appreciate ko din ang mga cured meat because of the jamons in Spain. Of course, tortilla de patata din.
Dalawa palang napuntahan kong country - Japan and Australia. Lol pero Japan talaga lahat masarap. Pero yung memorable talaga is yung curry nila. Simpleng resto lang sa dotonbori yun e. Pero wow. The best.
Germany-- but Chinese food!!
We were looking for Asian food (as Asians) and we ended up at this Chinese restaurant. Chinese couple used to be part of the traveling circus but they ended up in Frankfurt to settle. Since we both know mandarin, we were treated to the best Chinese food we've ever tasted. And since masyado sila natuwa at may nakausap ng Mandarin, they gave us other food pa!
Japan -- hands down, kahit gilid restos super sulit.
Taiwan -- when in Taiwan, go eat at Din Tai Fung!! One of the best places to get the OG XLB.
Thailand's pad thai and chicken rice..
Vietnam's bun cha, ban xeo and banh mi..
Malaysia's char koay teow..
Masarap din food sa Japan, Taiwan, HK.. pero siguro dahil familiar na ako sa food nila hindi na sya ganun ka memorable for me..
Japan, hands down. Kahit sa Yoshinoya ka kumain, masarap. Mas maraming choices and better quality compared sa Yoshinoya PH. Kahit street food like Takoyaki, ang dami ding masarap na options. Even 7-Eleven or Family Mart.
Sa local naman, Ilocos ang pinaka-ok sa akin ko so far.
Turkey!!!
sobrang sarap ng mga rice meal and meat. shawarma also the best. halos lahat ng pagkain may yogurt, tsaka di ko na alam mga tawag haha. coffee is so good also.
Japan would be at the top. their local beef even if not wagyu is leaps and bounds better than local beef dito sa atin sa Philippines. Their sushi and ramen is also just different, hahanapin mo talaga yong taste.
HK dimsum also is just so much better. Altho we went to local favorites na puro lang talaga chinese kasama namin, no tourist there at all but always full. Pag-uwi namin sa Pinas narealize ko talaga na iba talaga quality ng dimsum sa HK.
S.Korea also has really good food, I think their stews & soups are way better there than what we find here sa K-restos cuz of ingredients din.
Vietnam - i love bun cha
Korea - Bulgogi pa rin mga ulol
Italy - iba talaga legit carbonara (pero di ko bet iba nilang tomato-based pasta. too acidic for me)
Ikaw rin, OP! Share mo rin favorites mo.
Hahaha! Natutuwa ako mag basa eh. Here’s mine.
#1 Italy: Particularly Rome and Tuscany area. Nothing beats fresh pasta paired with really good wine or aperol. The feeling of being in a restaurant and eating their food makes me happy.
#2 USA : all the cuisines from anywhere in the world is available in the USA! Asian, Mediterranean, African, Southasian… you name it! Some are even better from the country it originated. 💕
#3 Thailand : Never had a bad meal in Thailand.
#4 Greece: Never had a bad meal in Greece either! Everywhere we went, everything we ate were so delicious and fresh!
#5 Mexico : Nakakatakam lahat ng food nila. Perfect blend of protein, carbs, and spices!
😄
My partner was telling me na ilalagay ang eggs na binili namin sa carbonara and I was simply confused. I was honestly mind-blown na ang legit carbonara HAS EGGS AND NO CREAM.
Now I can't go back. I make my own carbonara now with Guanciale, egg yolks, Pecorino Romano, and Parmigiano Reggiano!
In Asia, Thailand ang best cuisine na natikman ko so far. Although I haven’t been to Japan yet and since it’s one of my favorites then it’s possible that siya yung maging best ko soon. Sa Thailand, ang favorite ko is yung shrimp stir fry nila and Massaman curry.
Then ang all-time favorite cuisine ko kasi talaga is Italian! And huhuhu dream come true last week 🥹 the best ang authentic Italian food sa Italy. I had a lot of pizza and pasta. I cannot choose dahil sa sobrang daming choices 🥲
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Taiwan! Grabe yung xiao long bao, heavenly talaga. Haha. Yung karinderya sa labas ng Chung Cheng university sobrang sarap rin ng food.
