Thank you for trying Filipino food. If you noticed, the server gave you a couple of dipping sauces for each dish. Bagoong goes with Kare-Kare, the calamansi, soy sauce with chili is for the sisig. Patisserie usually goes with sinigang and soy sauce with vinegar goes with crispy Pata
As a Californian that’s hella cheap! Crispy pata here alone is $20; that’s just 1 dish. And you ordered 5 ulam plus rice and 2 desserts. You did well for approx $50 for all that! 😋
Mahusay kang mag salita ng wikang tagalog, Kurt! Salamat sa iyong pagtangkilik sa pagkaing Filipino (Thanks for patronizing the Filipino food). Ang Manam na iyong kina-inan ay nasa Uptown Mall, BGC Taguig. Thank you for choosing the Philippines!
Subscribed! Watched 5 of your videos in one sitting before I subscribed. Your tagalog is very good even though you're a foreigner. Happy to have you here in the philippines. Salamat sa pag appreciate sa Filipino cuisine ❤️ Mabuhay Kuya Kurt!
Hi Kuya Kurt, pinanood kong buo and video mo, na-miss ko tuloy masyado ang Pinas lalo na mga foods. God bless you with more subscribers, success and good health.
I am so late watching your videos in the Philippines! I started watching you when you were learning Tagalog even before you visited the Philippines. It just didn’t come out in my feed even if I’m subscribed till now. You are so fun as in I wanna be your friend 😂😂😂 Will binge-watch your vids! So happy you made it there. Wish you could experience the Philippines at Christmas and New Year. Manila (Makati, BGC) is so lit during those times. 🇵🇭
Ay yay yay!!! Me yelling at the screen saying “Squeeze the calamansi on the sisig ang it will be 10 out of 10!” And I was on the edge of my seat whether he is going to use a tiny bit of bagoong on the Kare Kare! Ugh! Nakaka-frustrate, haha! Sana naman the Kuya Manam staff explained properly how to eat the dishes!
@@miguelsantos8196 Kaya nga di ba. There’s a reason we have those dipping sauces and we squeeze calamansi on certain dishes. Calamansi cuts through the fat and the bagoong balances the richness of the Kare Kare. Sana restaurant staff be trained to explain lalo na sa mga non-Pinoys.
one of my favorites is kare kare which is eaten all together with rice and little of that salted shrimp paste and it's heaven to me. thanks, ehh that's make me hungry.
With tons of food on your table not to mention your eating in bgc the bill is reasonable and it's almost the same price eating on other fine resto of manila
Kare kare is ox tail, and beef tripe stewed in peanut buttter, with a variety of veggies like egg plants, napa cabbage, string beans, banana heart, and it is served with baguong/ premented shrimp paste of the side. Kare kare can also be a mixed seafood.
As a person who is learning another language as well (Spanish), all i can say it is mentally draining having to think hard and translate in a second language. I don't know if anyone else can relate. I'm not complaining cause it is SOO worth it when locals understand me and continue to converse with me in their language. But i understand when you mention how you have to think hard when speaking.
100%. It's very mentally draining for me to try to speak to the camera, keep things in frame, keep the conversation going, eat the food, and interact in Tagalog 😂😂😂😭
halo halo shaved ice, evaporated milk, beans red and yellow sweetend banana, kamote or sweet potato, ube halaya and lecheflan sometimes it has jackfruit kare-kare you have to put the shrimp paste with the rice and sauce,
About the take out, it’s true haha! I hate sisig on takeout, sisig becomes too soggy. If there’s chicharon in sisig, it’s going to be bad when it arrives to your home, it’s no longer crispy and crunchy. Sisig is best when served right in front of you in the restaurant.
Natawa ako nung lumabas ang crispy pata. :) I love Manam. Can't wait to go home and eat there and Mary Grace and my daily taho! Also I eat some of the ice cream first and the leche flan before mixing the halo halo.
I wish I was there with you. Helping you out with the food. The Bagoong goes with the Kare-Kare, its definitely a game changer if you eat Kare-Kare. The Bagoong does make the magic on the dish. Yummy!!! 😋😋😋😋❤❤❤
It's nice to watch a while guy with so much food on the table talking to himself.....wow, never seen ice cream drip on a turon. On the halo2, I prefer eating the ube ice cream and the leche flan by itself, maybe because back in the60's, my school allowance can only afford a regular halo2, no ice cream or flan, that's special. Never had turon with ice cream either. I'm ok with the SM turon. For your culinary quest, i suggest you go to Pampanga. Most of what you ate came from Pampanga, just a 2hr bus ride north of Manila🙂
Karen kare is as a stew using peanut as a sauce. Add shrimp paste or bagoong to compliment your karekare. Just a pinch or small dip. It is more of a condiment for the kare kare. So nice to see you enjoying
Hi Kurt. Great video!! The Kare Kare is An Oxtail Peanut Stew. Now, Kare Kare has a strong peanut butter taste because of the peanut butter but rather bland at the same time. What enhances the flavour of Kare Kare is the Bagoong (Femented Shrimp Paste) . It’s a good way to add some “umami saltiness” to the dish depending how salty you want it to be. (It’s better than using salt or Patis (Fish Sauce) )I know for me when I eat Kare Kare with a plate of rice, I add about half a teaspoon of bagoong and mix it all together. It is just the right amount of saltiness for me.
