I remember my first day in China, I found 15c steamed vegetable and pork buns the size of my fist and was like "should I buy 10 of these? Maybe 20?" but luckily a veteran expat was nearby and assured me that they make them fresh all day, every day.
I still bought five, they were so large they lasted two days with rice.
It's funny this greentext uses Jollibees as the example here, definitely makes sense for a first-time traveler.
Jollibees is cheap compared to McDonalds, but they still serve crappy processed burgers for 3 times the price of local hamburger stalls in the philippines that use fresh meat patties.
It's all a learning game, and the shortcut is street food, mom-and-pops, no chains.
I would not have bought the yum burgers, I'd have bought the tuna pies, they are the best, I miss them. I'd buy at least 10 when they had them, not a usual menu item.
Woww, I am unfamiliar with their tuna pies, are they exactly what they sound like?
What type of crust is it? How much fish is in the filling?
Is that a Philippines-only sandwich?
They only had them at certain times of the year. Fruit pie crust, but with tuna and gravy. Always my favorite thing from Jollibee. Their chicken was good too.
Wow that sounds crazy, id give it a try. I'm actually going to the Philippines in a few months so I'll check in with them and see what's on the menu.
My wife thinks that it was for Easter, so you might get lucky.
Thanks, I'll definitely keep an eye out!
Stuck in my brain now.