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Manila, Philippines
6 dishes to eat in Manila, what is in them, and where they belong.
Meat braised in vinegar, soy, garlic and bay. The closest thing to a national dish, and cooked differently in every household.
A sour tamarind broth with pork or shrimp and vegetables. Filipinos rate sourness the way other cuisines rate heat.
Whole spit-roast pig with glass-like crackling, the centrepiece of every celebration.
Shaved ice layered with beans, jellies, leche flan and ube, topped with evaporated milk. The name means 'mix-mix', which is an instruction.
A fertilised duck egg, boiled and eaten from the shell with salt and vinegar. A genuine street staple rather than a stunt.
Stir-fried noodles in many regional forms, traditionally served at birthdays for long life.
