{"id":42594,"date":"2019-04-25T15:03:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T07:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=42594"},"modified":"2019-04-26T11:55:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T03:55:38","slug":"netflix-features-cebu-culinary-heroes-in-street-food-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/04\/25\/netflix-features-cebu-culinary-heroes-in-street-food-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Features Cebu Culinary Heroes in Street Food Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Netflix&#8217;s newest docu-series called &#8220;Street Food Asia&#8221; is set to put a spotlight on the culture of street food across nine countries in Asia, including the Philippines&#8217; very own Cebu City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On\u00a0April 24,\u00a0Netflix launched Street Food in Manila with an intimate salo-salo at Toyo Eatery\u00a0bringing in Cebu&#8217;s Culinary Heroes themselves to share their inspiring stories behind the popular dishes featured.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/04\/11\/netflix-new-docu-series-features-cebu-citys-popular-street-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix\u2019s New Docu-series Features Cebu City\u2019s Popular Street Foods<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42596\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Netflix-Street-Food-Cebu-Culinary-Heroes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Leslie Enjambre, Ian Secong, Entoy Escabas, Rubilyn Marayon \/ IMAGE Netflix\/Magic Liwanag<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The four Cebuano culinary heroes collaborated with the young and passionate chefs from Toyo Eatery to create the special street food that has transformed the lives of their respective communities in Cebu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/03\/27\/toyo-eatery-makes-it-to-asias-50-best-restaurants-in-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toyo Eatery Makes It to Asia\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants in 2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Street Food Asia &#8211; Cebu City<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Netflix Celebrates Pinoy Culinary Heroes in its New Delicious Series, Street Food\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pic_j9nOrs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For centuries, Cebu has been blessed with an abundant supply of the freshest seafood and produces from their mountains. But as a quarter of their population lives below the poverty line, it is a challenge for everyone to provide themselves the food to eat on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thanks to Cebu&#8217;s geographic location and their very own four culinary heroes, what was once a normal meal turned out into something extraordinary. Meet the culinary heroes below and their unique dishes that was given a different take by Toyo Eatery&#8217;s young chefs!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Cebu&#8217;s Culinary Heroes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Florencio\u00a0<em>\u201cEntoy\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Escabas<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42663\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_Unit_0058820190327-5805-39pjsk-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_Unit_0058820190327-5805-39pjsk-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_Unit_0058820190327-5805-39pjsk-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_Unit_0058820190327-5805-39pjsk.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since his community was one among who lives below the poverty line, his eatery helped\u00a0not only his family but the community of fishermen as well, as he introduced &#8220;<em>Nilarang Bakasi&#8221; <\/em>or\u00a0a soured stew made with reef eel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">At the Manila launch, Tatay Entoy&#8217;s famous Nilarang Bakasi was given a different take by Toyo Eatery&#8217;s Chefs. They served Sinugbang Hito with Sampaloc, kamias <em>(bilimbi)<\/em> and kamatis <em>(tomatoes)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42597\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hito.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hito.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hito-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hito-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\"><i>Toyo Eatery&#8217;s own version of Nilarang is sinugbang hito with Sampaloc, kamias, and kamatis<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0paired their version of Nilarang Bakasi with a dish that has been traditionally eaten for centuries called\u00a0<em>&#8220;Tuslob-Buwa&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a thick, bubbling gravy made with saut\u00e9ed onions, garlic and pig brains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ian Secong<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42664\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_00014R20190417-5740-143wlpe-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_00014R20190417-5740-143wlpe-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_00014R20190417-5740-143wlpe-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_00014R20190417-5740-143wlpe-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_00014R20190417-5740-143wlpe.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>&#8220;Tuslob-Buwa&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>has been popular in Cebu for\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">centuries especially to those who can&#8217;t afford to buy meats and seafood. Since he wanted to continue the legacy of the dish,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ian Secong\u00a0introduced this to the younger generation through a popular restaurant in Cebu called\u00a0<em>&#8220;Azul&#8221;.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He even helped chefs from\u00a0Toyo Eatery in creating their own version and incorporated the ingredients to fried sticky rice and stuffed it\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with pig&#8217;s face and pork brain. It was served along with the Sinugbang Hito.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42616\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/MLT20842.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/MLT20842.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/MLT20842-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/MLT20842-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kanin\/Utak\/Maskara or fried sticky rice stuffed with pig&#8217;s face and pork brain\/ IMAGE Magic Liwanag<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Leslie Enjambre<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42671\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_0001220190406-5808-1ai9leh-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_0001220190406-5808-1ai9leh-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_0001220190406-5808-1ai9leh-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_0001220190406-5808-1ai9leh-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/SFA_PHILIPPINES_SG_0001220190406-5808-1ai9leh.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What is Cebu without the famous Lechon?\u00a0<strong>Leslie Enjambre<\/strong>\u2019s grandmother was the one who\u00a0started out the lechon business in Talisay and it has been passed down through the generations ever since.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With the supervision of Leslie herself, Toyo Eatery served a different take on their famed pork belly by adding star anise and pickled onion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42598\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Baboy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Baboy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Baboy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Baboy-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Baboy\/Anis or pork belly with star anise and pickled onion<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Rubilyn Diko Manayon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42674 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Ruby.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Ruby.png 461w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Ruby-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it was the\u00a0famous lumpia or Chinese-style spring rolls that helped\u00a0<strong>Rubilyn Diko Manayon<\/strong>\u00a0to support her family. She&#8217;s been selling eighteen different dishes but Vegetable Lumpia is by far her most popular one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since Filipinos are fond of eating lumpia with ketchup, Toyo Eatery&#8217;s version had the ketchup itself on the inside and wrapped the fried rolls with fresh lumpia wrapper and veggies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42601\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Vegetable-Lumpia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Vegetable-Lumpia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Vegetable-Lumpia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Vegetable-Lumpia-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Eggplant talong with catsup inside \/\u00a0IMAGE Netflix\/Magic Liwanag<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ending the gastronomic delight and to pay homage to Filipino street foods, Toyo Eatery served guests an innovative take on the classic <em>&#8216;hopia mani popcorn&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0made up of\u00a0Monggo ice cream, peanut, and popcorn sandwich.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42602\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hopia-Mani-Popcorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hopia-Mani-Popcorn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hopia-Mani-Popcorn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Hopia-Mani-Popcorn-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Toyo Eatery&#8217;s Monggo ice cream, peanut, and popcorn sandwich<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Catch Netflix&#8217;s <strong>Street Food Asia<\/strong>, as they explore the rich culture of street food, documenting blood, sweat, and tears invested to prepare such iconic dishes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Season one premieres on April 26, with nine episodes featuring\u00a0Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines. <strong>Episode 9<\/strong> features Cebu&#8217;s\u00a0four hard-working culinary locals, their story, love, and passion for food.<\/p>\n<p>Catch its premiere on\u00a0<strong>April 26, 2019<\/strong>, at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/ph\/title\/80244996\" target=\"_blank\">netflix.com\/streetfood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Featured image courtesy of Netflix.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine countries from across Asia will be put to the spotlight on Netflix&#8217;s newest docu-series called &#8220;Street Food Asia&#8221;. 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