Male: And then the street that we are going to is Food Street. So this is kind of like one big foody place. A very—
Anthony Bourdain: Chicken balls.
Male: Chicken balls, yeah, a very, very popular street food in Manila. So what you want to do is you just get a stick and just poke. Just help your yourself?
Anthony Bourdain: Yeah, just help yourself and you only dip one though in the sauce.
Male: Right.
Anthony Bourdain: So you don’t want a double dip?
Male: Yes, no double dipping. So you put vinegar and this is the spicy one.
Anthony Bourdain: Yum, taste even delicious. Yup, you don’t want to slip on and put your hand into the oil that would not be good.
Male: That’s bad. That’s really bad.
Anthony Bourdain: Yeah, I hate when that happens. Yup. I love these things, all the mini buses here, and the jeeps.
Male: They’ve actually toned down a bit. It used to be all gaudy and colorful with horses and all of that. That’s breakfast for us.
Anthony Bourdain: What is that?
Male: Its tofu, kind of like tofu with tapioca syrup.
Anthony Bourdain: Kind of like maple in bean curd form.
Male: If you look at that fire truck, it’s called purple because the guys who owns that made it big selling purple cakes. He has two things and his passionate about in life making his pastries and being a fireman. So we have pancit.
Anthony Bourdain: Pancit just means noodles, right?
Male: Yes, pancit can mean anything. So what were about to have today is called pancit palabok. Basically, rice noodles cooked in a—you know annatto seeds?
Anthony Bourdain: Annatto seeds?
Male: Yes.
Anthony Bourdain: So a little everything?
Male: Yeah, a little bit of everything.
Anthony Bourdain: About a little egg—
Male: That’s pork grind.
Anthony Bourdain: Pork grind? Oh yeah, plenty of that yeah, a little scallion for us like this.
Male: And garlic.
Anthony Bourdain: Toasted garlic?
Male: Toasted garlic.
Anthony Bourdain: They’re short noodles.
Male: Yes, they are.
Anthony Bourdain: Thank you. You know, these are sour.
Male: Yeah, what you taste that calamansi.
Anthony Bourdain: Calamansi is a small citrus fruit that looks like a tiny lime and taste like a slightly bitter tangerine. It’s ubiquitous here having a sour component to many dishes. Look, this will be part of the lunch.
Male: And this is a snack.
Anthony Bourdain: Really? Excellent. Not the greatest thing ever for me but good.
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