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American actress Gwyneth Paltrow received an enthusiastic response from Filipino celebrities and food lovers after sharing her homemade version of a beloved Filipino breakfast featuring tortang talong and banana ketchup.
The Oscar-winning actress uploaded a cooking video on Instagram, documenting her take on the classic meal. The clip showed Paltrow grilling eggplant over an open flame, peeling off the charred skin, coating it in beaten eggs before frying it and preparing banana ketchup using fresh bananas.
“Tortang Talong with garlicky turkey crumbles and banana ketchup. A Filipino breakfast classic,” she wrote in the caption.
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Her post quickly caught the attention of Filipinos, including personalities from the local entertainment and culinary scenes, who praised her effort to recreate the iconic dish.
Among the first to respond was restaurateur and content creator Erwan Heussaff, who commended Paltrow for using the dish’s Filipino name rather than translating it.
“Thank you for not calling it an Eggplant Omelette,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Filipino American nurse and online personality Nurse John enthusiastically invited the actress to cook together, writing, “GWYNETHHHH GIRLLLLL!!! We need to cook tortang talong togetherrr!!!”
Chef JP Anglo also expressed his excitement over Paltrow’s video, commenting, “Love this! Can we cook together @gwynethpaltrow? 
#filipinofoodforward”
Even social media personality Patrick Starrr chimed in with, “Omg yesss,” while Jordan Paltrow suggested another well-loved Filipino favorite, commenting, “Adobo next!”
G Tongi also praised Paltrow by saying, “Okay with the Banana catsup from scratch!”
Actresses Bela Padilla, Lotlot de Leon, Cristine Reyes and Isabelle Daza also joined the wave of approval in the comments section.
Paltrow’s latest culinary feature adds to the growing list of international personalities using social media to introduce Filipino cuisine to a wider audience.
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