I must say, however, as humble or exotic as the offerrings might have been, the hospitality I received in the Philippines was next to none.
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| Food in the Philippines is a rich and varied experience and mine was extremely limited, so these are just empirical observations made quickly over a very limited area. I must say, however, as humble or exotic as the offerrings might have been, the hospitality I received in the Philippines was next to none. |
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| There are many customs we develop within ourselves that are not noticed until we venture into foreign territory and for me it was coffee. I liked a fresh cup of hot coffee as many times a day as I could get it and I did not realize that until I got to Manila. | ||||||||||||
| I have no idea what things are like now but at the time there was a noticable bias to all things American. American Marlboro cigarettes cost many times more than local Filippino Malboros, Filipino movie stars resembled North Americans, and small bands in local bars imitated American groups. The cigarettes worked out OK for me as the Filippino ones tasted just like Canadian one that I preferred and the music was great but the coffee was something else. In the Manila restaurants, I ended up getting a luke warm cup of water and a jar of Instant Sanka with a spoon. I was told that this was perceived as being more sophisticated but to this day it is something, as a confirmed coffee addict, I will never understand, especially in a country where it is grown. | ||||||||||||
| UNDER CONSTRUCTION - June3, 2002 Watch this as it is written ...ken |
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| When I got up to Ilocos Norte, the people there could not afford to purchase coffee so they made a cofee substitute by burning rice in an oven. To me it tasted so much like the real thing, I had to be told and I much preferred it to the Instant Sanka of the restaurants. | ||||||||||||