ULTIMATE FILIPINO FOOD FEAST in LITTLE MANILA New York!

Like, just listen to that. It's like a soothing, calming melody. This is the best time to just stay home and eat a bowl of soup or noodles, hot pot dumplings, whatever comfort food you can find and just curl up on your hammock. I'm fat. Morning nap time. I don't say this a lot, but today breakfast can't wait. Oh, let me show you how to butterfly yourself. Oh, spiders, spiders. Yeah, did not clean the hammock. Yeah, let's go eat some breakfast. This is a good day to stay inside, but in the city today it's not raining until later. So I'm gonna head into the city and I scheduled a bunch of Filipino food places. So I figured I'd go and eat and then come back because it's gonna thunderstorm later. Go in, stuff my face, come back and enjoy the coziness. Since I had that really good seasick in Seattle, can't get it out of my head. So today I'm at the Little Manila of Queens here in Westside. And we're gonna go for some Filipino food. And I'm limping because I was so hungry. I wanted to get to the restaurant, plus the rain, all this excitement. I was so happy. Basically fell down the stairs. This is a combo of Philippines and New York because right above me is the subway. I got Jessie with me today for breakfast. Gonna embrace my inner pirate and have a giant squid. What's the best thing here? Yeah, start with them, sisig. Do you have some calamansi drinks? Yeah, we have calamansi drinks. Great, great. He asked me if I want a veg. I told him that when it comes to Filipino food, I only want pork and vinegar. Wow. Oh, kare kare. I haven't seen this in so long. I'll tell you right now, if I was swimming in the ocean, this thing started swimming towards me. I'd pee my pants a little. This is like trimming a squid bonsai tree. Very good. Really good. Yeah. I like it. It's good. It's so tender. It's so crispy on the outside. It's so tender on the inside. Wow. This is actually really surprisingly delicious. So we got this squid and then we also got a sisig, sizzling sisig. And we also got a kare kare, which I haven't had since the last time I was in the Philippines. Trim me off some more squid. I'm like still obsessing over this thing. It's hard to talk about this when the train's going by every five minutes. The food's good, but that does get annoying. I feel like the sisig would be better. We got some calamansi. I think it could be a little crispier. But the flavor is there. Flavor is really good. A little crispier would be better. A little bit more citrusy. I miss the calamansi. I miss that so much. But overall, phenomenal breakfast. Would you have ever thought you wanted to eat like sisig and a giant calamari for breakfast? It's the best breakfast. And people like bacon and eggs for breakfast. You got bacon and you got an egg in there. What else do you need? Sisig for breakfast. That should be the new thing. A little bit of the anchovy sauce. Oh, that's phenomenal. Definitely need a bit more citrus. Wow. Fatty, meaty oxtail covered in a thick, rich tuna sauce. Oh, it's so creamy. What do you think of the vegetables? What vegetables? We got vegetables? Inside the karakay. I'm actually happy to see vegetables in here because this thing is so heavy and rich. It's good, but a couple bites in, your mouth is cashing checks that your stomach can't cash. Top of the line. One of the best movies ever. Luckily, my stomach got a lot of cash on reserve. And this is what I love about Filipino food. When things get a little too rich, you always got the vinegar. Organ vinegar. That is essentially the balance of Filipino cuisine. Tons of pork, tons of vinegar, equals happy middle ground. Thank you. Oh my god. Sizzling adobo. This is one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen. I think from now on, all my food, every single food I put in my mouth, I want it all to be sizzling. Ooh, smell that vinegar. That be some fatty pork. Add a little extra vinegar. Perfect. Also, a little fun though. In Chinese, when you're saying someone likes to eat vinegar, such as myself, I like to eat vinegar. It means that you like to get jealous over like a girl or a guy. So today, color me jealous. Oh, I feel my arteries clogging a little bit. After that, I definitely need something sweet and icy. And right next door, Rene's Kitchenette. I hear good things. Earl, your family owns this place? Yeah, my family owns this place. Okay, so sticky rice is supposed to be really good here? Yeah, the purple and the green. Yeah. Okay, what else do you recommend here? The barbecue, kare-kare is really good. Wait, what kind of barbecue? Like skewers? Yeah, we have like the pork barbecue. We have like a grilled sampler, which has like a little bit of everything. Oh, nice, nice, nice. You can try that. Okay. Dessert, we have like hala-halo. We have the pico. We have- Hala-halo good? Yeah, hala-halo is really good. Yeah, I want to get the hala-halos. They have barbecue pork, chicken, pork chop. Yeah. Yeah, let's do that. You want to do that? Yeah. Okay. Thanks, man. Appreciate it. Barbecue in the Philippines, something you should never miss. Oh, it's so good. So on top of the trains, there's like street work going on. This is like literally the loudest