Food and Dining

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 …

Visit the Calaca, Batangas page for all information on Calaca. Most appetizers are served before the main course for it stimulates one’s taste buds and staves off hunger. But this does not follow in the case of our very own atchara, this one stays on plate during the meal and …

Kani-kanina lang, lumabas ako para magpa-load sa tindahan sa tapat ng office. Still thinking of what to blog about, hinayaan ko na lang muna na matapos yung transaction nung isang bumibili at di na ako nag-abala pang lumipat ng ibang tindahan dahil (1) ang init maglakad at (2) nakakatamad. And …

Just in time for a morning post, a taho vendor passed by the office and the Team had a morning bonding. “Tahooooo! Ta-hoooooo!” 🙂 Taho has been a staple food for Filipinos and a special treat loved especially by kids. Made of soften soya bean curd, arnibal (burnt sugar), and …