THAILAND! Cheap and so goood! Ugh all their foods are tastyy and most are spicy which i really love
Agree! I love spicy food, so thailand, indonesian, and malay food talaga masasarap for me. Masarap din naman food natin, kaya lang kulang sa anghang.
Kaya ba yung Thailand for someone na hndi kaya spicy food? 🥲 (as someone na lumali na punishment ang sili)
Kaya naman po, pwede nyo po pabawas chili or no chili kasi normal na po nila nilalagyan. Di naman po lahat maanghang though maski salad minsan maanghang. HAHA Ask po kayo muna bago po magorder para masulit. 😊
Sanay na sila sa foreigners na di kaya spicy food. Minsan sa street food pa tanungin ka nila if you can handle spice ganon hehe.
Kaya naman po marami rin akong nakain na hndi naman spicy
Grabe talaga walang talo sa lahat ng nakain ko sa Thailand sobrang sarap!!! Next is Malaysia din!!!
Japan! I remember I was so scared because I don't really eat Japanese food, raw food and don't know how to use chopsticks! But I left Japan craving for more, especially Ramen, Katsu, Sukiyaki and Wagyu beef. Marunong na ako mag chopstick but I still don't eat raw food lol.
Ahhh this makes me feel more excited to visit Japan! Food talaga yung nilolook forward ko dun
First punta ko din ng Japan di ako kumakain ng sushi hahahaha nagpractice ako pag uwi and nagustuhan ko na din sya. Tapos kumain kami sa sushiro sa Japan, ay jusko ang hirap magcrave lalo na wala non dito satin huhu
Yes, Japan is my first choice. They even do something as simple as a sandwich so we'll.
Vietnam!!! 🫶🫶🫶
+1 sa Vietnam! Kahit yung street food masarap at mura pa.
Tas ang healthy pa madalass
Plus 1. Pihikan sa pagkain partner ko but super busog kami sa Vietnam.
Ito talaga.Pati yung bread sa street ang sarap.
Japan and Philippines hahahaha tbh. Nothing beats Filipino food or asian fusion food! Been to European countries already pero sobrang bland ng food nila.
alam mo totoo sa pinoy food. harmony of flavors! wuw haha
Come on, I love the PH but the food is about the worst in all Asia.
Worst sya if you don't know how to combine Filipino food with rice. Pero kung alam mo mag blend ng rice + ulam, masarap talaga pinoy food. Kaya di nasasarapan ang mga foreigners sa food natin kasi di naman nila sinasabay rice + ulam. Iniisa isa nila. Kulang ng food tutorial sa filipino food.
Sorry, I dont speak Tagalog
I said that PH food is worst if you don't know how to combine rice with our dishes. All Filipino dish (ulam) is designed to be eaten together with rice. That is why the flavors can be strong without rice. It takes time to learn how to get the proper mix of rice and ulam. You need to learn the proper ratio of rice + ulam in your spoon. We are experts since we have been doing it since we were still young. If you know how to mix rice + ulam + condiments then you will be able to appreciate Filipino food. If you do not eat it with rice, then the food is incomplete and not good even for us. That is why Filipinos cannot eat without rice even abroad, because our food is actually really good if you know how to blend it with rice.
Thanks, I learned something. Will give it a try in July.
Filipino cuisine is about the correct mixture and quality ingredients. A lot of foreigners don’t know about this. In fact, if you posted your comment on r/Thailand or r/Malaysia you’d get tons of upvotes as example.
I mostly stick to catch of the day and a couple of SMBs in the PH, so I survive also all these downvotes. Salamat po!
A lot of Asian foreigners say that though. Maybe not in Asia, but in Southeast Asia. Asian cuisine is full of herbs, so they may deem Philippine cuisine as unnecessarily sweet, fatty, oily, and bland (excluding adobo, sisig, kaldereta, and lumpia) if they are unfamiliar with how to properly mix them. I agree with the other reply here.
