Quezon, Philippines, Nov. 16 (CNA) A home-style restaurant opened by a Taiwanese woman in Quezon City in Metro Manila has been featured in the first-ever Michelin Guide honoring exceptional restaurants in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
The restaurant, Fong Wei Wu (\u8c50\u5473\u5c4b), was one of 74 eateries to receive a “Michelin Selected” honor in the guide, while one restaurant received two Michelin stars, eight received one star, and 25 were awarded a “Bib Gourmand.”<\/p>\n
The guide, which was limited to restaurants in Metro Manila and Cebu, was published on Oct. 30.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview, Feng Wei Wu’s owner and chef, Linda, told CNA that as a restaurateur in her 60s, receiving an affirmation of this kind was “indescribable.”<\/p>\n
“When I got the news, I thought my employees were joking with me,” she said. “When they told me it was the truth, I broke out in goosebumps.”<\/p>\n
Linda said she came to the Philippines in 2000 so that her daughter, who had just graduated from junior high school, could improve her English.<\/p>\n
During the five years she spent accompanying her daughter, she said, her love of cooking and abundant free time led her to open a restaurant, which started with classic Taiwanese dishes like beef noodle soup, pork ribs with rice, and braised pork rice.<\/p>\n
Despite her restaurant’s unexpected beginning and the countless difficulties of opening a business in another country, Linda said she was determined to persevere and make it a success.<\/p>\n
To improve her cooking, she said, she traveled to attend Taiwanese cooking classes organized by the Overseas Community Affairs Council and taught by top Taiwanese chefs.<\/p>\n
She also imports many of her ingredients — including soy sauce, sesame sauce, vinegar, doubanjiang (broad bean paste), fried shallots and zha cai (pickled mustard tuber) — directly from Taiwan, insisting that the higher cost is worth it to maintain an authentic flavor.<\/p>\n
In its introduction, the Michelin Guide refers to Fong Wei Wu as a “cosy family-run spot serv[ing] home-style Taiwanese food,” with a daily-changing spread of 15-20 dishes.<\/p>\n
“Don’t miss the fried bihon — rice noodles stir-fried with pork and cabbage [that] are topped with flavorsome minced pork to create a harmony of soy umami and vegetable sweetness,” the guide recommends.<\/p>\n
Fong Wei Wu is located at 82 Banawe Street corner Samat Street, Quezon — Metro Manila.<\/p>\n
(By Emerson Lim and Matthew Mazzetta) <\/p>\n
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