New York City is home to dozens of different ethnic neighborhoods.
Including a Filipino one.
Which has never been covered on Youtube.
Until today.
Magandan Hapon.
It's Jon coming to you from Little Manila in Woodside, Queens.
Where one out of every five residents is of Filipino descent.
And there's a whole of flair.
The culture of the Philippines is everywhere.
We're going to go explore.
This should be one fun afternoon.
We're starting this tour in front of the Phi-Am Mart.
One of the only Filipino supermarkets in New York City.
And I can't wait to see what they've got inside.
I love the kinds of snacks you can find at a store like this.
Made in the Philippines.
This here is what they call Balut in the Philippines.
And essentially it's a dead chicken embyro.
And I don't have the courage today to eat this.
But i'll make you guys a deal.
If this video gets 1,000 likes.
I will come back and personally film myself eating one of these.
Just for you.
All of the people at the supermarket were super friendly.
A little bit camera shy though.
But they were excited that I was in there.
But really proud of the store and all of the Filipino culture and tradition that it ends to bring to the area.
Now that we've all worked ourselves up an appetite.
Let's go check out Renee's restaurant. Which is a staple in this area.
For fine Filipino cuisine.
You can tell this place is authentic. We've got Filipino variety shows going on right now.
Beng here is going to explain what we ordered.
Okay so we have the Chicken Adobo.
And this made from.. we sauted
the garlic, onion, and with soy sauce.
Vinegar, the typical Filipino dish.
With pepper and the other one is the appetizer.
The Shanghai with the small egg rolls.
With pork and shrimp inside.
And which one is your favorite.
Umm all of them.
All of them!?
So take the sauce and put it on the rice?
It sounds like an idea.
I'm going to take my first bite of the appetizer.
The shrimp, and the pork, and the roll.
Crispy, tasty, ...
Wow I think I actually like this better than some of the Thai Spring Rolls and Chinese Egg Rolls i've had in the past.
And i'm not just saying that because i'm here.
This is legimately very very good.
Now i'm going to go with the Chicken Adobo.
As she said one of the most popular dishes here.
I like how moist this is.
It just comes right off the bone.
With that sauce.
A really nice mix.
So far i'm enjoying every single thing i've tried here.
As we walk to our next stop
I can't help but realize how diverse this part of Queens is in Woodside.
Yes, we're technically in Little Manila.
But it's almost like a neighborhood within a neighborhood.
I'm passing by tons of Ecuadorian restaurants.
And shops.
That's the beauty of New York City of course.
And Queens especially.
The diversity all packed into one small area.
Now we're going to go check out the Red Ribbon Bake Shop which is a very popular Bakery Chain .
Back in the Philippines.
Especially in Southern California.
This is the only New York City location. And I've got one desert particuluarly in mind.
This is a cake made out of purple yam .
It looks awesome . Let's see how it tastes.
Interesting..
A lot less sweet then i'm used to for a cake.
Not bad.
Just about every spot i've been to today I've been the only non-Filipino person there.
And that makes me realize that a lot of other New Yorkers aren't taking advantage of these sorts of places.
It's a little bit off the beaten path.
But totally totally worth your time.
Last but not least on this tour is Jollibee which is an extremely popular franchise in the Philippines.
And when this place first opened a couple of years back.
Their were lines out the door.
It has been packed every time that I have walked by.
And you know without actually walking in because we've eaten so much.
It looks like a pretty cool spot.
If you're in a rush for some Filipino fast food.
What a fun afternoon in Little Manila.
The people who reside here are super super friendly.
And even an hour or two is worth it just to come here and soak it all in.
Stop by some of the shops.
Pick up a souvenir to take home.
For your family or for your friends.
And that's the great thing about New York City.
You can discover neighborhoods like this. All over.
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Alright I found our tour guide for the afternoon.
He's a little bit shy folks.
So bare with me.
Little Manila in Woodside Queens