Food and Dining

I’m not that sweets addict. But I love to eat something sweet after every meal, pantanggal umay kumbaga. There you have the buko salad, fruit salad, leche flan, gelatin, cake, anu pa? Batangueños usually have these desserts when celebrating any occasion especially during fiesta. But what if there’s no important …

Masarap ang bawal, ika nga. Lalo na kung ang tinutukoy ay ang mga pagkain na nanlilimahid sa uric acid, kolesterol at kung ano- ano pang mga masama sa katawan. Marami- rami na din ang mga napagbabawalan ng pagkain sa mga nasabing mga chibog. Pero malamang din ay madalas silang sumuway. …

Yesterday, we had pancit bihon as our merienda here at the WOWBatangas Home. We were indeed eating our hearts out as we chomp on the proverbial pansit like mad men. Nasair namin, ika nga. Kasarap ga! 🙂 But Paul, one of the multimedia artists of WOWBatangas thought otherwise. “Hindi ako …

Grey clouds, cold weather and ambon would only suggest one good thing: pig out. I don’t know about you but I become a hungry son of my mom when the rainy days come. My appetite, I think, doubles for I want to feel the warmth once that lonely ambiance of …

When was the last time you had a bowl of champorado or a cup of authentic Pinoy choco drink? These two sweet treats will never be as they are without the bittersweet tablea or cocoa tablet. Coincidentally, I wrote about tablea yesterday for another website our team manages and then …

After lunch, it’s either we crave for something sweet or grab a mamiso. I got myself that triangular mazapan from the store across the street when I remember another sweet tooth delight. Codename: pakaskas. 😀 Pakaskas, for those who would mistaken this as ice shaving, is a snack/sweet treat made …

June 25, Saturday — My family went to Ibaan to attend my cousin’s wedding. Going home, we took the San Jose route and saw this bakery which my tita said is selling the best mamon in town. What is mamon? Oh, for foreigners who would get to read this, mamon …

After dropping by the 2nd Lomi Festival held at the Lipa City Plaza Independencia early this morning, the team went to Rosario for a commitment. So tamang-tama, pagbalik ng Lipa, gutom na kami. We’re supposed to have a three-part special today but we’ll have the third part next week. After …