Manila Street Food Adventure

Filipino street food hits different when you're actually in Manila. I spent three

dollars and ate like royalty. Started with fish balls dunked in sweet and spicy

sauce... ...that had me going back for seconds immediately. Then this vendor

handed me kwek kwek... ...these bright orange deep fried quail eggs that crunched

perfectly. The banana cue was next, caramelized plantains on a stick...

...that tasted better than any dessert I've paid twenty bucks for back home.

But the real test came when someone offered me balut. I'm talking about

a fertilized duck egg with a partially developed embryo inside. I closed my