"Phil-Am Food Mart is a lively Filipino grocery that carries all the essentials, including balut (fertilized duck egg) in the cold case and an array of sweet polvorón (shortbread) on the shelves. Head to the back of the store to find baked bun siopao, golden-brown, airy and filled with savory-sweet, soy-infused pork asado. Sometimes called “toasted” siopao, based on China’s cha siu bao, they’re an ideal on-the-go snack, sold in batches of four or six. Phil-Am Food Mart also stocks empanadas from Thursday to Sunday, and they’re freshest in the afternoons, staff say." - Hannah Bae
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