Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos who live abroad crave.

THE FAMILIAR smell of “tinapa” (smoked fish) and “daing” (dried fish) along the busy streets along España, Manila, is more than just a means of livelihood for Anselmo Brosas, or fondly known as Tatay ...