Stalls in the Mall
A CHICHARON stand.
A BALUT stand.
You won't find these snack stalls in any mall in the US, that's for sure.
I'm really a fan of the chicharon stall though. Those salty snacks of fried pork intestine and skin, or fried chicken skin, are terrific coupled with beer or liquor. Get a bag full and grab a six pack and you're good to go.
This is what I got at the balut stall:
It's crispy fried day-old chick. I've got an adventurous palate. What can I say? I just couldn't resist. I only ate half of one of my chicks because I had just eaten lunch. But it tasted alright, kind of like eating a super fried chicken wing, but with more um, 'meat' to it?
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Can I complain about one thing? Please indulge me for just a sec. The Philippines is so WET! There was such heavy rain yesterday that I came home from Manila last night to find my dorm apartlet flooded. My room was a smelly wet mess. Luckily none of my belongings were ruined. The only things on the floor were my slippers and an empty back pack. I was already exhausted from the day in Manila and I had to spend a good portion of last night moving out to another dorm. *sigh* *rant over*