Holy Thursday has Catholics scurrying about on VISITA IGLESIA, paying their respects in at least 7 churches. One can be dutiful or one can be creative.
In 2005, our little unit did the picturesque route of Baroque churches circumnavigating Laguna de Bay. Through the province of buko pie and pasalubongs we went... from Pila... to Pakil... to Paete... to Liliw... to Majayjay... to Nagcarlan.
Today we took advantage of the mostly clear roads, circling the metropolis to end up at historic Intramuros. Traffic both vehicular and pedestrian then knotted up around historic Manila Cathedral and San Agustin, where on both sides of the pasilyos, vendors plied various street food for the hungry in spirit and body.
It was an interesting and colorful array of the standards: garlic peanuts, dried pusit, fried kamote, banana in all forms, chicharon, chicken skin, cotton candy, corn steamed/grilled/popped, sorbetes, snow cones, sago't gulaman,
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resh buko, the classic balls and cues...
I'm not one to mindlessly grab any of the above myself, but after 7 stops in 3 hours, that list sure becomes mouthwatering! So my kaburgisan chucked aside, I happily savored the crunch of overpriced and overtasty kropek. Nevermind why that is.
For an evolving directory of Pinoy street food, check out http://www.ivanhenares.com/2007/03/flavors-of-metro-manilas-streets.html
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