We Try FILIPINO’S Most FAMOUS Street Food Feat. Kwek Kwek Isaw Dynamite Walkman Betamax etc

Previously in the Philippines, we've been eating a lot of stuff. From balut to jello macaroni salad, from gravy fountains to pancakes. But today, or should I say tonight, we're going to take you on a journey of some of the most iconic and popular street foods of Metro Manila. Video starts now. So here we are. This is the Mercato Night Market, which is actually kind of ironic because Mercato is market in Spanish. So it's getting a bit hot, so let's grab a few beers first. You're my type of guy. We're gonna have a beer. Yes, yes, yes. And then we're gonna eat. So these are examples of usual Filipino grilled mystery meats. So the street food is actually marinated and then they grill it. And then it's all out there for you to buy. Kind of like pizza to go. When you grab it and you see what you want, they re-grill it. So it's nice and charred and fresh for you right now. We don't know what we're gonna get, which is better. Ignorance is bliss in my opinion, especially when you're eating some of those types of food because it gets in your head. We're Americans. We're not used to eating all sorts and parts of the animal. It looks delicious. I'm gonna eat it and enjoy what I'm eating. And then afterwards be like, oh yeah, I really love liver, intestines, and bile. And that's why I always start with beer. It's liquid courage basically. Well, let's go. Let's delve in. This is chicken isaw. So very iconic. Every corner of the country, you'll see this. It's my personal favorite as well. It's technically weird in Western standards. Since I knew that it was delicious, I didn't just get one for both of you to share. I just got, I got you one each. So cheers. Crunchy, delicious. Really good. Don't tell me what this is ever. Maybe tell us what it all is later after we eat the rest of it. Okay. Because I... I don't care what it is, it's good. So chicken isaw is the intestines of a chicken. So typical way for Filipinos to eat this is to dip it in vinegar. They just run water through the intestines just to flush out the stuff. Wow, you really like it. I like the char on it. I like the taste. I like the texture, the mouthfeel. And it is really freaking tasty. It's delicious. Go for the chicken isaw. Now this thing, funny enough, we call wokman. The only way you will not like this if you don't like fat. That's basically it. I'm excited about this. I'm going to guess what it is right now just because I like being right. I think that it's going to be like pork skin. I'll let you know after you eat it. And then we're going to find out. Yep, yep, yep. I'm thinking about why it's called wokman. And I'm thinking about maybe because when you eat it, you just feel like you have a wokman on and you're like going to be dancing because you're having such a good time. I'm not sure. JP, why don't you give it a taste? When you said wokman, I thought you meant like a Chinese wok. Like a wokman. So like a Sony wokman, like a cassette player. Yep, yep, yep. It's street food. You eat it and you walk. You're like, yeah, I'm going to eat my wokman while I walk. Listen to my wokman. I love it. It tastes like pork belly. Maybe that's what it is. I'm not a big fan of cartilage. You might be afraid to bite into it because you think it's bone. My piece had a lot of the cartilage. It's very juicy. So are you ready to find out what the wokman is? You already mentioned the Sony wokman. You were actually close. So where do you put your wokman when you use it? No, no, no. The other end of the wokman. In your ear? Yep. This is pork ear. Oh my gosh. It's so tasty. Yep, yep, yep. Mike Tyson would love that. Hey, JP, now that you ate some of that ear, maybe you'll be better at listening. This is always a treat because people still cannot believe that they've tried this after I've explained it to them. So locally, we call this Betamax. I don't know if your generation is familiar with it. Oh, I know Betamax. Tech was late here in the Philippines. Based on the color of this, I'm gonna guess what this is already. Okay. It's something involving blood. Interesting. Okay, try it out. I'm nervous based on thinking about it like that. Don't think about it. I'm not thinking about it. Look at it and think it's chocolate. I would describe that to first-time eaters as smoky tofu. It's tofu. What, does it taste like tofu for you? Just smoky? The texture is tofu, kind of. A little bit, but it's like a thick, heavy tofu texture. It's not melty texture. It's like you gotta chew it. You eat. I like it. My question though is, does it taste bad? Does it taste? No, right? But not knowing what it is right now made it really hard to consume. What did we eat? You might be one of the first travelers who have actually successfully videotaped themselves eating this