I traveled by train to Raritan, New Jersey to try Filipino Foods for the first time. Watch me react to pork binagoongan or binagoongan baboy, a Filipino viand made with sauteed shrimp paste (bagoong alamang) and pork. I also try lechon paksiw, a dish made of leftover lechon (whole roast pig) cooked in vinegar. Next, I go Filipino grocery shopping at a local New Jersey Filipino store where I find incredible Filipino delicacies. I try Rgies Butterscotch Squares with Cashews, a pinoy sweet. Raritan is a train journey from Manhattan but it is well worth it to see New Jersey and discover these two Filipino food stops!

Episode Intel:

Lutong Bahay Restaurant
20 W Somerset St, Raritan, NJ 08869
Reggie Ate: binagoongang baboy (pork in shrimp paste) and paksiw na lechon (lechon, lechon kawali, or roast pork cooked in lechon sauce and vinegar).

Philippine Island Food Mart
116 Thompson St, Raritan, NJ 08869
Reggie Ate: Filipino butterscotch squares