One of my favourite dishes is sisig, made with chopped pork, onions and chillies, and served with vinegar and/or fresh calamansi to add a sharp flavour that balances the fattiness of the meat.

He was instead asked to recall the best dish he has tasted in recent years, to which he said, Sisig by Melbourne-based restaurant Serai by Filipino chef Ross Magnaye. “There’s a young kid in ...