[Philiipines, Manila #6] I tried 'Balot'!

당신은 나보다 부유할 수 있으나, 자유로울 수 없다
You may be richer than me, but you will never be free like me

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안녕하세요.
Capitalism에서 Humanism을 찾는 여행자,
@rbaggo 입니다.

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Today, my Filipino friend asked me to go to the shopping mall to introduce you to various foods. I think it was a little strange because there was a merry-go-round inside the shopping mall. Surprisingly, there were a lot of people in line.

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The Philippines has the same voltage as Korea at 220V, but it uses a shape called 'pig nose', which is 11 letters in the shape of the electric code. Usually, you can easily purchase it at around 10,000 won at a store or airport that sells electronic devices. Considering portability and practicality, it's better to bring a travel converter from Korea.

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Tonight's dinner is 'pansit', a traditional Filipino fried noodle dish. I can't remember the exact name, but I ate cabbage, shrimp, and mushrooms.

I remember the taste of the pansit was very good because it tasted like charcoal. The sauce was perfect for my taste, so I remember eating it deliciously. In the Philippines, pansit is one of the common foods like ramen in Korea. There is not one kind of food, but there are different names of different foods depending on the ingredients and sauces that go in, and they all seem to be called pansit.

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Fruits are a must for dessert!
Since the Philippines is part of a warm tropical climate, you can taste many delicious fruits. There are three to four kinds of mangoes in the picture. The mango, which is slightly red on the upper left, has an apple-like crisp texture and a slightly different scent from the original mango.

There are mangoes in green and yellow on the bottom. Usually, mangoes with yellow color are more mature and have a sweet. It doesn't taste the same just because it has the same color as the green mango. Depending on whether mangoes are long and thin or short and thick, they can be recognized as different kinds of mangoes.

In my memory, one of the two is a mango with a very sour taste.

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Mangos can usually be brought with them, but the fruit seller that they were selling also cuts them. There was a very sour mango among them. My Filipino friend dips it in salt and drinks water after that. The reason is that you can taste the sweetness that comes after that. It's like eating lemon and salt with tequila shots.

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The last thing I ate was boiled eggs. The dark skin color looked just like an egg from a stone sauna. And a white-skinned egg that was placed next to it. This is what Balot has been listening to.

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Balot is an egg in its pre-hatching condition. I opened my heart and tasted it because I experienced many different cultures. What does it taste like? Chicken soup? It tasted good. It just looks like chicken bones and wings, but it has a scent and taste similar to chicken meat. I just eat it, but they usually serve it with sweet chili sauce. I think it was okay to eat together.

Sometimes people use the expression "appealingly disgusting," and I heard that Balot is popular in the Philippines because it is known as a healthy health food. Therefore, I think it will not be bad for Filipino friends if they accept and accept it as a different culture.

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