street, maybe in America. So I'm sorry for all the background noise, nothing I can do. But this thing, if you love barbecue, if you love pork, come and get this. Yeah, a little bit spicy. Tons of smoke. Dunk it in a little vinegar. That's even better. Yeah? All right, try it. How good was that? Oh, so good. Yo, Jessie, try the rice. Try the garlic rice. That's amazing. You can say something really quick while there's no noise. That's good, right? Barbecued rice is incredible. This country's obsession with pork. I love it. Pork chop's good. I usually don't say anything nice about chicken because it's chicken, you know? Good barbecue chicken. Try some. How are you guys doing? Oh, this is fantastic. Thank you. Good job. Thank you. Good job, especially the pork belly. Wow. Are you a sausage guy? I am when I'm in the Philippines. This is so good. Langanisa. Oh my gosh. All the classic barbecue meats. This place definitely do them justice. Favorite, pork belly. Second favorite, langanisa. Third favorite might just be the chicken. And also, every single thing you eat, just douse it with vinegar. I know we came here just to eat dessert, but that's sweet. Hello, hello. Whoa, this is so pretty. Beautiful, vibrant green and purple. Ube, sticky rice. Pudding on top, jello, ube ice cream. And of course, sweet ice underneath. I think some nuts down here, maybe some red bean. This is like the ultimate flavor texture shaped ice. A little crunch from the ice, a little bit of, I think, cereal in here. You got jello, you got beans. It's like the magical world of dessert. It's just all conjugated here. This is exactly what you need after a plateful of fatty pork. This side is pandan and ube. Oh, this is good. You're gonna love this. In my opinion, a must-get when you come here. Not only is the sticky rice perfect, you get that great pandan ube flavor, but the toasted coconut on top and the little syrup gives it so much aroma. I don't know what you're going to be eating, because Queens is like the most diverse borough in New York City. Afterwards, come here and get the sticky rice. You will not regret it. You know, it might be an interesting experiment. Get some sticky rice, dunk it into the halo-halo. Halo-halo, and how you doing? That was like the perfect pick-up line of desserts. Sacrilegious or food genius? I'll let you decide. You might not believe me because I'm usually alone during these filmings. Okay, tell me that's not a must-try. I know. Let me try it. It's so warm and it's melting and it's so good with the crunch on top. Okay, now take that and dip it in here. Are you sure? Yeah, yeah, do it, do it, do it. All right. Be adventurous. No, more, more, more, more, more. More? Dunk it. Yeah, there you go. There you go. Right? Amazing. Get that nice warm, soft rice with some of the crunchy ice. It's like tasting a warm hug and a cool kiss at the same time. Ever experienced stuff like that before? Come here, get these two, and you know what it feels like. Oh, hey, there you are. They gave you a half lemonade. Oh, thank you so much. You're so nice. Thank you. I just sat down, they just brought over a couple of free lemonades. This is Jackson Heights. Like I said, Queens is the most diverse borough in New York City. I think that is without debate. And especially this neighborhood, the Jackson Heights neighborhood where we are right now. We were just in Little Manila. 10 minute drive in New York City and here is about like half a mile. Got the Latino neighborhoods, the Thai neighborhoods, the Chinese neighborhoods. Like this area, Jackson Heights, I feel is like the most diverse of the most diverse. Anytime you want any authentic Mexican food, South American food, Thai food, Chinese food, Filipino food, this is where you go. And you know the telltale sign of a Filipino restaurant? This is what you look for. That's a karaoke TV right there. That's Evanescent Mort. Oh my gosh. I would say most Asian places and definitely almost every single Filipino place, karaoke. 100%. Got a little scooper on one end. Amazing spring roll. Fantastic crunch. And the inside, it's all meat. Well, that was just one of the most perfect crunchy spring roll laying. This thing's like zero veggies. Try that. That's all meat. This is the Palabok. Does that not look like a little face staring at us? Like a Filipino Stewie? This is the nose. The eyes. It's a Filipino Stewie. From family guy. It's a pancit dish. So it's a noodle rice noodle dish. It's usually topped with shrimp sauce and cooked shrimp. There we go. Here's the cooked shrimp. Hiding in there. Wow. Rice noodles. Some onions. Some garlic underneath too. It's good. The noodles are a little too soft for me. Flavor is really, really good. Shrimp is good. I think the shrimp brings a nice texture to it. I love the sauce. It's citrusy. Huge shrimp flavor. I like to have different elements they put in here. Like a little pickled vegetable. Fried pork belly. I just want to admire this fried pork belly for a little bit. The skin. The fat. The meat. Dunk it in a little vin. That is amazing. Amazingly good. Now, Jessie, try this. All right. Oh, you got to get a piece with the skin. Like, you got to eat that together. There you go. In one bite? One bite. Yeah. There