Tsibugan #12

Filipino Americans line up and order from White Rabbit on
Sept. 10, 2011, the first day of the Festival of Philippine
Arts and Culture in Point Fermin Park in San Pedro.

I finally caught up with the White Rabbit.

I caught the Pinoy food truck when I went to the 20th Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture in San Pedro, Calif., on Sept. 10 and 11. I made sure I had a taste of its offerings because I've been meaning to catch one of these Pinoy food trucks that have been making the rounds of the gastronomic hot spots of the Los Angeles-area. And what a first taste it was. I had White Rabbit's sisig, and it was the bomb. One of the best--here or in Pinas. What I liked about it is it's crispy--it kinda has the texture of the tapsilog at Rodic's in U.P. Diliman--and lemony. All that was missing was maybe a serving of laing or adobong kangkong and I'd have been in food heaven. But I got pretty close, and that's good enough for me.

Good halo-halo at Pinoy Jeepney,
though a bit pricey.

I also got to try Pinoy Jeepney, where I had the halo-halo (a little pricey but good), and Tapa Boy, where my wife and I tried the tapsilog--it was tasty but we felt sleepy afterward. I just checked the Tapa Boy website, and it says they don't use MSG. It might have been just a coincidence, though. Besides, the jury's still out on whether MSG causes sleepiness, right?

Finally, Curbside Cravings was at the San Pedro Fil-Am festival too, but unfortunately I didn't get to try it. I'd had too much food already. The thing is, after I'd eaten, I heard a lot of good reviews of it. So I definitely have to try that next. Chow for now! I mean Ciao!