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By on 20 July, 2016
carnitas The Filipinos’ tastebuds are getting more global each day. Who’d have thought that Manila would ever have several decent options for taco cravings. It’s something that I’m truly thankful for. A promising new player is Lagrima. Not serving up Tex-Mex nor Cal-Mex but Oaxacan styley Mexican food (by way of Cebu). chili verde and …read »
By on 15 July, 2016
I recently posted a rant on social media about salt. I went to two supermarkets the same day and the salt available on the shelves were either iodized or imported (read: expensive). I even went inside a specialty health store to check if they sell local salt and they had iodized and non iodized imported …read »
By on 13 July, 2016
When it comes to eating spicy food or sauces, I have to admit that I am not as hard-core as Anonymous Paul. But, I do like to experiment with hot sauces especially those of the artisan breed. The latest I have tried is Chef Gino Gonzalez’ Gino’s Sauce from Hell (P280/jar). Chef Gino comes out …read »
By on 4 July, 2016
Santol is in season. Over the years I’ve adapted the buro recipe I’ve made for green mangoes I posted earlier here for when there’s abundance of santol. And I must say I like using this fruit more now than mangoes for preserving. It produces this unique, almost meaty texture and floral flavor. Sweet, sour, a …read »
By on 27 June, 2016
Recently C, Cy and I visited a couple of restaurants in the Poblacion area. Although both were fairly new and still at their birth stages, there is tremendous promise if their trajectory continues to move towards the positive. Wild Poppy A rooftop restaurant cum bar that has both indoor and outdoor seating. Vibe is hipster …read »
By on 24 June, 2016
Churros con chocolate was such a big deal to me as a kid. When we would celebrate Spanish day in school, eating churros was the main highlight for me. I don’t even remember what else we did on that day but eating churros was my was of honoring it. I’ve been craving for some good …read »
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