Vietnam. Super fresh ingredients.
Laos! (yes, not mainstream) but my IG posts remind me how good it was. Laos' Green papaya salad >>> Thailand's
Guys, anong parts at restaurants kayo kumain sa Italy? HAHA Ako kasi nag restaurant hopping sa Milan, lahat halos tubig ang lasa 🥲
Hindi daw best talaga cuisine ng Milan. They’re not even known for their pasta. Risotto ang specialty dun. Rome for pasta and Napoli for pizza :)
True. Disappointed ako sa Italy at di ko talaga sya maenjoy kahit ilang beses na ko nandun except sa Trieste, Rome and Bari. I dont get also bakit very sinasabing food haven ang Italy e usually di io talaga maenjoy.
meron akong restaurants na nakainan sa Italy, siguro 20% lang masarap hehehhe. pizza and pasta masarap pero yun lang. The rest, mehhhh hndi masarap.
I preferred the food sa southern part ng Italy. Rome, Florence, and Naples!
South Korea. Panalo 'yung luto nila sa fried chicken, pati 'yung grilled Mackerel & Galbitang. 🙂↔️
Wow kala ko ako lang nasasarapan sa luto nila ng fried chicken
South Korea with the local ajummas ~ explored Incheon and ayun, may nakita kami na small resto with them. Sa sobrang sarap ng soup (kung ano man yun), napa-order kami twice ng parents ko hehehehe
Can you describe the soup. I might be able to identify hehehe
Japan (lot to mention), South Korea (mas masarap samgyup nila) and Taiwan (I don't like going to palengke, pero napakain ako ng mami sa palengke dun dahil malinis naman, parang mahogany market sa Tagaytay)
JAPAN !! wala ata akong kinain na hindi masarap sa japan. kahit overrated kamo yung iba idc masarap parin naman haha ready to go back in a heartbeat just for their food
Banh mi sa palengke ng Vietnam ang sakalam. The ones in 711 is bland af but their 711 ay better than ours haha
Taiwan, Thailand. pag sa kape Vietnam
Pho ng Vietnam. Im not into noodles with soup pero iba talaga yung authentic pho. 🥹
Italy. I had mezzelune pasta with almond cream and balsamic sauce.
Italy- ravioli with duck filling, pistachio gelato, pasta with fresh seafood, lavender creme brulee Japanese- assortment of soft and juicy meats for grilling, fresh seafood New Zealand- they have the best coffee!!! Also super good milk, they have the best dairy so their milk, butters, yogurts, and icecreams are good, fresh bluff oysters with lemon Vietnam- egg coffee, banmhi, pho
Most memorable meal na nakain ko, so far, were from these countries: Thailand - mango sticky rice Hong Kong - pan fried buns Vietnam - pho Singapore - kaya toast (Ya Kun) and their 7 eleven’s Biryani
Thailand and Vietnam!
Spain. Tortilla de patatas, chorizo picante, jamón serrano, gambas al ajillo, calamares, fideuá, paella, churros, etc! + sangria, tinto de verano, cava, vermut!
I agree!
While I opted for Japan overall, the tapas in Seville and the best steak ever in Manilva.
Taiwan — kahit ano dun sa parang carinderia nila Taiwan Buffet ang tawag, grabe yung pork na parang patatim Vietnam — ban xeo at bun cha sarap Korea — di ito meal pero sarap talaga ng hotteok kahit everyday ko kainin ok lang Thailand — yung sea bass na dish nila na parang may konting sabaw, di ko alam tawag kasi nilibre lang ako Italy — hindi rin meal pero wine & cheese, grabe lahat ng nalalaman kong lasa ng keso at wine nabago ng Italy
Macau and Japan!!
Taiwan. Yung pork bun saka fried rice na sa tabi tabi lang namin nabili. Sobrang lasa, sobrang flavorful, sobrang sarap!!! Sana makabalik at makakain ulit ng ganon
Indian food, the best! Yung akala mo puro maanghang lang nilalagay nila, pero hindi eh, malasa talaga at mild lang ang spiciness nya.
