There’s something about lumpia from the streets that lumpia in restaurants just can’t copy. The flavor of street lumpia is definitely richer, but there’s something else. Maybe it’s because the manangs who sell lumpia at UP infuse each one with home-cooked goodness. Or maybe MSG.
If you’d like to make your own pritong lumpia, here’s a recipe that you can try out.
Among the bestsellers in Fish & Co are their baked mussels in garlic, seafood platter, and fish and chips. The fish and chips is especially excellent; the batter doesn’t overpower the flavor of the fish. They use only the finest ingredients, herbs, and spices for their dishes, which are served in generous portions. One bite is enough for you to be able to savor the delicious freshness of their catch.
Fish & Co. can be found at Trinoma or Greenbelt.
The art of making lamian or Chinese hand-pulled noodles is something that is unique to China and can only be done by a trained cook. The cook prepares a lump of dough and stretches it using his hands while shaking the dough up and down. The dough is then made to twist around itself and then shaken several more times until it is firm enough. Then the chef pulls the dough with his arms stretched out completely, folds the dough in two, then stretches again until the dough becomes longer and thin enough to become fine noodles.
The Filipino theme of this quiet, cozy, dark wood-furnished coffee shop goes beyond the home-grown coffee beverages. Kape Isla also serves a variety of kakanins, including a delicious bibingka that you must try to complete your Kape Isla coffee experience.
Cena in Greenbelt 2 looked like a quiet place after lunch hours. I needed a place to work on my macbook at the same time take a quick healthy snack. Being such a cheapskate, I chose a salad, Mango and Parma Ham with Mango Vinaigrette. I took the half size costing 195 pesos (The whole portion costs 315 pesos)
The Chinese believe that tikoy must be offered to the kitchen god a week before the Chinese new year so that the god can give them a favorable testimonial upon their death. According to their beliefs, the more tikoy you offer, the more the god’s mouth will be filled with the sticky sweet cake to say anything bad towards you. I’d really rather eat the tikoy myself, though!
For mothers, the first ‘battle’ of the day starts right at the breakfast table. Almost every mother is faced with the day-to-day challenge of preparing a healthy yet appealing and appetizing breakfast for her children before they head off for school. More often than not, children are picky at the breakfast table, probably because they have yet to shake off the last traces of sleep, plus the anxieties of the morning rush.
Most Filipino mothers intuitively realize the importance of breakfast. While all meals are sources of fuel, breakfast stands out as the most important meal of the day because it is this meal that provides the brain with the glucose it needs to start the day after 10-12 hours of sleep. Studies suggest that a breakfast full of complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber that slowly release glucose into the bloodstream helps improve memory and concentration - - two most crucial elements for learning among school children.
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