Malinamnam means yummy

This was a new word that I learned while traveling with Hannah. One of the the first words I learned in Tagalog was masarap, delicious. But somehow I was never taught malinamnam, which is a shame because it is so fun to say. I think it is funny that it ends with namnam, which sounds a whole lot like nom nom nom.

We ate. A lot. There were so many dishes, delicacies, and flavors that I wanted Hannah to try. We ate too much. When I returned to Baler my housemates told me I gained weight. Well, it was totally worth it. These are some of the things we ate: 

Temporado and hot chocolate made from cacao beans
grown right in Baler. Jhen, one of my housemates, made
this as a treat for Hannah. Oh yeah, this was breakfast.

Saging-cue aka grilled banana on a stick

Street food. A whole lot of malinamnam right there.

Lunch while island hopping.

This lady knew how to make a halo-halo! She put avocado in it! YES!!

an incredibly delicious fruit. I can't remember the name! SORRY!

sizzling squid

After the Undeground River we had lunch on the beach with our
Irish friends. Everything tastes better on a banana leaf eh?

Soursop. As Hannah explained it, "It tastes like Jolly Ranchers!"

taho. Tofu and a molasses sort of sauce.

Hannah enjoys some instant coffee (blargh) after snorkeling