stuff. Congratulations, you just ate chicken blend. I knew it! I was so good. I said it! And we call it Betamax because basically the old Betamax tapes look like them. That must have been the craziest one. So I am relieved. We have several more to try though. In my opinion, the nastiest is still to come, so. Oh great, I'm glad you prefaced us with that. I mean. So I personally do not order this myself. I only order this for guests. Another fun fact, your heritage eats this. I know the actual Korean word for a dish made out of this stuff. But I'll tell you after you've tried it. Okay, sure. So Koreans eat this. I think that my body will accept it. Just to be a sport about it, I'll eat one for you to see that it's not gonna kill you. Okay. This is good. You like it? Yeah. I actually like the texture. I like the flavor of it. It's easy to eat. I'm surprised you don't like it. I don't see anything that's overpoweringly discomforting about this. Dude, I would almost say that might be my favorite. Maybe it's pig intestine. I'm right! Pig intestine? But that's chicken intestine. I like the pig intestine more. So after all the weird stuff, time to reward you guys with the most iconic and basic and tastiest of all grilled Filipino stuff on skewers. And this is the iconic Filipino barbecue. So it's just pork barbecue on a stick. Ideally, that's the pork ham. So the hind quarters of a pig. It's very, very nice. This is good. This is yummy. So we've done grilled stuff. We're going towards deep fried stuff now. Oh, okay. Yeah. Deep fried blood. Can't wait. Julia, it is called street food, right? Oh no! Try moving a bit. Like, it might be a... Come on! These two things are one of the cheapest and most affordable types of Filipino street food there is. This is kikiam. So this is a riff off Chinese sausage. So that's a sausage? The original one is an actual sausage. It's like when you have the crab, you know, the imitation crab. So this is imitation sausage. Yeah, basically. Can't wait to have some fake sausage in my mouth. Reminds me of like a meatball almost. This is squid ball. I didn't know squids had balls. And then the dip is molasses or sugar and chilies and soy sauce or vinegar or both. Oh man, that's good. Tastes like a testicle. I love it. Oh, I love that. Yeah, right? So did I. This one is called dynamite. The closest that I would describe this to western palates is if you've ever had a jalapeno like with cheese in the center of the jalapeno and everything. And then the sauce is basically banana ketchup and mayonnaise. It's spicy. Yeah, it's got a little kick to it. This one, I don't know if the light will make you guys see it, but it's a nice orange quail egg. So it's boiled whole quail egg. They dip it in batter, which is colored orange because that's how we've been doing it for hundreds of years. And then, yeah, they fry it. America, why don't you sell quail eggs anywhere? That's amazing. These two things are staples when you go out drinking with your buddies. This is chicharon bulaklak. If you've ever butchered an animal and you open an animal and the organs are just like in a sack. So this is part of that webbing. Trying to like it. I thought you're so new. Chew bubblegum and then pop in a potato chip. That's what it would feel like in your mouth. Potato chip with bubblegum? Yep. Oh yeah. How's the pork flavored bubblegum? And finally, we have drunken shrimp and crabs. So tiny little shrimp, tiny little crabs. They basically douse them in beer, drown them in beer, and then put them through some batter. And yeah, deep fry them. I would, I describe these as a like a crab chip. What's it like? Delicious. Is it? I love crab. You gotta eat this big one. It's violent. Fighting back? Very violent mouthfeel. The legs are a little overwhelming. It's okay. I'm not a big crab guy. So this place is Max's. We're here for their desserts. We're getting this. It's a dessert sampler. The only weird thing is they just have like a brownie with ice cream. So you can get that anywhere in the world. But the three things that I want you to try is an ube dish. Ube is a purple yam. Leche flan, which is an egg custard. Really, really beloved here in the Philippines. And this is buko pandan. Basically, it's gelatin, tapioca pearls, cream, coconut. And then it's flavored with pandan, which is a leaf endemic to Southeast Asia. Very nice and fragrant. So it's fresh. See that door? Let's take a look inside. Yeah, come on. It's the storage room. Oh, it's kind of a cool storage room. Like see, bottle cheese, banana ketchup, oil. It's got disco balls. What's going on? Whoa, where are we? I thought this was a convenience store. Oh my goodness. Yes, I love it. And it's air conditioning. Can we just admire that first and foremost? Oh wow, Julie, I think you had too much. She's got to go. Right, right. That was super fun.