It Actually Tasted Like Chicken

Anyone that knows me knows my love for meat and barbeque. Filipinos love meat (unfortunately they eat too much of it). So I decided to obey my craving and try out the bbq street vendors near my place. You can find grill stalls on practically any city street here in the Philippines and they all come out at night. Supposedly they are a popular business for individuals who want to have extra income as you can double or triple your income when you sell street foods. Of course, the prices of street food is cheaper than sold in the malls and in the restaurants.

So it was a perfect match tonight all the way around - a Fil-Am carnivore who didn't want to spend a lot of money looking for a vendor who had a lot of meat to grill and sell. Usually its either pork or chicken, so being the good SDA that I supposedly am not, I opted for fowl. I followed my nose and found a stall at a nearby corner. That's when the questions started. I was told it was all chicken, but the questions were "which part is that?" You have to admire the Filipinos for not wasting any part of the bird. I'm talking chicken livers, cubed chicken blood, chicken skin, chicken feet, gizzards, etc. I first opted for the familiar - two wings, which cost me 35 pesos for one stick. Next, I chose two chicken thighs (I trusted them on this), which cost me 20 pesos. I think they were already cooked, but the young man took each selection and warmed it over the grill. I was given some soy-like sauce and kalimansi halves, which is like a sour lime as condiments. The barbeque was fabulous! And the best part -
it even tasted like chicken! I was elated as you can see!Afterwards I found out the hilarious names of these various barbequed chicken parts. Filipinos are humorous folk, as evident when they order their chicken bbq:

- isaw, or IUD (chicken intenstine - apparently some filipinos know about one form of birth control methods)
- betamax (cubed chicken blood - I'm trying to figure this one out, if you know, please post the answer)
- adidas (chicken feet - bruhahaha!)
- helmet (chicken head - yee-haw!)
- 007 (chicken wings - it was derived from the number of James Bond because the wings appear to look like number 7)


PS. For any of you who I've gained weight already, you need to get your eyes checked.