Filipino Store
I am sorry if I haven’t been doing an update on my blogs, as usual yours truly is very uber busy these days! I don’t even have time to cook noh! As in, when was the last time I tried to cook something? Uhg - it’s been ages - more likely feels like centuries, grrrrRrrrRrrR!
Classic Breakfast - tuyo, jeprox (dried fish) and fried eggs
Tuyo and the likes (Daing, Dilis and Dang-git) was once known as poor man’s food (poor man’s fish - aba para palang sbahu poor mans cocaine lol), For it is very cheap and is available even at your favorite suking tindahan sari-sari store. But not anymore (Obviously I am eating it noh! I am from Forbes ha! Forbes Street!) LOLS *Ana Dionisio, istatue?*
Now you can find it from different high end restaurants in the Philippines, for they use it in their dishes (Salad and Pasta). Who would have thought of it? It’s also been the typical breakfast fares in fast-food chains. Not just that.. It’s now for export too
Tuyo may have that distinctive smel… But once eaten ahhh heaven! [Choosing between muffins, bagel, donut, apple pie, pate atbp...., and tuyo? I'll definitely go for tuyo! *With matching cheer leading sa background bwahaha*]
Tuyo is a dried fish (Tuyo actually meaning dried, not basa! bwahahaha. Eh di sana kung basa sya di basa na tawag sa kanya. *I had basa for breakfast. Ekkkk anlaswa naman! TG.). The process of salting and drying preserves the fish and you can actually safely store this for some time. This is done to a number of kinds of fish so you can have different variants of tuyo.
Tuyo is usually eaten for breakfast with fried rice, tomatoes and coffee.
I am such a sucker for breakfast! [Let alone Tuyo!] A very good combination - my dried tuyo, jeprox and fried eggs. The mixed veggies is just a substitute for the tomatoes.
Tinolang Manok by: Cecile
After having that greatest walkathon of my life, Cecile and Exel invited me for dinner at their place.
[Now, that is called Filipino hospitality.] I am happy to know that there are still some good [hindi nila ako ki-nid-nap hahaha... biro lang mga kabaro!] in this world… Remember Exel was really a total stranger to me (that I met in some cafe sa kanto ng broadway! lols - sometimes I could be a babaeng kaladkarin… laging kaladkad ni Doring.) and Cecile too (Exel introduced me to Cecile) - Now that is called networking! Hehehe… So much for the kwento.
Salamat Cecile sa Tinolang Manok! I love it… [Tinola is one of my most favorite Filipino dishes.] So I was really excited when Exel told me that Cecile is about to cook Tinola for dinner… It’s been a long time since the last time I’ve had it (years!), let alone rice! So thank you guys! (Sa wakas nainitan ang sikmura ko.)
Her tinola has chicken of course - kaya nga tinolang manok deva? It has some sayote and bokchoy - Oh my gulay - Yumi!
Brunch: Longsilog
Filipinos traditionally eat three main meals a day - almusal (breakfast), tanghalian (lunch), and hapunan (dinner) plus an afternoon snack called (merienda). Basically Filipinos love food and eating! [Right Demi?] And believe me every meal there should be rice. A meal with no rice is no meal with the Filipinos! (They even eat rice during midnight snacks no! Hehehehe… Now isn’t that a hard core?)
Yesterday I decided to cook my last brunch in DC and it is lonsilog (longanisa, fried eggs and fried rice with a side of green beans and mayo) Nothing special! I just miss eating this very traditional Filipino breakfast! (It’s been awhile since my body had a dose of MSG no!)
Brunch: Tapsilog
Today, I have decided to cook Tapsilog (dried beef fried to perfection hehehe arte ko!, serve with garlic fried rice and fried eggs) for brunch. I miss eating the silog’s hehehe, ohhhh wait I think something is missing here! That atchara (pickled papaya) and that sabaw (broth) to really complete this meal.
Usually a tapsilog is eaten during breakfast. But for me I eat it for dinner, midnight snack I even substitute it for my dessert! I eat it at any given time! *Aba walang pakialamanan, buhay ko to noh!*
AC’s Filipino Restaurant: Wandy’s Restaurant
If you happen to be in the area of Atlantic City and seems that you are craving for good Filipino Food, then head to Wandy’s Filipino Restaurant. (609) 344-8344135 S Tennessee Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401- They serve typical Filipino fare - from Adobo to Binagoongan and much more…
We was in Atlantic City a few days ago and it happens that the comps (food inside the Hotel can be very expensive, specially if you are not using your comps - but hey, their are good!) that we have are not enough for 2 people, and also happens that it’s been a while since we last ate good Filipino cooking so I said “Why don’t we grab some nice Filipino food!” since I was also craving for chicharong bituka or bulaklak… Hehehe! *excuses!!!*
For apps we had, chicharong bulaklak with miller light (we was on the diet lol)
