Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market Has a Legendary Filipino Food Stall - Halo Halo

[@roentgen822]

Filipino cuisine is seriously underrated but it is stuff like this and people like francesca and her insightful knowledge of the culture that will help give Filipino food the a bigger audience.

[@nikosfilipino]

I would disagree. In recent years Filipino food has been super hype, and even before that Filipino food on the west coast has been big since there's so many freakin pinoys out here. Was it as hyped as japanese or korean food, nah. It's just that now, more pinoy chefs are embracing their culture and entering into the fusion realm. Also idk about everyone else but i grew up eating Salmon belly and head sinigang so this place is definitely not some rare, different than everyone else place.

[@longmaga19]

It's not underrated, it's just not good. Filipino food are bland with terrible combination of ingredients and seasons. I live with my Filipino girlfriend and her mom, and I never eat their cooking nor I ever enjoyed eating in Filipino restaurants. They need some serious culinary schools in the Philippines and redo all their dishes. They are way behind when compare to South East Asian food like Thai, Cambodian, and Vietnamese.

[@gabbytay]

@@longmaga19 i believe everyone has their own taste. Sure it may taste bad for you but it doesn't mean its generally bad for everyone.

[@murilocruz7752]

Filipino food is just damn good comfort food. Ain't fancy but sure hits the spot.

[@murilocruz7752]

@@longmaga19 Your gf and her mom probably just don't season well enough.

[@troy10troytroy]

Whe she said "joseph", i thought i was gonna see jokoy. Edit:Thanks for the likes, good to see many enjoy JoKoy's performances. RICE IS RICE! 😂😂😂

[@jojodelamunsy]

Me too. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@daveharris5914]

Dyosep! 😂

[@troy10troytroy]

@@daveharris5914 you eat the booger chicken dyosep 😂😂

[@Chilax]

I was like oh shit jokoy cameo

[@tangofoxtrot40]

Haha she said it the true tita way

[@ZenYorkfield]

"the fish boy sharpened it for me" lol 😂

[@carlitos366]

lmao!

[@Onatzu027]

hoy XD

[@ahsierluap4867]

Actually the most Filipino mom / tita way to call someone.

[@gabzlife5415]

Lola Mila is a mood! "Cooking is not my type but eating is my type."

[@scottsummers4234]

I love the Filipino Carinderia vibes of their place! Feels like you're home.

[@Courier1018]

You know sinigang is amazing when people are debating if it should be the filipino national dish instead of the adobo

[@jessf4012]

Daniel Galang I still go with adobo hehehe

[@jaymorningstar8282]

Sinigang akin. Lol.

[@karu6111]

Adobo for me, 'cause of how easy it is to make. But sinigang is definitely in the vanguard.

[@juunataku]

#teamsinigang

[@carpiofamilly698]

Sinigang

[@casperthenotsofriendlyghos8968]

I just tried sinigang not too long ago. It was so flavorful and really delicious 😋 now I have to learn how to make more filipino foods.

[@jeongin006]

Foreigners usually dont like Sinigang bcoz of the sour taste.. But for me its the best, especially Sinigang na baboy. Next is Sisig ❤️.. Well thats me. My own opinion. 👌

[@murilocruz7752]

If foreigners can eat things like Tom Yum Goong and that abhorrent Chinese sour soup that is so prevalent, then they can eat Sinigang.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

@@murilocruz7752 What I was thinking.

[@jeongin006]

@@murilocruz7752 i said it coz i watch alot of Foreign vlogs, and they always say that Sinigang has a weird taste and they don't like compare to Adobo and Bulalo.

[@sasayan4626]

and also they eat it as it is, but it should be paired with rice!

[@Jakeylicious7891]

I just ate here last week on mu lunch break. Atey lei calls me Tisoy. I have no clue what it means. Haha. I gotta say, the soup broth is hameyzing.

[@michaellacostales5585]

Tisoy is an informal demonym for the spanish word "mestizo" which is how we refer to FIlipinos of mixed ancestry (usually spanish). For some weird reason, some Filipinos use the word to refer to any white person.

