Chef JP Anglo, may ipinatikim kay Laufey na hindi nito napigilang purihin
- Laufey visited Chef JP Anglo's Sarsa Kitchen + Bar during her Manila trip to sample a variety of Filipino dishes
- The singer praised several local favorites, including bangus, isaw, sisig, and the halo-halo she had long wanted to try
- Laufey compared several Filipino delicacies with traditional Icelandic dishes, highlighting similarities between the two food cultures
- She described halo-halo as a "celebration" and one of the highlights of her culinary experience in the Philippines
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Laufey made time to experience Filipino cuisine during her visit to Manila, stopping by Chef JP Anglo's Sarsa Kitchen + Bar, where she sampled several local favorites and praised the country's rich food culture.
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The Icelandic-Chinese singer visited the restaurant while in the Philippines, with celebrity chef and restaurateur JP Anglo personally hosting the meal despite preparing to fly back to Dubai, where he also manages another restaurant.
Before the dishes were served, Chef JP playfully teased Laufey by giving her clues about what she was about to taste. The mention of halo-halo immediately caught her attention, revealing she had been looking forward to trying the iconic Filipino dessert throughout her stay.
"Thank God. I have been trying to get halo-halo for so long, but like, because it melts, so it's like the timing never works out. It's perfect," she said.
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Before dessert, Laufey sampled an assortment of Filipino classics, including kinilaw, chicharon, lumpia, smoked milkfish, bangus a la pobre, isaw, and sisig.
When she learned that the bangus dish featured milkfish, she shared how seafood holds a special place in Icelandic culture.
"We're very serious about our fish in Iceland," she said.
After tasting the dish, she expressed her delight.
"This is so delicious. It's so rich, but in such a delightful way. I can't believe that's, like, is it the belly part that I had that was a little, like, fatty?" she said.
Laufey also explained that she prefers tasting every dish first before deciding which ones to enjoy the most.
"I'm going to taste everything and then I'm going to go in on my favorites. I feel like that's the best way to go about it usually," she said.
Her experience with isaw also led to an interesting cultural comparison. Laufey shared that Icelanders traditionally consume every part of a sheep, making the Filipino street food less surprising than many might expect.
"The smoky taste is so good. In Iceland, we eat every single part of the sheep. Like, every part of the sheep. And I have eaten every part of the sheep," she said.
She likewise compared sisig, which is made from parts of a pig's face, to svið, a traditional Icelandic dish prepared using various parts of a sheep.
When halo-halo finally arrived, the dessert exceeded her expectations after days of trying to find the perfect opportunity to enjoy it.
"I feel like this is a celebration. This is like a beacon of Filipino food. It's so delicious," she said.
"I'm like in the audience right now. Wow. Thank you. I'm on my feet clapping," she added.
Laufey's appreciation for Filipino cuisine came after she successfully held three consecutive sold-out concerts in Manila in May, reflecting her steadily growing popularity among Filipino fans.
Laufey is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist celebrated for reviving jazz-pop and classical sounds for a modern generation. A Berklee College of Music graduate and multi-Grammy winner, she has achieved global acclaim with chart-topping albums like Bewitched and A Matter of Time.
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