Market Market part 1

The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands which are divided into 80 provinces. Each province has it’s own food specialty and flavor. Going around Market Market, a mall in Taguig, will give you a chance to travel from North to South and buy each province’s delicacies. Each cart represents a province and is filledContinue reading “Market Market part 1”

Red Mango at SM Megamall

Red Mango is a frozen yogurt chain founded in South Korea in 2002, that has gained popularity in the United States. The company is known for using natural ingredients in making “authentic frozen yogurt” that is both tart and creamy. (from Wikipedia) Red Mango is now in Manila. Their first 2 branches are at theContinue reading “Red Mango at SM Megamall”

Ice Cream Flavors in the Philippines

Since the Philippines is a tropical country we have many unique fruits and flavors that have been made into ice cream. Here are just a few of the more unique ones. jackfruit, purple yam and mung bean cashew brittle mantecado (traditional spanish cake flavor) chocolate peanut sansrival is a cake made of meringue layers andContinue reading “Ice Cream Flavors in the Philippines”

In search for the best Cua Pao

Cua pao is an open faced siopao with pork belly, preserved green mustard vegtable and sweet ground peanuts as filling. I don’t know where cua pao came from because I haven’t seen it in Hong Kong, China or Singapore. Maybe it’s a Filipino invention? Finding good cua pao is even harder than finding good siopao.Continue reading “In search for the best Cua Pao”