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‘The Mountain’ from ‘Game of Thrones’ joins Filipino reporters on a food trip

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/08/the-mountain-game-of-thrones-joins-filipino-reporters-on-a-food-trip/2016-07-30_18-46-50_conan/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-07-30_18-46-50_conan-e1470653143340-600x264.jpg" title="Conan Stevens"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Screenshot via Official YouTube page of GMA News and Public Affairs</span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><ul><li><strong>Conan Stevens, aka <em>GoT’s </em>“The Mountain” joined Filipino reporters on a food trip</strong></li><br/><li><strong>The Australian actor tasted sisig, crispy pata, grilled squid, and bibingka</strong></li><br/><li><strong>GMA News anchor Arnold Clavio said Stevens particularly enjoyed bibingka</strong></li><br/></ul><p>Conan Stevens, who is known for his role as “The Mountain” in the popular American fantasy drama <em>Game of Thrones</em>, went on a unique food trip with Filipino reporters and got a taste of some the country’s delicacies.</p><br/><p><a href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/576581/showbiz/chikaminute/conan-the-mountain-stevens-enjoy-sa-mga-pagkaing-pinoy">GMA News</a> anchor Arnold Clavio, showbiz reporter Audrey Carampel, and GMA News resident meteorologist Nathaniel Cruz, joined Stevens in a restaurant in Manila and introduced the Australian actor and stuntman to the local cuisine.</p><br/><p>Among the food Stevens sampled included sisig, crispy pata, grilled squid, ginataang kuhol, tapang kabayo at bibingka.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>“<em>Aba’y matindi… Actually yung crispy pata, naka-tatlo siya. E nung gusto nang mag-takeout, umuwi na ako</em>. [It was amazing… Actually he had three servings of crispy pata. When he wanted to have takeout, I had to go already],” Clavio recalled in jest.</p><br/><p>According to the news anchor, “The Mountain” enjoyed the popular Filipino rice cake, bibingka, the most.</p><br/><p>The Filipino reporters were also supposed to give Stevens a “balut challenge” but Clavio said that they weren’t able to find any street hawker selling the fertilized duck egg dish nearby.</p><br/><p>Stevens is currently in the Philippines to take part in the 2016 revival of the Filipino fantasy drama <em>Encantadia</em>, where he plays the role of the giant Vishka. He has joined the other cast and crew since the last week of July to tape his scenes.</p><br/><p>For his role, he will be speaking “Enchan” or the Encantadia language.</p><br/><p>Stevens says he enjoyed the dishes served but he particularly enjoys the warmth and hospitality of the Filipinos he has met.</p><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><strong><a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org">Let’s block ads!</a></strong> <a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-ads">(Why?)</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/08/the-mountain-game-of-thrones-joins-filipino-reporters-on-a-food-trip/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Screenshot via Official YouTube page of GMA News and Public Affairs Conan Stevens, aka GoT’s “The Mountain” joined Filipino reporters on...