Street Foods Around the World

The World Street Food Congress is in the Philippines! Yes, that is right. From April 20 to 24, 2016 people can taste the different street foods in Asia and other part of the world. Of course, it also offers some foods that one can taste in the Northern and Southern part of the Philippines.

Gear up with your most comfortable clothes and a lot of patience because the line can be really very long. 

One of the Filipino foods that is included on the food jamboree. This food came from the bicol region. Also a must try is their sili ice cream.

This is another food from the Philippines from Up North. It is called Kiniing Inapoy-Bingungen. Its concept is like the Sushi from Japan.

This is just a glimpse of Singapore Seafood platter.The seafood platter has softshell crab, calamari, eggplant and with three dip sauce - chili crab sauce, pepper sauce and salted egg yolk sauce.

Another food from Singapore is the Har Cheong Kai with potato fries. It is not just your ordinary chicken because the taste of it is different from the regular fastfood chickens.

A personal favorite of my friend is the carrot cake which is also from Singapore. This white radish cake is still handmade and steamed in aluminum bowls. 

This is Indonesia's Ayam Taliwang. This is the spiciest grilled chicken in Indonesia. It has a smoky aroma that can really make you hungry.

From Vietnam is Bahn Can & Banh Xeo which is a traditional Vietnamese snack. While on the line you can see how they cook this food and you'll see how interesting they made this delicious food.

Sticky Rice Banana is a popular food in the South of Vietnam. The banana is covered by the sticky rice, then it is wrapped in banana leaf then cooked in the grills.

 One of the foods with the longest line is Indonesia's Martabak Markobar. Its chocolate overload for this dessert. You can have Nutella, Tim Tam, Toblerone and Kit Kat but they also have cheese and green tea as toppings.

My personal favorite is the Churros Sundae from America. Waiting in the long line is worth it for this dessert. The crispy churros is served with Vanilla ice cream drizzled with chocolate, strawberry and caramel sauce. A really must-try!

I just hope that this would not be the first and last that we would be hosting the World Street Food Congress. I'm praying that they will come over to the Philippines again next year!

Fiesta at Aliwan Festival 2016

Aliwan Festival is an event almost all photographer has been waiting for. Aliwan Festival is an annual event sponsored by the Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) wherein representatives from different provinces dance their way from Quirino Grandstand to the streets of Roxas Boulevard to the Aliw Theater ground at CCP Complex. I just hope that this kind of event have more exposure in the media.

Aliwan Festival promotes the diversity and rich culture of our country. With the Aliwan Festival, one does not need to travel around the different provinces just to witness how the fiesta is being celebrated.

But it's not just an ordinary dance! Delegates showcase their cultural festivals to win on the Streetdance competition, Float Design and each has a representative for the title of Reyna ng Aliwan.

For this year Aliwan Festival, are Tribu Katbalaugan for the Manaragat Festival of Samar, the Niyugyugan Festival of Quezon, Laguna’s Anilag Festival, Baguio City’s Panagbenga, Maguindanao’s Meguyaya and Sagayan Festivals, Boling-Boling of Catanauan, and Iloilo Dinagyang’s Tribu Salognon and Tribu Panayanon.

The Champion for this year Streetdance competition is the Manaragat festival of Catbalogan City. The Float Design winner is the Sto. Nino Fluvial Procession wherein they have a kid sat inside the float which was like the Sto. Nino. Stephanie Joy Abellanida representing the Midsayap Halad Festival of North Cotobato was crowned as Reyna ng Aliwan 2016.

Aside from this, Aliwan Festival has an Annual Photography contest which is open to all amateur and professional photographers. Actually, there are a lot of photographers than the usual audience. Photographers run through the parade, climb the center island, and get up-close to the participants and are just literally everywhere. Participants are very nice and are very willing to show their bright smile in the camera even though they are already tired from the intense heat and from dancing.

More photos of the 2016 Aliwan Festival will be posted on my photo blog.