A Filipino & A Kosovan Swap Meals For A Day

Godfrey and Lirim swap traditional meals from their culture for a day, BUT will they be able to cook each other's food? 🇵🇭🇽🇰 👀

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[Gulasgrub]

Eyyy! This was so fun, hopefully I did the Filipino cuisine justice! Godfrey you smashed it my brother

[hannahashley]

I am super impressed by the amount of effort on both sides-- actually having the correct niche ingredients, soaking beans overnight, buying a makeshift grill, etc. I've seen other buzzfeed swaps be poorly attempted, so this was such a joy to watch

[GodfreyMercado]

Shoutout to Lirim on showing me delicious Kosovan food! Need to see if I can re-do my Llokumas and cook them better.

[pjiratip]

My choir director was Filipino, he’s one of the most influential people in my life. And he used to bring those spring rolls with plantains and jackfruits. They were so freaking good. This brings back some good memories ❤

[unknowngecko]

You nailed the bbq skewers thats how it really looks like in our neighborhood selling BBQs.

[dweintoys]

He did so well with the caramel not being too thick and you can just tell with the color of the bbq that it's peefect. Tip though you could dip it into spicy white vinegar that would add more flavor aside from it being sweet n salty👍

[KINGDOMDAUGHTER]

I am from the Caribbean Islands and I love making Turon, we, or I was thought (taught) to make it differently, but same result of yummy-ness (ripe jackfruit, ripe plantains) slice it not too thick or thin, sliced the jackfruit as well the same in cuts.

Make homemade spring dough, (store bought is okay, but nothing beats homemade, no additives preservatives added) lol

Since both plantain and jackfruit are ripe and sweet, especially with its natural sugary juices embedded in each fruit, thus when combined in the springroll wrap and deep fried those bad bouy are yummy juices on the taste buds and the texture of the dough that envelops the fruit meats are yummy yummy for the tummy tum, lol.

In addition, a scotch bonnet peppers aioli dip sauce and or duck sauce can be an added side dish for dipping the Turon

Add a tall glass of wash (lemonade, or sour oranges lemonade, ginger juice for that nice tingle feel in the throat)

Now my mouth is watering and luckily I have some jackfruit in the freezer and trust the home always have plantains, both green and ripe ones always available, we eat plantains with everything and make it differently in many other dishes, such as green plantains grated and make porridge (oatmeal) using coconut milk, and other spices like nutmeg, vanilla bean and extract for flavor town on the buds, ....

Cheers!

[kaktees]

Omg I love turon!! They sell it here in Singapore and it’s so sinful! The world needs more turon awareness tbh

[Mary-shbp]

My family’s secret for the bbq pork skewers are sprite or coke. Trust me, your pork gets tenderized and the sugar in the coke reduces additional sugar you’ll put in it. Don’t waste the marinade btw. Let that boil for a few minutes until it’s almost sticky. Put more ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, and put oil at the end and mix. Taste it and that will be the sauce you’ll brush on your skewers!

[flippy]

It’s great how much respect and admiration they express for each other‘s food

[juaneljas]

Oh my god, I saw the Ajvar and my mouth instantly watered. I’m also Filipino who happens to love Balkan foods. My adoptive mamo makes Ajvar and she ships it to me through my friend during winter.

[huangxizhang]

The first time I tried Turon and Philippono BBQ was when I was in Guam with my mom. I remember calling it banana lumpia when looking it the day. They looked the same anyway

[melindafolcia]

All the dishes from both countries looked delicious 🤤

[amapparatistkwabena]

I visited Kosovo a few years ago, and I it! Omg---the food is so good, and the prices can NOT be beat!

[pseudonym]

I’m waiting for Indonesian and Malaysian mums trying each other’s food.

[redfullmoon]

Pasul reminds me of Filipino (Ilonggo) fabada. Most Filipinos aren't even familiar we have a similar white bean dish from Spanish influence.

[lanonas]

Pasul is like the Spanish Fabada. Since we were a former colony, we kinda make those too with morcilla (spanish blood sausage), pork belly, and pimenton dulce (paprika), lots of onions and garlic and olive oil. YUM.

[heymikey]

7-Up (or Sprite): the secret ingredient in some Filipino dishes haha

[elliottmcelroy]

All I want to say is I'm American but I gotta say that dinner for Godfrey reminds me of a treat I get at the local Mexican restaurant called charro beans and is basically a stew or soup with beans and chorizo and it's my go to with my regular order in the summer of fish tacos and rice but where it shines is on a dang cold winters day here... It was traditionally said to be a Mexican cowboy stew and I always try to order some to replace the refried beans and it never once disappointed me... Just wanted to say it brought back good memories of the people down there at the Mexican place and I hope it was just as good as it looked cause imo it looked great and dang dare I say stunning with the meat of choice

[luckycutie]

Wow I'm very impressed for this guy who made my favorite turon. Great job man 👍