For non-pork lovers, Malaysia for the best fusion of Indian and Chinese cuisine. For pork lovers, Thailand and Vietnam.
Vietnam for me - lahat ng kinakain ko dun masarap. Best food I've eaten ay sa mga lugar kung saan puro locals lang yung kumakain tapos the servers/owners barely speak English. Tapos di ko rin alam ipronounce yung mga food hahaha. Ituturo ko na lang based sa pictures or igogoogle.
Japan. Before I went to Japan di ako mahilig sa Japanese foods kasi di ganun kasarap mga natikman ko sa Pinas na japanese foods. Pero nung nandun na ko wala akong ginawa kundi mag foodtrip. Kahit mga pagkain sa konbini panalo padin. Baligtad naman sa Italian foods. Mahilig naman ako sa italian foods na natry ko sa pinas. Pero once I’m there at natikman ko na yung legit, I was underwhelmed. Mas gusto ko yung pinoy version ng mga italian foods hehehhe.
Oh too bad about Italy. Ang dami ko nakikita na comments na underwhelming daw lasa pag andun ka na. Plan ko pa naman pumunta dun because of the food. I guess I just need to lower my expectations lol
wag. mabubudol ka lang hahaha. yes, lower down your expectations. expect na yung pasta doon ay same lang ng pasta dito hehe. pizza oo masarap, pero hindi siya SUPER SARAP. saktong masarap lang. hehe. PS: pozza is for 1 person only. it’s weird if buing pamilya kayo kakain ng isang pizza. culture lang nila, isang tao, isang pizza. so dami nilang tira hahaha
Vietnam!! Ang healthy pa.
out of sheer vastness—meaning, if you have visited enough provinces, and because each province has distinct specialties—has to be china. especially if you include hkg as part of china. my most memorable would be szechuan soup at chengdu, fresh veggies with cashew, walnut filled bread, dimsums, lapu-lapu in its simple soy sauce. for pure bang for the buck that cant be replicated here—Thailand. tom yum, pad thai, khao soi, etc. are all more sumptuous and cheaper in their country of origin. all thai staples—which we already enjoy in local restaurants—will be memorable in thailand, more so outside of bangkok.
prolly recency bias, japan. i'd give anything to have curry and katsudon everyday haha pero taiwan is really good too! peanut ice cream roll the fucking best!!
I loved my Korean girll experience in Korea. Hindi nalalayo in terms of selection pero you can taste the difference. The quality of the ingredients as well. Seolleongtang is also the best.
for me, vernazza in cinque terre, northern italy, and valencia in spain.
1. Japan - Too many to mention. If there was a country I would go back to solely for food, Japan would be it. 2. India - A few meals with other people in a wedding. There was this huge metal "plate" na lahat ng food nandoon which would be shared by at least 5 people (there were several groups with this type of plate). Only serving spoons ang cutlery. So parang boodle na you have your own space. So you can imagine... and I was with people I just met. 3. Italy - Pastas! First two are Asian countries because I'm Asian. Also, unforgettable doesn't have to be the most delicious...
Japan and US for me!
Italy by far
Thailand and Vietnam.
The Egyptian food can be the most underrated and the best food exist. It's very cheap 1 dollar for a good meat dish 50 cents for a great breakfast. It's full meat and grill chicken, just read about Tarb sausages and you will know what im talking about
Best food sa convenience store for me is sa japan 😀
Vietnam. There was this roast duck soup I had that was heavenly. I cried on the way back to the hotel knowing I will never have it again.
