Here to correct misconceptions and false information about my wonderful country, The Philippines.
Not good? Or not as exotic? Filipino cuisine are based on Filipino taste palette. Mostly plays between Sweet-Salty-Sour-mildly Spicy.
Heck, the spiciest Filipino food I know - Bicol Express, would be a simple appetizer for Thais and Indonesians.
Sauteed Garlic and Onion are the base of most Filipino dish. People find it blant if they have tasted other Asian food first before trying a Filipino one.
Not all of Filipino food is bad. It is a general notion provided by so called “food guru”, comparing it to our neighbors “indigestible” food relative to Filipinos.
I personally tasted a ginger flavored chocolate from Indonesia (we then used it as a punishment in a card game), a friend once had an appetizer that tasted like an old woman's perfume, heck she tried her best to swallow it because she is in front of her Thai colleagues in Chang-Mai. I can't say it tastes weird, but I'd rather tag it as exotic.
Why would international food blogs and personality consider Filipino cuisine as the “next big thing” if Filipino dishes taste bad in general? Talk about Pork Sisig, Adobo etc.
This cuisine is the 'next big thing,' says a Michelin star chef
Anthony Bourdain Says This Filipino Dish Will Be the Next Big Food Trend in America
Bourdain Says Filipino Food Will Be the Next Big Thing in America
This Filipino Dish Is The Next Big Thing In International Cuisine
Recipes for Philippine Independence month
The next big food trend: Sisig, a Filipino dish
Andrew Zimmern: Filipino food is the 'next big thing'
Even Meghan Markle Has Her Own Recipe For this Filipino Dish - Preen
