Tags: Street Food, Truly Pinoy Food and Drinks
By Anna Valmero
TAGUIG CITY, METRO MANILA— True blue Filipino foodies will always have a special fondness for isaw or skewered chicken or pork intestines. Exotic and simply a gastronomical delight, the humble street food just got tastier and better, thanks to Wennie and Antonio Queng.
The owners of TQ BBQ started the business some seven months ago at the popular foodie haven Mercato Night Market in Bonifacio Global City.
Wennie’s offerings became an instant hit among the regular weekend customers of the lifestyle market, especially the isaw, Chinese pork barbeque, betamax (chicken blood in cubes), asadong tumbong (chicken ass) and crispy asadong tenga (cartilage meat of pork ears).
Selling Filipino street food at the market is a sure success, especially since most of the young professionals are looking for these food fare served in a more sanitary area.
Unlike traditional skewered delights peddled along streets, Wennie says their offerings are pre-marinated – marinated in special asado, adobo and Chinese sauces for at least five hours to make sure that there is flavor in every bite – before they are charcoal-grilled.
“This makes our street food products different from your usual fare because the taste offers a fusion of well-loved Filipino flavors like adobo and asado in every bite of isaw or asadong tenga.”
She says they are very particular with cleanliness so they make sure that the chicken and pork intestines are cleaned thoroughly. If served unclean, she says it it more likely there will be a bitter taste and pose health risks to customers, if not cooked thoroughly – something worth pondering about for those fond of isaw or most types of barbecued street food.
Each order is also served in paper plates and the sauce or spicy vinegar is added depending on the request of the customer to prevent the unsanitary practice of some customers who dip their own street foods in sauce jars after every bite (or double dipping).
True enough, there is no bitter after-taste when I sampled the isaw. For P20 a stick, you can share the long stick of isaw with a friend because of its generous serving. Usually, they serve the isaw and other skewered delights in a special sauce— unless you request for vinegar — to offer customers a new taste to the old-time favorite.
Wennie also urges Filipinos to have their foreign friends to try isaw and other Filipino street food to complete their immersion in Filipino food and culture.
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