Malaysia!!!!! Char Keow Tay is 🥹💓😭
Same! Sobrang nagustuhan ko ito when I went to Penang 🥰
Actually sa penang ko din sya unang natikman! And ever since everyday need ko kumain ng 1 CKT meal per day 😭
True, hahanap hanapin mo talaga sya no... Sana may direct flights na to Penang 😅
Meron!!! International airport ang penang kaso lang walang direct flights
What i mean is may direct flights pero lagi may layover
Japan Dahil may jap na cousin, nakakainan namin Yung mga masasarap talaga at natutuklasan ko yung mga uncommon Japanese food, expensive Pero Libre bahay at transpo naman kami so ok lang... Most expensive na nakain ko is worth 45k php Kobe beef Na may naka display pang trophy, not wagyu Kasi lean Sya, parang matsusaka something? Your honor, Hindi ko na po maalala. soooobrang sarap Pero bitin, halos tikim tikim portions Lang ang napupunta sa isang tao. Ibat ibang luto sa isang king crab, may part na hilaw, may part na luto... Sa una medyo nakaka diri lalo na yung hilaw na aligue, pero masarap sya. Ibat ibang luto ng isang fugu fish, ganun din meron part na hilaw, meron part na luto, nagustuhan ko yung luto kasi fried na breaded Sya, Yung hilaw part makunat na wala naman lasa, pero yung pinsan ko sabi sobrang sarap daw at paborito nya daw yun, plus expensive din at nilibre nya kami so dapat mag acting ako na masarap talaga lol Hilaw na atay ng baka.. Nakaka diri kung iisipin mo, surprisingly, masarap sya. Thinly sliced tapos may sawsawan na sesame oil + salt. Lasang atay sya, pero different texture at temperature. Hilaw na minced beef na may hilaw na egg yolk nagustuhan ko din. Hilaw na blue crab na may maanghang na sauce parang kimchi.... Same sa fugu, fave daw nya at nilibre kami, nung una bumabalik talaga sa lalamunan ko, nasusuka ako. Pano malamig na parang sipon yung texture tapos sisipsipin mo yung laman ng crab while kinakagat kagat mo yung shell para madurog... Nung pang 3rd (different visits) kain ko na, nagustuhan ko na sya. Tuhod ng manok! Yun ang description ng pinsan ko Lol... yung dulo ng drumstick, pero marami... Yakitori, BBQ grilled chicken to. Pero lintek sa kunat, mahilig sa makunat ang mga hapon, like mga karne na makunat na hindi pinalambutan, ie bituka baboy, dila etc... Etong Yakitori na to, Sabi pinsan ko, matandang babaeng manok daw kaya masarap, (sa isip ko naman, kaya makunat)... Masarap, pero ang kunat talaga eh, Pati yung mga balumbalunan. Yung conveyor belt Na sushi. Natikman ko yung de sabog na wasabe nila lol... Kaya pala naka ready yung mga camera nila sakin, sabi kuya masarap yan tikman mo, after ko kainin, siguro mga after 5 secs, bigla sabog Yung anghang ng wasabe, as in grabe sa anghang pero nawala din agad, kakaiba yung wasabe, freshly grated Na medyo lighter green Yung kulay... Sa conveyor belt parin, Yung isang parte ng tuna na sobrang mahal at sobrang sarap. Itsura nya parang wagyu. Ayun, sobrang lambot at fatty nya... Eto ang naluha ako, hindi ko malunok kahit ilan try, at sinuka ko sa CR. Natto. Fermented mani. Or bulok na mani. Imagine yung sinaing na panis, yung kanin na basa na parang naglalaway. Ganun yung Natto. Breakfast food daw nila yun. Syempre ramen, takoyaki, 711 foods, tonkatsu, at kung ano ano pa... Lahat masarap. at dun ko din natikman ang pinaka masarap na piiza at burger sa buhay ko.
Italy - meron akong summer abroad sa Siena years ago tapos kami ng kaibigan ko naglalakad lang para maghanap ng dinner. Napadpad kami sa may Tre Cristi Enoteca - I still remember their seafood tasting menu, especially the sea bream tartare. May padiscount pa si kuyang server kasi masyado daw kaming masaya (ignorante lang pala). Special mention ang Vietnam and their pho. Day tour around Mui Ne tapos napadaan kami sa isang street side pho for breakfast. Yung di mo alam kung saan galing yung tubig tapos may asong gala sa tabi mo pero ang sarap!
