I realized that a "little bit of everything" food concept is shared by quite a number of different cultures - exhibit a -- 1. Japanese bento 2. Gujarati tháli 3. Pretty much every Korean Meal 

Boracay December 2011: Part 1

Hi mates!  I've collated all the restaurants we've tried again and tested for several years now during our recent trip to Boracay.  The island is paradise, but I say, their food is priceless too!

American Breakfast at Cafe Del Sol - filling but it's just your usual American Breakfast. :)

JONAH's BANANA CHOCO PEANUT SHAKE is the bomb!

Anything from Manana is good.  Believe me.  Just bit pricey.  

Real Coffee boasts of their Calamansi Muffin (a must-try) for anyone who visits the island.  The place is also a good place to think and write.

REMY MARTIN: Finest Swiss Liqueur Chocolate

First time I tried Remy Martin chocolate.

Verdict: good.  The package was excellent and interesting.

The sweetness of rich Swiss Milk chocolate was delicious but the 5% alcohol content was very overpowering.

Weekend Salcedo Market Favorite

Among the goodies at the Weekend Salcedo Market, there is one thing that keeps me from coming back for more --  THE JAPANESE PANCAKES!!

I can choose from the following fillings - kesong puti, peanutbutter, blueberry, white chocochips, creamcheese, strawberry, and chocolate.  It's possible that they have already come up with new flavors after this writing.  My personal favorite is cream cheese.  If not for my efforts to lose weight, I can finish 5 pancakes in one sitting.  These pancakes are that good :)  I love watching them flip the pancakes in the same motion when someone flips Takoyaki while I wait.

The steel heating pan reminds me so much of the cookwares in Streetfood area, Mongkok, Hongkong.

 

I just discovered this new Singaporean-themed resto near the new Atrium, Megamall.
It's called - Orchard Road.

I've tried their Hainanese chicken to judge if it's close to the real deal - and well - they passed! :)

Paid P 165 for this dish - not that bad - I guess, even the price is pretty close to those found at the Hawker Malls in Singapore but the servings there are definitely bigger.

Bizarre Foods from the Philippines

I've just seen this video from YouTube where Andrew Zimmerman munched on the Philippines' Most Bizarre Delicacies.

He described the balut as the Philippines' new national dish. Eating balut was also the final challenge in one of Fear Factor's episodes which is kind of weird especially for people who eat this stuff regularly. I don't see anything gross with it. I like the taste of the yellow egg yolk and egg juices in Balut except for the baby duck and the white hardened part they call "bato."

Some people believe that balut is best eaten at night. Other people eat this as pulutan that goes well with our national beer-San Miguel Pale Pilsen Beer.

Growing up in the Pateros and Taguig area mean we had generous supply of balut, itik (geese), and Tipas Hopia.

Mom&Tina's

With the stress brought about by the current losses that my company is experiencing, my girl friends and I needed spirit-uplifiting foodies that won't cause much dent in our pockets.

We suddenly found ourselves at Mom& Tina's, E. Rodriguez branch indulging on the following:

Acee ordered Chicken Alexander; while Darlene and I were curious about the hype on Shepherd's pie and soon found out. We knew that it was going to take some time to prepare our main dish so we tried out their Chocolate cup cake and cheese mamon. Chocolate cup cake is best eaten when heated. It really brought out the heavenly taste out of each soft small bites. The cheese mamon didn't disappoint either.

Beatriz Acosta did a fine review of Mom&Tina's through this ClicktheCity Article.

We all had trouble which dessert to order after seeing their wide-array of newly baked or frozen
goodies. We've finally decided to order their best sellers--chocolate profiterole (homemade cream, frozen chocolate, and stuffed with creampuff) for me, caramel profiterole for Acee, and sylvanna for the less adventurous Darlene.

When we started digging in on our Shepherd's pie and Chicken Alexander, we were all quiet for a few minutes. We had our own little world and enjoyed every moment of it.

Everything we ate was yummy. The reviews and feedback from their customers are certainly not overrated.

The prices were also not steep:

Shepherd's Pie: P168-198
Chicken Alexander: P168-198
Cheese Mamon: P20-28
Chocolate Cup Cake: P20-28
Profiterole Singles: P32
Sylvanna: P 32-40

We give this resto a two-thumbs up, and we'll certainly go back!