FRIED chicken and eggs. As in any country, native delicacies sold by the roadside present a colorful and fascinating sight. They never fail to catch the attention of both residents and tourists curious to get

MORE fried goods with chips and camote fritters. acquainted with a place’s culinary treasures. Knowing that not everyone is inclined to eat along the street, Pan Pacific Manila has come up with a dinner buffet selection that offers diners an opportunity to experience firsthand local culture and traditions of different Asian countries right at its panoramic top floor restaurant, Pacific Lounge every Friday starting 7 p.m.

For P1,000 net per person, eat as much as the one’s appetite can indulge with the hotel’s spread of nibblers such as balut and penoy (native duck egg delicacies), chicharon baboy at

TOKWA’T Baboy. bulaklak (crispy pork rind and entrails), Indonesian mixed satay, fish and prawn balls, Yakitori Japanese skewers, tokwa’t baboy (tofu and pork), Singaporean laksa, Arabic grillings and shawarma and fried rice specials such as yang chow, nasi goreng and biryani.

DIMSUM treats such as siopao and siomai. Sweet treats include taho (tofu with sweet syrup), turon saba (fried plantain bananas with jackfruit and sugar roll), camote cue (sweet potato on a stick) and ube (purple yam).

Go Asian street eating at Pacific Lounge located at the 21st floor, Pan Pacific Manila, M. Adriatico cor. Gen Malvar Sts. Malate, Manila. For inquiries and reservations, email fb.ppmnl@panpacific.com or call 318-0788.