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Filipino boodle fight

Explore the rich culinary heritage of the Philippines with the Kamayan Feast, a delightful communal dining experience that nurtures connection and togetherness.

Early Thanksgiving Filipino-style boodle fight

Kamayan in Tagalog translates to “by hand,” and describes the method of eating with your hands. It’s best used during a boodle fight where you share a meal with friends and family over a banana leaf-lined table filled to the max with delicious ulam (or main dish). What’s the meaning of a boodle fight? Eating kamayan was the traditional way…Continue Reading→

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At their new restaurant in Buford Highway's Asian Square, Mia Orino and Carlo Gan serve a regular a la carte menu most nights of the week, in addition to hosting regular kamayan-style meals—the ones their pop-up made famous.

Full of Filipino flavours—sweet, salty, sour and ridiculously delicious—these buffet-style, communal feasts take grilling to a whole new level.

My siblings used our father’s birthday as an excuse to throw a kamayan. I wanted to tag along to Newport before the kamayan to pick up the crabs at wholesale prices. My sister told me I had to wake…

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Boodle fight Marc 2017

My longest Filipino boodle table at 24-ft long

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Author and chef Yana Gilbuena shares seven essential recipes for a Filipino kamayan feast.