This is what you referred to, balut.
Posted on 02/24/2017 12:33:49 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Hundreds of Winnipeggers braved -27 C temperatures for the early-morning opening of Canada’s first Jollibee restaurant in mid-December 2016.
The Filipino food service franchise said 500 people were lined up by the time the restaurant opened at 7:30 a.m.
Jollibee is the ninth-largest fast-food company in the world with more than 3,000 stores, and is considered the McDonald’s of the Phillipines. It is best known for its pineapple-topped hamburgers, Chickenjoy fried chicken and Jolly spaghetti.
Winnipeg was chosen as the first Canada location because it has the largest population of Filipinos, per capita, in the country.
“We are very encouraged by the turnout at the grand opening of Canada’s first Jollibee,” said Jose Miñana, president of Jollibee Foods for North America and foreign food brands. “It brings us great joy to bring a taste of home to Filipinos and a new culinary experience to Canadians.”
Jollibee currently operates in 12 markets globally. With further expansion in Canada and the U.S., it hopes to become one of the top five restaurant companies in the world by 2020.
The franchise fee for a Jollibee franchise ranges from approximately $300,000 to $550,000, depending on store size and available facilities.
No Lumpia, doggone it.
Spam sandwich.
Whoo Hoo. Baloot with Bagaon for all.
Speaking for the lumpia deprived deprived citizens of AZ, we need a franchise but only if they add panset to the menu.
Somebody could probably make a Filipino lunch truck and clean up. America is full of potential Lumpia addicts.
There are a ton of McDonald restaurants in the Philippines too, as well as KFC. I prefer KFC over both of them, however. Unfortunately, there is no Taco Bell's in the Philippines, or at least none in Davao, and the few places that have Mexican food, are no good.
We have two in our town in the Philippines...and one McD and one KFC.
The spaghetti is local style ...sweet not hot. Burgers are so so.ours has a side dish of rice. And the fried marinated milkfish (bangus) is great.
Watch out... balut is an aphrodesiac. My husband loved it.
no lumpia? WTF?!!
This is what you referred to, balut.
No Pancit? WTF??!!!
Ironic, as the Philippines were administered through New Spain until Mexican independence.
Somehow, my brain flashed to Breaking Bad.
There is a old video floating around that had some history about Philippines and Mexico. The Manila galleons ran for several hundred years from Manila to Acapulco. I have always wanted to research this aspect of Mexico-Philippines history and see whether if there are any Filipinos in Acapulco. I can not imagine that in several hundred years no one was brought from Philippines to Mexico.
> No Lumpia, doggone it.
OK, is there any difference between Filipino Lumpia and Vietnamese Cha Gio (sprint rolls)?
In my town there’s a Filipino fusion food truck called “Flippin’ Burgers”.
It’s good.
The name amuses me greatly, because in my experience “flip” is a derogatory name for Filipinos, as in “Steve went to Daly City and got his ass beat by flips”.
PS: Jollibee is very overrated.
> OK, is there any difference between Filipino Lumpia and Vietnamese Cha Gio (sprint rolls)?
Filipino Lumpia is served with bagoong (fish sauce) and Vietnamese Cha Gio is served with Nuoc Mam (fish sauce).
As they say, it's the "McDonald's of the Philippines".
One wouldn't consider a McDonald's hamburger to be the epitome of a burger now...
Yes, but the ones sold here are less mature... no feathers and surrounded by fluid.
You open the egg, drink the fluid then add vinegar and enjoy.
and no I won’t eat them.
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