Fiesta Time! My Aunt’s 79th Birthday celebration at her house. The guest list had 200 people invited, let’s see what’s on the menu today.
Table for lunch
Just some crabs for lunch
Food Prep – you don’t need refrigeration here in the Philippines, the heat in the air keeps the food at serving temperature.
Just a couple of plates and bowls for the party
For lunch I had some had some Papaitan Soup (Bile Soup) with goat intestines and liver, and on the right is Sinigang soup (sour and savory with tamarind) with goat feet. Probably the best thing I ate on this trip so far
Mangos and Atemoya (Sugar Apple)
Dinuguan – Pork blood stew
“Adidas” – Chicken Feet
Uhhh. Fettuccini Alfredo? Maybe for the American visitors
Fried Chicken – Boooring
Beef Caldareta – Similar to beef stew
Steamed Shrimp – with the best part still attached, the heads!
Lumpia – Filipino Egg Rolls
Lechon – Whole Roasted Pig
Another view of the roasted pig
My dad hacking away at the Lechon – using a small machete
Balut – the National Street food of the Philippines. A fertilized duck egg with the developing embryo.
A closer look at the Balut – if you look at the darker area, those are the feathers
One Day Old Chick – Self explanatory. You eat everything. This was actually better tasting than the Balut
Phil the Belly 