Two years after Oishi came out with the popular vegetarian chicharon, Marty’s Cracklin’, Jack n’ Jill finally came out with their own version which I got to try while we were in Tagaytay last March. There were two variants, espesyal suka’t sili (special vinegar with chili) and sukang paombong (palm vinegar).espesyal suka’t sili This variantContinue reading “Chicharron ni Mang Juan”
Category Archives: Food Finds
The Best Macarons in Manila
This picture looks nice and colorful but the macarons were awful. They were hard and dry. I had them in a restaurant in a 5 star hotel in Hong Kong. Yesterday I featured Bar Dolci’s macarons. As I said before I’m not a big fan of macarons but I’ve eaten my share of them inContinue reading “The Best Macarons in Manila”
California Crunch Cassava Chips
I received an email if I wanted to try a new product in the Philippine market, California Crunch cassava chips. I immediately said yes! I love chips and if I could find a healthier option to potato chips than the dreaded baked potato chips then bring them on. I’ve tried Arico cassava chips, a brandContinue reading “California Crunch Cassava Chips”
Oishi Wafu & Strip Fries
I love Oishi’s products. I’ve featured their gourmet picks potato chips and Sponge, Plunge and Pillows. I’m not connected in anyway to Oishi except that my cousin Kevin works there. He always gives me the heads up on their new products so I can order and sell it in my store, Small Office Solutions. LastContinue reading “Oishi Wafu & Strip Fries”
Palaganas Bakery and Carlo’s Pizza
After reading Lori’s entry on a bakeshop that sold raisin bread better than Baguio Country Club’s famous raisin bread we went looking for it. We got a little lost following Lori’s instructions. So here’s how we got there. After exiting Camp John Hay’s Loakan gate turn left and after approximately 1.5 km you will seeContinue reading “Palaganas Bakery and Carlo’s Pizza”
What I ate and bought at Mercato Centrale
Yesterday I finally went to Mercato Centrale at The Fort. It was my first time to go to an outdoor market. Can you believe I haven’t been to Salcedo, Legaspi or Greenhills markets yet? Mercato is just behind Serendra condominiums. We got there around 9:30 and there were lots of people already.There was sufficient paidContinue reading “What I ate and bought at Mercato Centrale”
Good Shepherd and Everything Nice
Anyone who goes to Baguio has to go to Good Shepherd convent to buy all sorts of yummy goodies created by the nuns. It was Jennie’s driver’s first time to go to Baguio so she brought her Garmin gps which she uses in Canada and the USA. I was surprised that it worked perfectly inContinue reading “Good Shepherd and Everything Nice”
Crumbs Scones and Frozen Yogurt
Last October I was looking at openrice.com trying to find new places in Hong Kong to try when I saw Crumbs on the top ten list of most searched restaurants. Since I loved scones I went to buy some the next day. I went to their branch in Mongkok since that was the most convenientContinue reading “Crumbs Scones and Frozen Yogurt”
Ikea Almond Cake w/ Dark Chocolate
I’ve always been curious what this cake tasted like so on my last trip to Hong Kong I bought one. It costs US$4.99 and probably about HK$40. I forgot exactly how much I paid for it. It was a pretty small and short cake that yielded 6-8 slices. I kept it in the freezer. ItContinue reading “Ikea Almond Cake w/ Dark Chocolate”
Halal Cart 53rd and 6th
After the wonderful and very filling dinner at Joe’s Shanghai my cousin drove us to the World Trade Center site for a drive by. This is all we saw. I did say we didn’t have time for sightseeing. In passing I mentioned that I had a list of places I would like to eat inContinue reading “Halal Cart 53rd and 6th”
Shoot First Eat Later 