Burger steak and fries on Apr 13, 2013 in cheese STEAK burger After watching a lot of tv programs featuring burgers and steaks, one cannot help but think of burger + steaks and so I tried out the cheeseburger steak of Kristin's in Goldenfield, Bacolod City. Aside from their various steak offering, they have pre...
Marang on Apr 9, 2013 in fruit mindanao wet market Marang durian Gone were the days when we all need to go to Mindanao to taste this sweet and smooth fruit called Marang. This overpowering fruit in terms of its sweet smell in contrast to the killer smell of Durian is a favorite of mine by the time I first tasted i...
Lumboy on Apr 8, 2013 in Childhood fruit lumboy java plum herb black plum duhat Known as duhat or black plum or java plum, Lumboy is our local name for this dark fruit dubbed by children as the "local grapes." Lumboy is a memorable tree among countryside children since aside from the tales of "kapre" rolling up the leaves of thi...
Spaghetti for lunch on Apr 6, 2013 in onion olive oil italian style garlic tuna filipino style SPAGHETTI comfort food No, not all saucy spaghettis are created equal. For this one I am having, I can fairly call it half-half. Half-italian for using fair amount of chopped white onions and garlic as well as olive oil and pre-prepared fresh tomato sauce, and half-FIlipi...
Morisqueta on Apr 6, 2013 in sesame oil saba green peas childhood mexican Morisqueta tuna sweet corn raisins rice banana comfort food This is one fried rice I learned from my father. We were so happy partaking the fried banana on top. And we even grew up calling it morosquita... Hahaha. So today, I uncovered that it is called morisqueta and it is Mexican in origin. The original rec...
Camote Fries on Apr 6, 2013 in fries sweet potato camote comfort food canola oil Camote or sweet potatoes now abound in the wetmarket at 20php per kilo only. This means it is time for camote fries....1 kl camote or sweet potato, cut lengthwiseWaterSaltA little flourCanola oil Peel camote and cut lengthwise, about three times as t...
Cashew fruit on Mar 22, 2013 in childhood riddle Cashew kasoy Ang prinsipe na nakaupo sa tasa... Kasoy! I love this riddle and the fruit is memorable as when i was small, this fruit was a menace once because we played under the cashew tree and we picked the hanging fruit as it was within our reach. We bit it an...
Verba or chinese batuan as we call it! on Mar 22, 2013 in childhood batuan fruit sour Verba Verba or chinese batuan as we knew it here is also a childhood fruit. We used to climb two trees of it in Brgy. haguimit where we were used to have a short vacation. It is sour and turns yellow when ripe. It has no much commercial value as the same c...
Jd sweets squares on Mar 18, 2013 in cookies sweets peanuts JD bakeshop butter scotch cake Fudge It was so fun trying out the many new flavors of Iloilo City's favorite food hang out for students... Aside from their ensaymada, chicken and pina roll as well as chicken sticks, JD Bakeshop is known for its baked sweets squares and they come in vari...
JD fried chicken and callos on Mar 11, 2013One of the best thing about visiting Iloilo City is revisiting the taste of JD Bakeshop, which offers an array of value meals at a student friendly price. For the students who once flocked JD, who can forget their fried chicken and callos. They now h...
