Gee, Thanks, Karen.
So my sister sent me the link to the Philippine episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. I used to watch that show, why did I stop?
Mr. Bourdain, after admitting that Filipinos tended to be the loud wheel that squeaked “Why haven’t you come to the Philippines?”, made his way over there some time last year.
Did I see the show? Not at the time of airing. The Pinoy food blogs were abuzz about it but I avoided it.
You know why? Because I knew exactly what would happen. I would really, really, really, really miss the food.
My sister sent me the links for the episode on YouTube and I gave in. But I’ll share them with you:
Yes, I miss stew of goat guts, meat and bile. Yes, I miss bitter melon stew with fish paste. Most definitely I miss roast pig on a spit with Mang Tomas lechon sauce. MMMMMM
“The best pig ever” is a serious award from a guy who’s had a few good bigs.