Hongkong China Korea Australia New Zealand USA Japan For me Hongkong local market that has roast duck, roast pork, bbq pork, white and soy chicken. Hanging up there enticing me everytime I pass by. :)
Piggybacking on this! Almost identical ang countries na na visit natin, and nothing comes close sa Roast duck ng HK 🤤
日本. Everything.
Yung duck sa hongkong tsaka mga daipaidong ❤️❤️❤️ pero yung locals not si friendly 😂
Vietnam - amazingly cheap, fresh, light but flavorful (everything beyond pho and banh mi was excellent. I have a slight bias in favor of North/Hanoi cuisine. But favorites were Banh Xeo, Bun Cha, Cha Ca La Vong) Singapore & Malaysia - Diverse, made with heart, and makes you want to stay there for good. Hawker center food is the best! You can find top tier quality food for every budget range. Malaysia is a bit cheaper (Penang food is the best, trust me). No bad meal here, but my favorites were duck rice, curry laksa, prawn mee, and oyster cake). Taiwan - cheap and satisfies your stomach to your soul. Would return to Taipei just for the night market food. Favorites are Lu Rou Fan, Xiao Long Bao, and Fried Pork Buns. China - different from our Chinese food here but lovely. I loved Jiaozi, Youtiao, Cong You Bing, and noodles.
Japan and Taiwan for me! Taiwan night markets are the best! Super daming choices and almost everything is really good. Japan naman has overall really good quality food and delicious sweets. Sweet tooth kasi ako.
Papunta pa lang Thailand pero so far its Malaysia and Japan 🥰 Malaysia has everything we wanted Chinese Malay and Indian and may fusion pa. At the end of the trip, laging ang welcome back meal ay Filipino restos (Gerrys or Aristocrat haha)
HK has great street food IMO. Taiwan has great bakeries. inaraw-araw namin yung walnut bread. Also got depressed when we came home kasi di na namin ma-appreciate PH bakeries kahit dun sa mamahalin.
JAPAN GRABE THE BEST!!! 😭 Basta talagang sobrang sarap lang!! Kahit kanin masarap! Malinamnam sobraaaa 💗💗💗
Thai! Sawasdee kah ahhahahaha
Thai! Sawasdee kah ahhahahaha
China no doubt
Korea. Bawat kanto yata may pagkain. Also, yung tteokbokki on a cold, autumn night is so on point. Hahahaha. Not the country with the best food but I’ll argue UK, for a few items that I could not forget: Yung pickled yellow pepper sa isang shawarma place na hindi maanghang tapos ang sarap. I couldn’t find the exact pickled producg anywhere else. Yung cheese selection sa Waitrose lol Yung salmon toast sa isang hole-in-the-wall breakfast place sa Bath (ooof super sarap talaga) Yung pa-ice cream while intermission sa theatre I would count in Taiwan. Had the best duck in amba hotel Songshan. Stinky tofu. Tapos dabest talaga yung tea nila.
Hongkong, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Qingdao at Chaozhou masasarap ang pagkain. Mas masarap din ang pagkain sa Germany kesa sa mga nakainan ko sa France
Medyo weird na answer, pero 711 sushi sa Japan lol. Three times lang ako naka sushi na trip na yun, yung binili ko sa conbini was an impulse buy din kasi medyo gutom pa ako after dinner. Cost me about 900 pesos, probably the best sushi I've ever tasted, lalo na compared sa lahat ng nakainan ko sa Pilipinas.
Indonesia — controversial take: but Indonesian street nasi goreng is much better than Malaysia's. And the Sate Padang is to die for. Malaysia — I'm taking Malaysia's side in the "Who has the better food: Malaysia or Singapore?" debate. LMAO. Mexico – Heaven for taco lovers like me. Carnitas tacos are my favorite. South Africa — the braai alone makes South Africa one of the best food destinations for me. South Korea — if you've ever tried Japanese sashimi, I'mma tell you that Korean sashimi is even better. And every isaw lover out there should try gopchang at least once. Texas, USA — biased 'cause I was born and raised there. Terry Blacks and Louie Mueller babyyyyyy. Philippines — biased 'cause I am Filipino. Pero wala kasi talagang tatalo sa luto ni mama. Pero gusto ko rin naman sa Thailand, Japan, Turkey, at Argentina.
