There lived a girl named BETSO88 in the beautiful country of the Philippines where the sun kisses the green sea and the green forests speak mysterious truths. Have you heard the story of BETSO88 the Traveller? Her eyes were like morning dew and her spirit like the breeze. betso88 had a great adventure, travelling all the way across her country.

Embarking on a Gastronomic Quest

With her heart and palate open, she sampled Filipino food from northernmost Luzon to the southern island of Mindanao. She ate her way through Manila, down to Palawan, and all over the archipelago.

Exploring the Vibrant Culinary Scene of Manila

And her first port of call was the deranged rainbow metropolis of Manila, where grills of sizzling meats and incense burned exotic spices. In the old heart of the capital, Quiapo and Binondo, she lassoed the elusive myth of street food that Filipinos live and die by. Here, in the unctuous conglomeration of pork sisig, chicken adobo, pinakbet, crispy pata, and every flavour in between, she, the queen of food, feasted her way through my country’s delightfully ecumenical and polytheistic cuisine. In BETSO88’s mouth, a rush of flavours danced like a riotous orchestra.