[@murilocruz7752]

Sometimes, when you're called Tisoy, that also means that they find you handsome :)

[@renellevillareal2255]

@@michaellacostales5585 I never knew it was another term for Filipinos with Spanish ancestry! I thought it was always any Filipino who had fairer skin. Tisoy or tisay haha

[@syd.a.m]

@@renellevillareal2255 It's a diminutive of the words mestizo (male) and mestiza (female). Mestizo = tisoy, mestiza = tisay.

[@toysmostwanted]

@@renellevillareal2255 To be fair, before the advent of skin whitening products, the only way for a Filipino to have fair and light skin was to have partial foreign ancestry.

[@redfullmoon]

What I particularly like about this episode is that it features the best of Filipino-American food while highlighting the Filipino-ness of the culinary style and flavors. For example salmon collar, it's actually not that easy to find in the Philippines compared to salmon heads or salmon belly, but the preparation here is exactly how we would have done it in the Philippines so the ingredient is very Pacific Northwest but the method is so Filipino. I'm glad Eater highligted this because in the Bad Saint episode, Eater highlighted the soft shell crab (not Filipino) in the byline, rather than the aligue (crab tomalley or crab fat) which the Fil-Am chef himself highlighted in the video as the key Filipino ingredient in the dish.

[@camillealinsod431]

Filipino food it's such diversity of flavors and when lola cooks it's from the heart and sometimes second and third generation pass it on to them!!! They're one hidden gem of cooking!!! Proud FILIPINO RIGHT HERE!!!

[@IvysKitchen]

She said “jo-Sef”... I was like yesssss Jokoy! Lol. Salmon collar bone is the best. They call it salmon Kama at Japanese restaurants 😋 her sinigang and fried collar bone looks so good! Now I want to make sinigang . Sarap! Please showcase more Filipino cuisine .

[@FoodandFootprints]

That fresh salmon in the sinigang has to take it to a whole different level!

[@ericainspace]

Next time I'm in Seattle, I'll have to pop my filipino food cherry and try this place.

[@greysmiles]

I was there in 2015. Definitely a must-visit whenever you're in Seattle!

[@FoodandFootprints]

Ate Lei is a gem and so is Lola! Really want to check this place out whenever we make it to Seattle

[@sneekypanda]

I live in Seattle and didn’t know about this gem! I need to try this!

[@erik_ludwig]

Rookie! 🤐 #206

[@dannyduge5154]

@@erik_ludwig do you know the address?

[@pauljohnagustin237]

Hahaha...fishmonger in seattle wasting the good parts of a fish Im happy 😂

[@tosht2515]

This was a fine overview of the famous Oriental Mart...even had a couple of shots of Joy who never gets interviewed. 😂 Big fan of "do you trust me" plates when I'm in a joint like this. Another excellent Halo Halo episode. 👍

[@Johnnythakyd]

3:44 ‘I can hear you crunch’. Haha how pleased she was. This is why we have no necks.

[@m.h.1593]

“Good morning, Josep.” -Jokoy😂✌️

[@o0musique0o]

M. H. 🤣 same

[@jmor5652]

Sinigang has a potential to actually sell abroad. It's healthy, one thing that most foreigners want to eat nowadays. Let's support and help filipino cuisine get a bigger audience😁. if ever my husband and I ever go to Seattle, I'll go there. !

[@geehahaha]

Aw why post this video when they’ve just closed for like 2 months for now as they go do their annual Philippines trip!?

[@zroxmolejon6278]

haha

[@eventingirl001]

The season changed and of course comes the runny nose and the deep, rib aching coughs. I seriously couldn't breathe out of my nose, my throat hurt and I sounded like Harvey Dangerfield. One bowl of the sinigang and I could breathe again. Best medicine for any and every ailment.

[@Mystearicia]

My mouth is watering over the sinigang, the longganisa and the fried salmon! oh my gosh I need my Filipino food fix asap! P.S that lola was so stylish though!