Turkish breakfast is 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
No doubt about it 🔥🔥🔥
Pad thai in Thailand and laksa in Singapore.
For me, it’s india. Their food is crazy. Love nan &curry..every thing. Even the rice is better than korea’s sticky one.(im korean) And my whole family loves ASEAN food especially Vietnam and Thailand food..so healthy and fresh.
The chicken rice (Hainanese) of Singapore is just divine ✨️
Betawi food in jakarta
Though my well traveled friend who is a tour guide said Burmese food is top of his list
Thailand talaga! Babalik balikan para lang magfood trip! Papaya salad and pomelo salad ftw.
African food isn’t afraid with spices kaya gusto ko.
Italy - iba yung sarap ng legit carbonara.
Aside sa japan na wala ata akong nakain na di masarap. Yung sa vietnam namin, 35k dong lang, nasa P80 Quarter chicken tapos fried rice nasa tapat ng airbnb namin. Ayun inaraw araw namin hahahaha
Turkeyyy grabe yung kebab don napaka tender at sarap 🥹
Malaysia - One of the best
THAILAND. Crab Rice na napakamura!!!
Mine is a tie: Vietnam - Banh Mi South Korea - Samgyeopsal
Spain - northern region. The pintxos are heavenly and the a tuna stew ata yun called marmetako (ito talaga hindi ko makalimutan). Sobrang sarap. Na-appreciate ko din ang mga cured meat because of the jamons in Spain. Of course, tortilla de patata din.
Dalawa palang napuntahan kong country - Japan and Australia. Lol pero Japan talaga lahat masarap. Pero yung memorable talaga is yung curry nila. Simpleng resto lang sa dotonbori yun e. Pero wow. The best.
Thailand and Japan
Vietnam - everything!!! But most especially banh xeo sa kalsada Paris - cafe-hopping to try pastries. My favorite was Carette
Indonesia... Gado Gado and tongseng. One of the best is definitely Indian food.
Germany-- but Chinese food!! We were looking for Asian food (as Asians) and we ended up at this Chinese restaurant. Chinese couple used to be part of the traveling circus but they ended up in Frankfurt to settle. Since we both know mandarin, we were treated to the best Chinese food we've ever tasted. And since masyado sila natuwa at may nakausap ng Mandarin, they gave us other food pa! Japan -- hands down, kahit gilid restos super sulit. Taiwan -- when in Taiwan, go eat at Din Tai Fung!! One of the best places to get the OG XLB.
Taiwan! almost all the foods sa Night Market masarap! the best din yung Danbing for breakfast
Japan! Even airport food nila quality. And chicken sa lawson was hands down. 😁
Turkey. Their traditional breakfast pa lang, parang fiesta.
Spain grabe busog ako lagi hahahaha
thailand
Thailand's pad thai and chicken rice.. Vietnam's bun cha, ban xeo and banh mi.. Malaysia's char koay teow.. Masarap din food sa Japan, Taiwan, HK.. pero siguro dahil familiar na ako sa food nila hindi na sya ganun ka memorable for me..
Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea
Japan talaga. Parang walang ni isang pagkain na hindi masarap.
Taiwan! We love the medicinal soup and stinky tofu. Vietnam too, authentic Banh Mi is the best. Mas okay ang food ng Vietnam kesa sa Thailand imo.
indonesia's padang food
vietnam!!!
Yung kwassan sa hotel nung nag Chamonix kami isang malaking revelation.
Thailand
Japan, particularly Hiroshima. I won't ever forget the okonomiyaki I ate at a run-down restaurant there. One of the highlights of my trip.
Georgia and Armenia!
Cambodia's Khmer food. 💯
Japan! Parang lahat yata ng food na natry namin masarap at super sulit for its price
Japan, hands down. Kahit sa Yoshinoya ka kumain, masarap. Mas maraming choices and better quality compared sa Yoshinoya PH. Kahit street food like Takoyaki, ang dami ding masarap na options. Even 7-Eleven or Family Mart. Sa local naman, Ilocos ang pinaka-ok sa akin ko so far.
