I always wanted to write about this particular food or viand I know almost all of us had the chance to indulge in.
For me I had my first taste of this particular viand way back in 2001 when a bunch of my friends from USC-Main decided to eat at the small stalls of vendors just across the Redemptorist Church. As a person with a very sensitive stomach I usually did not go eat at street side eateries as much possible. But at that particular time curiosity had taken over me so I tried to sample the food being sold. Typical of "pongko-pongko" we sit on short wooden benches and use plastic bags to wrap our hands then dig in to the large plastic container filled with everything from chorizo, lumpia, batikon (forgot the what it is in English), and guinabot (chicharon bulaklak) of which the vendor chops them up and serves them up with local vinegar topped with onions. Overall that first time was enough to make me coming back for more, this type of vendors are actually abundant in almost every part of the city. There is also one in Lahug near JY Square and one near Fuente Osmena circle which is not only frequented by students or normal Juan dela Cruz's but also by professionals who love the taste of street side foods that can't only fill you up good but also is easy on the budget! So the next time you want to go out for a quick bite, you might want to head on down your local "suki" and indulge in some guinabot / ginabot and poso!
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