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Friday Jul 11, 2008
Despite never having gone to Iloilo, one of my favorite Filipino dishes comes from that province. Named after the district from which it originated, the la paz batchoy is a soup broth made out of chicken stock, shrimp broth, pork innards, crushed chicharon, vegetables, and noodles. It’s not a very difficult dish to find in Metro Manila since a lot of Filipino restaurants and carinderias carry this on the menu. And I’m guessing that I’m not the only one who thinks soups like la paz batchoy and beef mami make the best rainy day afternoon snacks.
Just recently, Pinoy fast food chain Jollibee launched their own version of the la paz batchoy, which you can add on to your meal for Php 25 or get as a solo dish for Php 28. My curiosity was stronger than the searing noontime heat, so for lunch I went to the nearest Jollibee I could find to try it out.
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Monday Jul 7, 2008
The first time I tried Brooklyn Pizza was maybe about three years ago, when Yellow Cab pretty much had the monopoly on giant, New-York style pizzas. I was with my family and we were ordering pizza to go, but we couldn’t quite agree on what flavor our pizza should be in because we wanted to try them all. I decided I liked the place when the lady behind the counter told us we can order different flavors in one pizza box.
Seriously, what’s not to love about giant pizzas that come in different flavors? My favorite one’s the white cheese pizza (below, left) - a mouthwatering combination of mozerella, parmesan, ricotta cheese, and garlic.
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Saturday Jul 5, 2008
It’s been a month since I decided to remove red meat from my diet. Ever since I came from San Benito Farm, my outlook on food diet changed my life. I had initial misgivings about The Farm. I found it expensive and the food though appealing to the eyes wasn’t something I was used to. My Farm experience was an accidental surprise because I was there for a press briefing on Amway’s Nutrilite Vitamins and Food Supplements. Such surprises can be a pleasant gift to the mind, soul and body. I can say a life-changing experience.
To celebrate my one month semi-vegan lifestyle, let me present to you the “Living Food” or raw cuisine that transformed me.
It started out with a Korean Cuisine inspired menu for lunch.
To quote Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, “Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food.” Food is our most potent medicine. Various clinical studies have concluded that proper nutrition plays a central role in disease prevention and restoration of health. This is what I discovered after my culinary experience at The Farm.
Pickled Radish with assorted toppings and mustard sauce
I made the mistake of joining a walking tour just before lunch. Hungry and hot from walking, the dishes came in small portions and did not nothing to appease my hunger pangs.
Korean Style Soybean Noodle soup with Oyster Mushroom
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Thursday Jul 3, 2008
What I love about Chow King is their ability to come up with food and beverages that you can’t find in any other fast food chain. One of my all time favorites in the menu is the fairly new Nai Cha - a thick, rich milk tea sweetened with brown syrup and mixed with gummy black gulaman and lots of ice. I was seriously blown away when I first took a sip because it tasted just like the popular cold tea drinks I would have in Thailand. Thai restaurants here serve similar milk teas, but they’re not as affordable or available as the Nai Cha, and they don’t get served to you as quickly. I’m really happy that Chow King brought such a wonderful drink to the market.
The text message from Crisela was “The Coffee Bean” at the Shangrila Plaza Mall. I vaguely remembered a coffee shop beside Cravings on the 4th level (5th?) so I went up the escalators to look for it. Upon seeing the signage “Coffee Beanery” , I knew right away it wasn’t The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf that I often go. It didn’t deter me to check out their cakes and drinks after I was assured that there was no other “Coffee Bean” in the mall.
The Cashew-Durian cake (priced at 95 pesos a slice) piqued my curiousity. I love anything durian, even the fruit. The prices of the drinks seemed reasonable. I ordered the calamansi-mint for 40 pesos. I love how they presented me with my order. So zen-like. Minutes later, Crisela arrived. She apologized that the text meant to say “Coffee Beanery”.
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Wednesday Jun 25, 2008
At Chowking, you don’t have to worry about the rice shortage one bit. Eat as much rice as you want at Chow King because their yummy chao fan (fried rice) contains more rice and ingredients at a rolled-back price. If you think that it sounds too good to be true - trust me, it isn’t. I was pretty skeptical at first because obviously if a product is going to be cheaper, it can only mean that you’ll receive smaller servings or that more inferior ingredients will be used. But after trying out Chow King’s chao fan today, I discovered that servings-wise nothing has changed and quality-wise, the fried rice tastes even better.
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