What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
By accident, I once ate a handful of maggots. I was coming home late one night and was starving, so I went to cook myself some sardines. The power was off, so in the dark I didn’t realize that the can was full of worms before I had a big portion of them in my mouth. Fortunately, the taste of the sardines is so strong that it was all I could taste. From that day on, I always cook with the lights on.

What are you famous for?
I am famous for my lobster on the teppanyaki. It is cooked with oil, garlic, salt, pepper, wine, lemon, soya sauce and butter. Delicious. However, our most popular dish here is the chicken teppanyaki.

Where would you take someone to eat for date? Furusato is an ideal place for a first date. You get the experience of seeing the food cooked in front of you, which can serve as a kind of icebreaker. The chef’s recommendation is ideal for sharing as a couple, taking you through 10 different dishes. Personally I would take a date to some quiet place, like a park or a lake, and bring my own cooked meal. When I go on a date, I don’t like to be around a lot of other people. A secluded place is where I go for the real romance.

What kind of culinary aphrodisiacs would you recommend? The kiwi is one of the lesser known aphrodisiacs. It is perfect for a dessert or just raw on its own.

What do you cook when you are by yourself? There is a traditional dish from the Philippines, which is called Ginataang Kalabasa. It is basically pumpkin and coconut and a whole lot of vegetables.

What would you eat if you where on Death Row? I would cook my own last meal, a traditional meal from home called Bagoong Alamang. It is small salted shrimps fried in tomato, oil, sugar and soya. It is nice and awesome.