Food

The food continues to be fantastic. We had more seafood farther south and have now moved into a region (Neuva Vizcaya) where more produce is grown. We’ve had some wonderful meals with fresh salads. For lunch yesterday I had some tasty chicken accompanied by a delicious eggplant salad. The eggplant which had a wonderful smokiness for the grilling was topped with fresh tomatoes. YUM! We’ve also discovered the delight of simple vinegars for dipping grilled foods. My favourite consists of white vinegar, red onions, garlic and chilis. Makes fried calamari or chicken gizzards taste amazing.

The fruits here are usual and plentiful. We’ve had rattan fruit which is very sour but makes for good videos. Yesterday I had a root vegetable that is considered a fruit called Yacon.  It looks like a sweet potato or yam but is sweet and watery more like an apple. It was very refreshing. We still have not had durian though we’ve seen it at the roadside stands. It’s a very huge fruit that supposedly stinks but tastes good. We’ve been warned that we should be prepared to shower after we eat it. That doesn’t make it sound very appetizing.