Comments on: Lumpia Shanghai and Pork BBQ

By: Anju

Anju — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:39:42 +0000

Wow Gianna! I think you found your food counterpart in JT! I am moderately adventurous but I must admit I was slightly repulsed at the first thought of eating pig intestines that you spoke of, but that said, I used to eat fish heads and eyes for the longest time as a kid until I realized that it was they fish’s EYES! The lesson learned here is if I am not aware of what I am eating, I am more likely to try it. Kudos to you on your natural sense of adventure though! I am jealous…

By: Van Santos

Van Santos — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:24:16 +0000

Thanks for the Spryte blog, Bob. I’ll take a look at them later this evening. You need to have the food at a Filipino restaurant first – then try to make. The taste can be very unique!

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:16:42 +0000

I’ve never had Filipino food before, but I’ve been dying to try it since I saw Spryte (sprytesplace.blogspot.com) make lumpia. It just looks so good. And I’m always down with some bbq pork. Heh.

By: Van

Van — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:44:46 +0000

Seriously, these things are TO DIE FOR. The Lumpia is fantastic. Truly. The carrots really add the touch.

I’ve had the pig intestines dish you speak of but I cannot remember the name. Once I got past my hesitation (a total mental block) I enjoyed it. All that said, I am really not an adventurous eater… I know that limits me…

Brain tacos? Yea… Hmmmm… I dunno.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:28:00 +0000

Fantastic! I love adventerous eating myself, chicken feet, brain tacos, fermented raw pork skin, bring it on.

By: giannakali

giannakali — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:03:31 +0000

yum, love filipino food…had a good friend in high school who was filipino and always ate great stuff at his house…his mom made great lumpia

but how’s this for a story:

was once in some town somewhere in the bay area I was not familiar with…needed lunch…spotted a little hole in the wall filipino restaurant…nothing in english in the menu….

asked what the special was…was told “you don’t want that.” I was a white girl and they didn’t think I could handle it…I said, no tell me…I love new stuff…

it was pig intestines in some sort of stew which I proceeded to order and it was HEAVENLY!!!

yeah, I’m an adventurous eater!!

By: Wandering Coyote

Wandering Coyote — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:58:36 +0000

I could sooooooo go for this right now…