Ethnic Centers in Jax

[thekillingwax]

Some of the best lumpia and lechon kawali I've had are from the asian grocery store on Atlantic and St. John's Bluff. In an effort to be a tiny bit healthier, I've been getting frozen lumpia, thawing them a bit, brushing them with smart balance spread and baking them and they come out pretty delicious.

I'm lucky because when my coworkers have birthdays or whatever, they always bring me a massive pile of awesome food. If you've never had lechon kawali and you like pork? Ohhhhh my. It will kill you faster than a shotgun blast to the face but the taste is beyond amazing.

As for the Filipino / Philippines thing? It's kinda complicated but here's the basics. The island names in spanish are la islas filipinas or something close to that. In the consolidation of languages, it was settled that a person from the islands would be a Filipino. They refer to themselves as Pilipinos because there is no F in their language and the F sound is difficult for them to pronounce. So we call the islands the Philippines, the people are Filipinos and they call themselves Pilipino.

[sandyshoes]

Cool, makes much more sense.  Man, now I'm hungry.

[hanjin1]

You can always try that Filipino restaurant in Regency mall. I think it's called Island Cafe or something like that. It's pretty good and they give you a pretty big portion

[Karl_Pilkington]

there is also a Filipino restaurant on Atlantic just past St. Johns Bluff (next to the grocery store mentioned above) that serves up some very good Filipino classics like Lechon Asado, Pancit, Adobo and Diniguan.  Some days they'll have Paksiw which is really good.  I used to buy frozen lumpia from a store off Baymeadows, but its not there anymore.

[Bostech]

Bosnia is not in Eastern Europe but southern Europe.