After Lartizan,where I buy my favorite sourdough rye bread, Uncle George Gourmet Bread is my next favorite bread source. I don’t buy it often because it’s not readily available in the supermarkets I frequent. I have to go to Greenhills Shopping Center tiangge’s (bargain center) food section to buy it. They also have a permanentContinue reading “Uncle George Gourmet Bread”
Category Archives: Food Finds
Sherrie’s Birthday Treat
Our property leasing office has only 2 regular employees, Sherrie and Tina. We also have 2 bosses. It’s a tradition for the birthday celebrant to feed everyone on their birthday. Last June it was Sherrie’s turn and this is what she served. She ordered this giant bilao (container) of pancit malabon that could feed 25Continue reading “Sherrie’s Birthday Treat”
Interesting food kiosks at SM Megamall
I’ve never been to SM megamall as much as I have since I started this blog. This mall provides an endless source of entries. Here are some interesting food kiosks I’ve discovered. Potato Time is located at the food court in Bldg. A. They sell potato chips with free dips. It’s not freshly cooked sinceContinue reading “Interesting food kiosks at SM Megamall”
Hong Kong Food Finds – Mochi Cream
I discovered Mochi Cream when I was wandering around Sogo. Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice. Mochi cream takes the regular mochi to another level by adding several Western and Asian flavors to its line-up. all their flavors These are only for display. When you order a mochi they take it fromContinue reading “Hong Kong Food Finds – Mochi Cream”
New York Fries in Hong Kong
I won’t make any apologies. I love french fries. I didn’t use to love fries until my nephew Ethan came to Manila and introduced me to fries. Ethan LOVED fries and had to have it everyday. So everytime he had fries from the fast food, restaurants and hotels I’d take a few pieces to helpContinue reading “New York Fries in Hong Kong”
Shawarma
In the 90s Manila was swept by the shawarma craze. Virtually every street corner had a shawarma stand. They all offered the same chips of grilled beef, chopped tomatoes, onions and cabbage and the ubiquitous garlic sauce on a heated flat bread. As with all the food fads in Manila, it’s usually the first orContinue reading “Shawarma”
Putong Ube
I was in Greenhills tiangge yesterday looking for something. Whenever I’m there my feet automatically wander to the food section. The first thing I always buy is a small box of putong ube. Unluckily for me they were sold out of putong ube. Puto is steamed rice cake. Ube is purple yam. Putong ube isContinue reading “Putong Ube”
Pork Floss or Mahu
Pork floss or Rousong (肉鬆) is a dried Chinese meat product that can be fluffy or crunchy depending on the manufacturer. Some variations include the addition of seaweed, sesame seeds as well as chicken and fish floss.Pork floss is commonly eaten as a topping for congee, tofu, and soy milk. It is also used asContinue reading “Pork Floss or Mahu”
Cake2Go
In Manila almost anything can be delivered. Burgers, pizza, fried chicken, Chinese food, Filipino food, bottled water and laundry is delivered. Now even cakes are delivered. I’ve seen signs of Cake2Go delivery for a long time but I wouldn’t dare order a whole cake without trying it. So finally I went to the branch nearestContinue reading “Cake2Go”
Calamansi Dacquoise
I went to have my hair cut at Symmetria Salon at their new location in MJ Paterno St. in San Juan. When I was done I decided to check out the cake shop beside it called Patisserie Caroline. They had a lot of muffins, loaves, cookies and cakes. The waitress encouraged me to try theirContinue reading “Calamansi Dacquoise”
Shoot First Eat Later 