you go. Oh, thank you so much. I appreciate that. Thank you so much. Right? That melts it. That crunch. And then it just melts. You got to do that with one bite. You get the fat, the skin, the meat all together. Shinagawa, I've never had it before. It's like a sour, tamarind-esque soup with just chunks of meat inside and veggies. Oh, man. Look at this fatty piece of pork with skin. And your pork is never good unless it has a few hairs on it. Sour, spicy. It's a tiny bit sweet from the tomatoes and the green beans. This is perfect for a cloudy, rainy day like this. It just makes you feel better. Every single bite. And during these crazy times, we all need to feel a little better. Oh, that crunch. Oh, my gosh. Look at the skin. Layer of skin, layer of fat, layer of meat. This is the crispy pata. Whole entire pig knuckle. Here, here. Are you guys ready? Go to a quiet place. All right. If you're listening to something else, turn it off. Okay. No background music on this video. Ready? You hear that little subtle crunch? Let me hit the repeat button for you. That is why you should come to Queens. That and, you know, everything else I ate today. Not a loud crunch, it's a subtle crunch. But that just goes to show how melt in your mouth this skin is. So light and airy and crunchy. I love the stickiness from the skin and the fat. A little gelatinous right underneath the skin. Best thing is, take a bite of that. Sip of soup. That's a great combo. This is gonna be a good piece right here. Look at all the cartilage and tendon in this one little bite. Dip that in a little hot sauce. That's a sticky bite. Crunchy, sticky, magnificent bite. By far, it's one of my favorite part of a pig. Just because it has everything. Lean meat, fat, a ton of cartilage and tendon. A lot of that great sticky stuff. Everything you need to make your day feel better. What was your favorite thing today? This. Yeah? This is amazing. I just love the skin. You should listen to her. She has good skin. Yeah. She knows, she knows about good skin. Let me know if you heard this before. We were always told that pig knuckles help our skin. Because there's collagen. Yeah. So it's supposed to help your collagen production in your own skin. There you go. Hashtag Asian mom advice. Well, they just ambushed us with something amazing. This is the Ube Halo Halo. Ube Halo Halo. This is beautiful. Oh, this is great. Oh my. Oh, I want to get your reaction. I like how smooth the ice is and the ube flavor really comes out. That's like catching a December snowflake on your tongue. There's no shards in it. It's not coarse. It's just powder snow. You could ski down that. I'm not joking. This is like one of the best Halo Halo I've had outside of the Philippines. Really? This is so good. You know, sometimes people say a girl's too pretty. It's too much money. A car's too fast. This Halo Halo is too good. It belongs in that conversation. This is so good. I want to dedicate that song. The K-pop song from Descendants of the Sun. Know what I'm talking about? And then some Korean words I don't understand. Am I right? I don't know. My only question about that K-drama. Those of you who are Descendants of the Sun fans. My one question is, what is up with that ending? Also, did you notice that guy? He gets shot like every single episode like 20 times. The next episode is just like, yesterday I got stung by a mosquito. Awesome. Take care. Thank you. You can't go too many places during a Filipino food video because like it's so meaty. I mean, I love it. But everything's so meaty and fatty and greasy. And it's good. But so tasty. So, all right. Well, have fun walking your food babies home. Thank you. See you, Jessie. Bye. Just got back before the rain starts coming down. I love the cloudy day. It just feels so nice. It's not really even humid up in the mountains. It's about 10 degrees. On average, 10 degrees cooler up here than it is in the city. So, so comfortable. And I can't wait for it to rain because today we're going to do something real special. Today, we at about, this is what like 7 p.m. We're going to go to bed early. Like I still have to get an hour of workout and take my daily vitamin C regimen. Stuff like that, you know. But then, it's Netflix and sleep time. Especially today with the Filipino food in my stomach. I mean, if you ever want to get knocked out so quickly by food. Fried chicken or Filipino food. I mean, I've been ready for bed since mid-afternoon. But as always guys, if you can, definitely go out. Support your local restaurant. Support your local small businesses. If you're not really comfortable with eating in the restaurant. You can take it to go. Get it delivered. Part of what I'm doing showcasing these yummy places is to show you how much great food. Great local food there are out there. Another way you can support. If you want to roast someone. If you want me to say hello. Sing something. You don't want to hear me sing. Anyway, Cameo.com. 100% of the proceeds from now and forever will go to charities that support local businesses. So, that's always something fun you can do. And as always, all the places I went to listed down below for you. Thank you all so much for watching. Until we eat again. See you later.