fourth stop apag marangle - lunch

still in prado farm

baby cucumber :) 

cherry tomato

fifth stop prado farm

third stop susie's delicacies

third stop susie's delicacies kapampangan's best delis....mani, chicharon, baked mac, siomai, puto, spaghetti, halaya, kutsinta, pancit lug-log etc.... a lot.... 

a food sanctuary :) 

second stop kabigting's halo-halo

our second stop kabigting's halo-halo

Who says Razon's is the only halo-halo place in Pampanga? We went to Arayat Pampanga (Neayat church) to taste their famous halo-halo.

Kabigting's Halo-halo. 5 ingredients corn, beans (pureed and sweetened), pastillas, shaved ice and carabao's milk.

No sugar. the ingredients are sweetened to compliment the taste naturally with the carabao's milk.

The difference with Razon's, here they add pastillas.

Pastillas adds twist everytime you taste the halo-halo.

Ingredients are in its smallest form so it can be easily eaten. Carabao's milk is used 'para mas malinam-nam'

holy . . . . . .! I forgot the price!

the verdict! 10/10 not everyday you taste this kind of halo-halo. Something new yet so classic.

simbahan ni santino

stop-over @ Bacolor Pampanga, San Guillermo Church. The famous church in the TV series 'May Bukas Pa' with Santino.

My Starbucks break at Glorietta 4

Sometimes, I take a break from eating. I usually go to my favorite coffee place - Starbucks. 

My favorite coffee - Cafe Latte with Hazelnut..... 
At Starbucks, it is P 80 for a tall. I like the natural bitterness of their coffee. The aroma blends well with the taste. 

Compared to other coffee place, Starbucks' latte is more balanced. Others are too bitter, I need to add more sugar to get the right taste. 

I also like Starbucks' Cafe Mocha. Nice blend of coffee and mocha. Flavor is not too overpowering just right. You can enjoy it while waiting for the time. 

Chef's verdict! 10/10 I've never experienced a bad coffee in starbucks.... :)

mexico pampanga breakfast @ atching lilian borromeo - THE FOOD

paksiw ng demonyo

kilayin

tocino

chicken galantina

tamales

mexico pampanga breakfast @ atching lilian borromeo

the chefs having breakfast with Atching Lilian.

Their hot beverage - tsokolate tablea

local hot choco - 2 tableas + 800 ml boiled carabao's milk.

the chef's verdict! I had 3 cups :) obviously it's a 10!

a chef's walk - mexico pampanga

When you say Pampanga it has always been fontana, clark or mimosa. We had a different trip last thursday august 20. the trip was called 'Viajeng Cusinang Matua' a food tour in private old houses in Pampanga.

Our first stop. Kapampangan Heritage Pastries. Their specialties; 'dulce prenda', 'Panecillos de San Nicolas' (San Nicolas cookies) and Angel's delight.

San Nicolas cookies their specialty cookie in Mexico. It is made of flour, butter, carbao's milk, sugar, egg yolks and dayap rind. ingredients are combined together. Kneaded and molded in a Yakal wood, carved with different designs.

Dulce Prenda. Same recipe but with kundol in the center. It is like 2 doughs layered together with kundol filling.

All pastries are baked in in a claypot oven - 'bibingka style' charcoal on top.

The owner, Atching Lilian Borromeo - Pampanga's foremost food historian entertained as well and even did a cooking demo how to make San Nicolas cookies and Dulce Prenda - my favorite.

She has also a lot of collection of old cooking equipments. I took a photo of one 'talyase' it is like the Chinese wok of today.

It is nice to know that there is a tour like this that you can go back in time to exlplore the heritage of our cuisine.

next in line breakfast..... yes! they did prepare breakfast for us :) a lutong bahay Kapampangan breakfast!

my binalot experience

tuesday night terrible traffic @ fort.

We parked at market market to kill time.

We're so hungry we want fast filipino food. So we tried binalot.

Well its fast and the food is hot. We ordered tapsilog, bistek and talong with bagoong.

tapsilog P 80

bistek P 80

talong P 20

tapsilog. wow freshly cooked / prepared. its good. the beef is tender. i was expecting it to be gummy. the tomato and salted egg is fresh.

tapa is spicy, sweet and flavorful. very filipino profile. it has bits of cooked garlic that added more flavor to it.

overall tapa is a winner.

my verdict! 10/10 it exceeded my expectation.

Bistek. the beef is also tender. the flavor is sweet, salty and sour. a balance of all flavors. I am satisfied with bistek. I am not struggling eating the beef. again the tomato and salted is fresh. the rice is hot. the flavor of the banana leaf shares its flavor to the beef.

my verdict! another 10... i was not expecting binalot market market to impress me. :)

Talong. @ P 20 sulit! the talong is freshly fried. honest flavor no seasoning just the bagoong.

the bagoong compliments the talong very well. bland + strong bagoong flavor....celebration of flavors.

my verdict! you don't need to be complicated to cook good food.... 10/10 will recommend to my friends....

chicken teriyaki

chicken. marinate the chicken with knorr teriyaki sauce, salt, pepper, sesame oil, rice wine, ginger and spring onions.

the marinade should cover the chicken. 

marinate overnight. grill the chicken until done. approx. 3mins. each side.

sauce. saute ginger, garlic and onions in saute pan. deglace with rice wine. add knorr teriyaki sauce. add sesame oil and spring onions. simmer for 1min. 

vegetables. togue, bell peppers sliced, onions, chopped, garlic chopped. in a saute pan, saute onions and garlic. add the a bit of kikoman. add the bell peppers saute for 30seconds. add the rest. saute for 30seconds and season with kikoman. add sesame oil after cooking.

then plate! plate is a canvass! create!

lapu fillet with sesame beurre blanc sauce

lapu fillet with sesame beurre blanc sauce.

fish. season fillets with salt, pepper and lemon juice.

dredge with flour.  

heat saute pan. saute the fillet with little oil. approx 3 mins. per side.

set aside.

sauce. saute chopped white onions in saute pan. deglace with white wine. add butter and heavy cream. simmer. season with salt and pepper to taste. add sesame oil and black sesame seeds. stir.

vegetables. blanch all the veg. saute with little butter and lemon juice. season with salt pepper. 

plate. be creative. break the rules. use your imagination.......

cooking with fun! happy cooking!

indian delicacies in hawker centers singapore

I love to walk around the city day and night.

one weekend i went to one of the hawker centers in singa near outram mrt station.

a lot of passers by are buying these delicacies.

I was curious. I bought one of each. I tasted cumin and curry. it was an indian delicacy.

the flavor is exciting every bite you taste the hint of cumin, curry, cloves and cardamon. sweet, spicy, moist, soft, dry, texture.

it really challenged my palette. if you're into exotic asian flavors this is a must try. if your palate is into western. you won't appreciate this one.

costs SGD 2.00 each

my verdict! 10/10 for exotic asian flavor. 4/10 for general public not everyone likes exotic.