Must-try Filipino Comfort Food to Warm You up this Winter – Boodle Fight, Go!

Published July 9, 2019 at 3:24 am

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Whether you love Filipino cuisine or you’ve yet to try it, you can’t pass up an opportunity to visit this unique Filipino restaurant close to Mississauga.

Brampton restaurant Fan D Flame, located at 30 Gillingham Drive (near the intersection of Main Street and Bovaird) is one of the best Filipino restaurants in the GTA, offering a wide variety of delicious and traditional menu items.

According to restaurant owner Victoria De Guzman, Fan D Flame prepares its authentic Filipino cuisine from scratch, and there’s something for everyone.

Fan D Flame Platter

“We serve à la carte which is not common for a lot of Filipino restaurants in the GTA — especially here in Brampton where we can accommodate 100 guests at once,” she says. “We also have affordable prices and a venue that can host a variety of events.”

With that all said, you may be wondering which menu items are a must-try.

In that case, look no further than their famous Boodle Feast (also known as Boodle Fight), a dish as culturally exciting as it is filling.

The Boodle Feast does away with dishes, and instead, the food — a roasted Cebu-style pig accompanied by a variety of meat, veggies, and seafood — is piled on top of banana leaves, which are laid out on long tables. For those who love to Instagram their food, it’s a beautiful sight that makes for great photos!

Lechon Boodle Fight offered by Fan D Flame

Additionally, you don’t use cutlery to eat it. Customers are encouraged to eat with their bare (clean) hands, a traditional Filipino style of eating called kamayan – dining communally without plates or utensils.

“But here at Fan D Flame, considering Brampton is a diverse community, we offer plastic gloves as an option,” De Guzman says.

The Boodle Fight is a military style of eating practiced by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, making it an interesting part of Filipino history and culture.

Nowadays, Boodle Fights have made a come-back as a communal feast and dining experience.

This traditional form of dining at Fan D Flame is prepared fresh and in big portions, whether it is for two people or a large group of diners – they can accommodate. The communal dining experience is a “fun and memorable way of eating”.

Two other highly recommended menu items on Fan D Flame’s menu are the Cebu Style Lechon – a pork dish originating from the province of Cebu in the Philippines, known as the best lechon for its welcoming aroma, moist meat and crunchy skin – and silogs, Filipino breakfast dishes containing egg, fried rice, and various meats.

While they’re described as breakfast dishes, they can be enjoyed as a meal anytime of the day. “Silog” is a combination of two words which refers to the fried rice (sinangag) and egg (itlog) that is served with a type of protein such as chicken, beef, or fish. There are many variations of silogs, which use the name of the protein plus the suffix -silog. 

Fan D Flame sells a variety of silogs including bangsilog (bangus fish), garlic fried rice, and fried eggs; bisteksilog (marinated beef steak); longsilog (filipino sweet sausage); sisilog (seasoned pork or other meat); and tocilog (sweetened thick bacon). Their bestseller is the tapsilog, with its very tender and tasty beef slices marinated in vinegar and soy sauce.

Tapsilog: cooked beef, garlic fried rice, and fried eggs

If you’re not a meat eater, don’t fret – the restaurant also provides a good selection of vegetarian options.

For dessert, Fan D Flame features their Halo-halo Lovers Deluxe, a traditional favorite made with shaved ice, sweetened tropical fruits including coconut gel, coconut strings, yam, ube, banana, and jackfruit, topped with leche flan, rice pinipig and ube ice cream.

Halo-halo translates to mix-mix, which refers to the colourful assortment of ingredients used to create this refreshing Filipino treat. 

Halo-halo Lovers Deluxe

Fan D Flame caters, making them a great option for any event that needs to be spiced up with some Filipino food catering. It can also serve as a prime location for traditional Filipino parties – the restaurant provides private bookings with affordable buffet package options.

For more information and a closer look at the menu, visit the restaurant’s website at fandflame.com.

You can also keep up with Fan D Flame on social media by following their Facebook and Instagram pages.

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