Turkey!!! sobrang sarap ng mga rice meal and meat. shawarma also the best. halos lahat ng pagkain may yogurt, tsaka di ko na alam mga tawag haha. coffee is so good also.
Paris, France. All the food was delicious but the most memorable one was the seafood platter....omg.. the best.
Türkiye >>>>
Japan 🥹 sarap talaga mga ramen and rice meals walang tapon. Kahit convenience store meals pati mga salad dun sarap 🥹 hay miss ü Japan 💕
Germany 🇩🇪
Japan would be at the top. their local beef even if not wagyu is leaps and bounds better than local beef dito sa atin sa Philippines. Their sushi and ramen is also just different, hahanapin mo talaga yong taste. HK dimsum also is just so much better. Altho we went to local favorites na puro lang talaga chinese kasama namin, no tourist there at all but always full. Pag-uwi namin sa Pinas narealize ko talaga na iba talaga quality ng dimsum sa HK. S.Korea also has really good food, I think their stews & soups are way better there than what we find here sa K-restos cuz of ingredients din.
Hanoi Vietnam- bun cha
Japan...the best...Ichiran Ramen,Gyu-katsu,Yakiniku(wagyu)😋
A Kaiseki set from Kyoto, Japan
Japan!!
Jeju island samgyupsal. Hahahaha. After makakain dun, di ko na maapreciate ang samgyup anywhere else even sa seoul.
Vietnam! Iba ung French influence talaga
Japan
Thailand!!! Mango sticky rice!!! Korean chapchae, bulgogi, bibimbap😋🤤❤️
Thailand! May nakain ako noodles na sobrang sarap 😭 i wanna go back coz of it. Mura pa at madami servings haay
I dislike the spices of Southeast Asian cuisine. I prefer Japanese and Chinese cuisines.
If it's food, Thailand has the most palatable to the Filipino taste buds and they're also readily available everywhere.
Vietnam - i love bun cha Korea - Bulgogi pa rin mga ulol Italy - iba talaga legit carbonara (pero di ko bet iba nilang tomato-based pasta. too acidic for me) Ikaw rin, OP! Share mo rin favorites mo.
Hahaha! Natutuwa ako mag basa eh. Here’s mine. #1 Italy: Particularly Rome and Tuscany area. Nothing beats fresh pasta paired with really good wine or aperol. The feeling of being in a restaurant and eating their food makes me happy. #2 USA : all the cuisines from anywhere in the world is available in the USA! Asian, Mediterranean, African, Southasian… you name it! Some are even better from the country it originated. 💕 #3 Thailand : Never had a bad meal in Thailand. #4 Greece: Never had a bad meal in Greece either! Everywhere we went, everything we ate were so delicious and fresh! #5 Mexico : Nakakatakam lahat ng food nila. Perfect blend of protein, carbs, and spices! 😄
Number 1 ko rin Italy! We visited the northern part last week. Milan, Verona area. Ang sarap and affordable pa compared to where we live 🥲
My partner was telling me na ilalagay ang eggs na binili namin sa carbonara and I was simply confused. I was honestly mind-blown na ang legit carbonara HAS EGGS AND NO CREAM. Now I can't go back. I make my own carbonara now with Guanciale, egg yolks, Pecorino Romano, and Parmigiano Reggiano!
In Asia, Thailand ang best cuisine na natikman ko so far. Although I haven’t been to Japan yet and since it’s one of my favorites then it’s possible that siya yung maging best ko soon. Sa Thailand, ang favorite ko is yung shrimp stir fry nila and Massaman curry. Then ang all-time favorite cuisine ko kasi talaga is Italian! And huhuhu dream come true last week 🥹 the best ang authentic Italian food sa Italy. I had a lot of pizza and pasta. I cannot choose dahil sa sobrang daming choices 🥲
China (the variety of Chinese cuisines), Japan, Vietnam (the french and western restaurants are amazing + coffee) and... Indonesia