[@lousebelmlea6889]

Ever used a patch called 'fly lies'?

[@husarodelrey2159]

Ate Lei reminds me of so many carinderia tinderas. Also, we've been using salmon heads and collars for sinigang for as long as I can remember.

[@manny7886]

Same here, but sometimes I baked it.

[@tamit4366]

One of our favorite places to eat in Seattle when we go for vacation. Love her food!

[@buewaver]

3:56 queen of England right there!

[@janmichaelsantos4055]

We fry the salmon collar or belly and eat it with the sinigang sa miso.

[@FoodandFootprints]

Francesca’s expression when that salmon collar was ready!

[@larapucca]

Been to pike place, never knew that there is a Filipino eatery 😊 We will look for it next time. Thank you so much 😊 #proudpinoy

[@fb079]

Half of the reason Filipino food is so great, is the Filipino people. They are so loving, caring and joyful.

[@ipman9165]

False! y'all take other asian cuisine put a few of y'all ingredients and want to call it your own, pathetic! Filipinos food to me is the bastard food of other Asians countries cusine.

[@parkminniemin5327]

Grilled Salmon Collar is even better. If you have the chance to go to Davao, Philippines, you MUST get it. You can also have sinigang with miso paste. It makes the soup white and has a unique smell and taste. Try it once. It also negates some of the sourness.

[@ninjatortles28]

"goodmorning josep" - i thought it was jokoy. haha

[@akotinayni]

I just remembered Jo Koy when she said Good morning Joseeeep hahaha

[@midorialexandros]

Walked by this so many times and never been inside! The next time I go out to Seattle this is going to be my stop!

[@saipan4208]

I've talked to her on many occasions, I love her food.

[@aqmendoza52]

I remember back in the late 80's when we first moved and settled in Seattle (well, Bellevue to be exact), salmon collars and bellies were free and the fish vendors were just very glad to give it away. My wife and I together with our young kids would travel there on a weekend and get some of those for our sinigang and paksiw. Then the Vietnamese came and started buying the stuff in bulk and from that day on, nothing was free :(

[@bryliang]

Omg the owner's such a mom

[@rofaca]

My mouth is watering watching Francesca try that sinigang! It’s so good on a cold day!

[@ericjodoin97]

I am a travel nurse and I often work in Seattle. My grandma used to cook the best sinigang. To get my fix, I went to Oriental Mart at PPM! I need to go back to Seattle soon!

[@godzilla401]

I do have alot of Philippine friend. I will visit went I go. Hope to try that sour fish soup. Am Khmer we have something similar

[@kelloguzman1780]

You’re a great host I love it. 😊 make some more Filipino food and restaurant video Love from Dubai 🇦🇪

[@herminiasmith1357]

So glad to see you are still open at Pike's Place. There used to be several Filipino farmers in the area selling their produce way back in the 1960s when I first arrived in Seattle, but now lives across the country. My aunt and cousins had been there with my aunt's husband a member of the Manong Generation or among the earlier Filipinos there who settled back in 1929.. But I remember there were farm owners who grew strawberries, raspberries and other vegetables. I'll come and have some of sinigang and fried salmon collar when I visit my daughter who lives there. MABUHAY to you and your store. Happy cooking Filipino dishes!

[@ebiifuraaido]

My mom usually shallow fries the salmon before she puts it in the sinigang. It helps with bringing out the salmon taste more and the fishy smell. People should also try salmon head sinigang with miso. Absolutely amazing - especially the cheek and eyes 😋

[@jebaited2449]

Solid talaga yung ulo tapos sinigang sa miso

[@damien1781]

That woman is so awesome I love her spirit 👏

[@Stormvue]

Even Andrew Zimmern went there to eat sinigang 😋😋

[@cosmokramer1987]

Used to eat here all the time when I lived in Seattle. I honestly though due to all of the gentrification Seattle is going through it would be gone. Glad to see it's around still.

[@ilansondheygail]

I love sinigang, especially the Milkfish sinigang 😋

[@eligabb4423]

I like my sinigang with okra.

