Mark Wiens, a food vlogger, visits Manila, Philippines, to experience home-cooked Filipino cuisine at a friend's house. He enjoys dishes like dinuguan (pork blood stew) and snails cooked in coconut milk. The visit also includes street food tasting in Tondo, a neighborhood known for its strong community despite its reputation. Mark appreciates the warm hospitality and the variety of food, highlighting the importance of community and resilience in Tondo.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator is in Manila, Philippines.
2. The narrator is going to a friend's house to eat home-cooked Filipino food.
3. The friend's name is Ed Zen.
4. Ed Zen's mom is cooking dinner.
5. One of the dishes being cooked is dinuguan, a Filipino blood stew.
6. Dinuguan is made with pork, onions, garlic, vinegar, and raw pig's blood.
7. The narrator also tries a dish called "fish in a banana leaf".
8. The fish is cooked with spices and wrapped in a banana leaf.
9. The narrator also eats snails cooked in coconut milk.
10. For dessert, they have biko, a sweet dessert made with sticky rice, coconut milk, and sugar.
11. The narrator also tries a popular Filipino street food snack called "banana cue".
12. Banana cue is a caramelized banana dessert.
13. The narrator visits a neighborhood called Tondo, which is known for being a poor area.
14. Despite its reputation, the narrator finds the people in Tondo to be friendly and welcoming.
15. The narrator tries various street foods in Tondo, including grilled chicken intestines and chicken heads.
16. The narrator also tries a dish called "adidas", which refers to chicken feet.
17. The narrator returns home after a day of eating and exploring in Tondo.