Morr power Kurt. New subscriber here. You ordered so much 😊😊😊 just for yourself. Thank you for promoting Filo food. Pag uwi ko Pinas, punta ako Manam. 😊😊😊
Dear Kurt, I have never supported an expat doing a food vlog who couldn't quite articulate what a puto/puto pao, siopao and a lomi is yet here I am since you're an off the beaten path kinda guy and ai love that. Reach out to me when you gastronomic adventures bring you to Mindanao. I will do the best I can to help you out and show you around Region 10 and the neighboring regions. Cheers dude! 🥳
Hey Tagalog Kurt! I was just gonna watch the beginning and move on, but saw your request so I’m going to play in full and multi task on my new Tshirt designs. Keep up with the great content! I know how much work it is! 💯 Supporter!
Just finished the video, i was salivating! Im seriously getting ideas for my next Filipino Foodie shirt, thanks for being an inspiration; and yes, you’re channel is going to seriously blow up!
Your videos are fun to watch, and you speak Tagalog very well. Here's a quick hack to do it even better: Most words have the accent on the last syllable.
Glad you got to eat in the restaurant. Manam is one of my family’s favorite restos in ‘Pinas. Faves are pancit palabok (with the piping hot sauce pouring on noodles presentation), pusit with ink sauce, any pork dish ❤ Miss ko na sila 😋 🍽️🍛💛♥️💙
Thank you for speaking our language. I subscribed right away appreciating you for that. I guess i will need to try Manam when i come home and visit. Btw, prices over there are still cheaper than here in the states. And I’m sure the food is way tastier too. I’m glad u seem like you enjoyed all the dishes that u ordered. Take care Kurt and thanks again for trying and embracing Philippines ❤️
I was in Manam with my siblings and nephew in March 2024.We were outside they called Al fresco because we brought my sisters dog.for dollar earner is cheap.Eating in Filipino restaurant here in DC Maryland and Virginia you will pay way more than 50 dollars.good you like their food I like the crispy sisig and halo halo. Lowy
Manam is fusion of Filipino dishes. And fusion dishes becomes expensive because of how they present the food in an artful way. It’s more of a taste-test-size dishes. But the food are amazing. I love the bangus sisig but it used to be the mikfish fat but I’m not sure if they still have it. But I’ve tried other dishes like kare-kare, and crispy pancit palabok. It’s my go-to when I go back to the Philippines.
LECHON PAKSIW is also my favorite. I guess you can find it at a LECHON restaurant like Rico’s or Lydia’s Lechon. The usual Filipino dishes are always there at Manam’s like the Liempo LECHON KAWALI, SINIGANG, SISIG, KARE-KARE and ADOBO. I’ve been there when I went to Manila last year. Some of their dishes are a bit salty for me. The Ube shake is really good. Over all I’m satisfied with the experience. My family loves it, too.
The oxtail KARE-KARE is a beef stew with peanut butter and thicken with ground rice and you have to eat it with BAGOONG ( shrimp paste). I like to eat the LECHON with Atsara.
Kuya Kurt, you speak good Tagalog and i love watching you enjoy your Filipino meal. I promise to support your channel. Keep enjoying. Life is beautiful.
That short video of yours with your brother it seems? With the Mentos music is the best....got me to follow you....impressive at best....could / should merit an advertising award!....following from New Jersey! Godspeed!
Nice vlog. Seemed you enjoyed the food. If you need to explore a bit more of MOA, or a bit more of the Tagalog language, let me know. I stay near the vicinity and can show you around. Enjoy!
Kurt I love the reviews you should do more and share filipino foods never heard of watermelon singalong but it sounds good I'll make a mental note to go to that restaurant you went thank you for taking the time to review the foods we offer as a filipino
The Kare-kare is to die for. You were supposed to sprinkle it with a little bit of bagoong to make it tastier. It is one of my Filipino fav dishes. Yummy!
Hi Kurt, watching from Calgary, we went to the Phils. last April and we enjoyed everything. Too little time to spend but l was happy to see my folks! I liked Manam but l liked Tres from SM City. I might go back next year because l didn’t have a chance to eat my favourite puto! Puto Calasiao!!! l was crying coming back to Canada but l will go back. l love you Pinas!!
🧡🧡🧡The food is perfect for sharing. Sayang mag-isa ka lang. You can try some of the ice cream or leche flan on its own too before mixing it all together.
I LOVE manam! I tried this for the first time last year and ever since i got back from here in the US, I have been craving it non stop. Anyway if you’re headed to batangas, it’s a must you try batangas lomi and batangas goto, A MUST. Lmao
I like your videos. I’m sure I’m not the only one who would like to know a little more about your two years in your early days in PI. More about how you actually learned Tagalog. Were you a Missionary. I’ve seen a lot of your interviews and it was very washed over two years, province, learned Tagalog… I feel it would make for a very informative and helpful Vlog… Thank you… 🙂
I love halo halo also but I prefer the ingredients of cream style corn and kaong (sugar palm) And with the weather at 100° that halo halo tastes way much better...
You should spoon a small amount of bagoong or shrimp paste onto your rice along with kare kare. The bagoong enhances the otherwise bland taste of kare kare.