[@langchauvin1121]

Eli Gabb and kangkong or water spinach.

[@cardinalwilson8034]

Sinigang's taste can differ depending on every people who tasted it. The first time i tasted sinigang is kind of magical, first sip didn't quite like the sourness but I'm still curious about the taste so i tasted a second time and then the third time and then i realized that i have finished the whole bowl of sinigang. Can you imagine it?!

[@edwardvictors8743]

Always visit and eat in that place whenever we're docked in Seatle when i was working on a cruise ship (NCL) i think if i remember those folks originally were from Malolos Bulacan same province as mine.

[@chriss2295]

4:24 “Ub Course”. Lola!

[@Dangic23]

I visited Pikes Place in 2018...but was so full by the time I passed by the Oriental Market...that I couldn't buy anything. Hopefully I get to visit again.

[@larrydelmundo642]

im so happy to see on KZbin!!! wow..I love to eat at that Carenderia when we were cruising from Seattle to Bermuda.. she really cooks good..i missed Leila's Salmon Sinigang ...

[@manymoonstraveled]

I was there 10 years ago and had that beautiful, delicious soup ☺

[@jpc197]

I’m going to Seattle this Sunday! Definitely going to check this place out. Sinigang is my favorite.

[@kisselleenpaulino3715]

how was it?

[@chekl1982]

I can feel the umami through the screen.

[@le1669]

I went to Seattle for the first time in 30 years! Saw this Filipino restaurant on KZbin and was excited to try it but they were closed in March😥 sadly, I don’t think I’ll be back to Seattle for a while.

[@Chilax]

Yum my 2nd favorite dish right after Kare Kare unless it’s 15 degrees outside than I’m drinking the stock straight up in a cup

[@jahd5790]

That sinigang and crispy salmon, to die for. I love this. Your plate looks like my plate when in a buffet. It looks lovely.

[@nordicblood8470]

This video is well made. Short n concise. I live here in SOCAL, specifically by West Covina. The area is specially the main street by AZUSA N AMAR is Little manila. Every corner of the quadrant is dominated by Filipino businesses specially eatery. In the early 90s there was one or two of those places now its like if you close your eyes on a muggy day it feels like your just in Manila😎

[@keevolution5656]

Salmon sinigang?! Now that's bougie. I bet it tastes heavenly.

[@Rosie017]

Believe it or not, I met some yesterday (he's half Pinoy too!) Who doesn't like Sinigang. I guess it's not for everyone. I personally love it!

[@allit8472]

I'm Filipino and don't like sinigang either. I just don't like soup in general.

[@nagwagi2000]

Luv this! Mabuhay ang Pinoy!🔥🇵🇭♥️

[@ezersriah1539]

My dad always cooks salmon sinigang for dinner Sometimes he would add the head because it's rich in collagen which makes sinigang richer in taste

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

I don't remember if this was there when I lived in Seattle. I usually walked by the market to get to Kells Irish pub a block up in Post Alley. I wish somebody had told me about this place. :)

[@joepennant]

Congrats on the Beard Award, well deserved.

[@louieren612]

I should not have watched this in the middle of the night, without food, and under quarantine.

[@yanputra83]

Looks almost like Malaysia's singgang dish. The name also almost the same!

[@redfullmoon]

Yes they're actually related 😊

[@rysachibana1486]

Watching this at 2am here in Japan makes my mouth salivate af!!! It's cold now and some soury warm sinigang soup is a good idea! Never had a salmon sinigang though! Imma try it this weekend.

[@vinzgl4666]

I went to this place when I visited Seattle two years ago. I didn't know they serve "sinigang na salmon". Will try to order it next time I'm in Seattle .

[@casey2732]

I would love to try this soup!!! Great story... Amazing people... just PERFECT

[@konalily]

Leila and Mama are a gem!

[@mcatuncan]

If I ever go to Seattle, this would be my first stop.

[@sheamarcelle]

Man I miss Seattle we have the best food ever. I have lived a lot of places but there's no place like home!!

