No one really knows but perhaps it’s the presence of Middle Eastern tourists that made food shops offer kebab and other Middle Eastern food on their menus.

Whichever way, everyone wins! Most of the hole-in-the-wall restos in Puerto Galera offer beef and chicken kebabs, which are served with grilled tomatoes and onions – and sometimes chili.

For the sauce you can dip it in yoghurt or soy sauce with red chili. The chicken kebab we ate was quite tasty even without the yoghurt.