I spent a month on Siargao island in the Philippines in March-April. I cooked quite a bit but sometimes went out to eat, too. One of the interesting gastronomic experiences was Boodle Fight, a typical community meal in the Philippines. All the food is laid out on the table and people help themselves and eat right off the banana leaves. All eating is done with hands. The ‘fight’ is basically trying to consume as much food as you can before the others! My neighbours at my homestay were an Australian woman and a local man. They invited friends over for a barbecue and invited me over
All photographs by the authorOccasionally, I would go over to the local fish market and buy fish. I would then have it grilled at the place right next to it for 25 pesos. This is as fresh and tasty as it gets. This grilled fish, with lots of calamansi (a hybrid lemon very common in these parts) squeezed on it, was probably my tastiest meal in the Philippines