[@redozmasoma]

02:45 yo, SUPER Q GOLDEN BIHON cameo... I buy that twice a month, good bihon to mix with left over adobo the next day lol I wonder how much that costs in the US (assuming they buy it there) it only costs around 40php for the 500g here in SM

[@septan4168]

YES TUNA PANGA! WE GRILL, WE FRY IT, WE BOIL IT WE DO EVERYTHING ON IT!!!!

[@DensDaPens]

Salmon yun bro! Hehe!

[@septan4168]

@@DensDaPens OMG OO NGA HUHUHU IM SO EMABRASEED. *BASHERS IN* 3... 2... 1...

[@anonymous_10113]

😂 hahaha! U got me there!😂

[@halee9888]

Let's not forget the innards of the tuna remember Dayok, and Tungol ??🤣🤣🤣

[@jessf4012]

Sinigang and Adobo is my safe haven 😍❤️

[@MCSarmiento]

Aww grandma is so cute with her stylish outfit

[@hunterkill97]

Jason, the fish guy with the long hair. I have seen him so many videos here at KZbin.

[@danielcruzada1605]

we sell Sinigang na Salmon (Salmon stew) in our "Karinderya" (filipino street restaurant). Sinigang using Salmon is kind of uncommon because filipinos usually use pork when cooking Sinigang. my mom was just experimenting on the menu when she tries to sell it just for one day. but later that day the locals who ate started saying compliments about the Sinigang na salmon and that they will come back tomorrow to eat sinigang na salmon again.Now it has been our best seller, and our restaurant became known all through the village for our Sinigang na salmon.

[@JustTrying-ub9lq]

Nothing more satisfying than Filipino food. We create the best breakfast, lunch n dinner.

[@pa0lab00m7]

I do fry the fish parts first and then adding it to the sinigang broth. Umami bomb.

[@speedyyam5748]

Wow the shop owner is so friendly

[@justbecause4219]

this is my favorite sinigang ever my mom makes it once every week because she makes the best one!!!

[@bwalker3238]

That Longanisa looked amazing!! I want all of this food!!!

[@MrRighteousfish]

I live in the tacoma area. I'm gonna have to make a drive. I love Filipino cuisine. My favs are kare kare and papaitan (apologies if I butcher the name).

[@OuijTube]

Man I’m Filipino and I’m not into papaitan. You are hardcore.

[@MrRighteousfish]

@@OuijTubeyea Filipinos seem shocked when I ask for it. Even dinuguan, they start to explain to me what's in it everytime lol.

[@OuijTube]

MrRighteousfish dinuguan, tho-that’s my jam

[@TDLTDL100]

Papaitan! My fave dish! And dinuguan (or chocolate stew for those who have no idea what's in it, LOL) is another one. I'm drooling now. :)

[@nuguteentrash6354]

sinigang my fave ahhh..sinigang na baka xa bayabas my goodness it's so good i ate it before in bulacan so good...😋

[@39thunnameddaughterofneptu32]

I like this type of sinigang, sourness hits different👌😩

[@jinsung.yang_3050]

0:06 I mean,, issa mood 24/7

[@jg-pw8yv]

Love this seriessss

[@j.clazaro8137]

Woooh Salmon Sinigang. I eat this 2 - 3 times a week from my favorite Karinderya here in the Philippines

[@arsantiqua8741]

Sinigang is Life!

[@elleignacio2590]

Ugh.. I love sinigang 😭❤❤❤

[@mzilplik]

Please try it with pineapple slices and seared the collar for a unique sinigang taste. Use a can of pineapple slices (dole or delmonte) for a kilo of collar.

[@rubysellsvegas]

Looks great! We will definitely check that out this month during our trip. Thank you! 👍

[@originalgoldengoddess]

Oh my goodness I need to try food there!!!

[@deevalen9498]

I always look for sinigang everyday of my life.

[@patrickcalma2643]

I was there last year, too bad I didn't see that place. It looks good