Taho and Kutsinta for breakfast

I been out of the country for sometime now, and now I am back to have my Christmas vacation. How I have been missing Filipino street foods!. And while doing our morning walk with Malou,the Taho vendor caught my attention.

Taho is a  streetfood that made from soybeans and it is what Filipino's love to eat for breakfast and snacks.

The Taho is mixed with a sweet concoction mixed with Sago. Served in disposable plastic cups and cost about Php 10.00. Aside from the Taho, Kutsinta and Puto (Made from Rice) and is also being sold

Tahoo mixed with a sweet syrup

Kuntsinta

These food brings back memories, the simple joys of childhood. How I wish we could also bring us back to our youth when we eat it lol!  That's our comfort food right there, sells cheap but tastes great! Buy some when you can.

Balaw Balaw In Angono Rizal

After a long drive from Tanay and nearby town of Rizal. To end the day by having lunch at Balaw Balaw. Learned about this restaurant from Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods

Balaw Balaw ia also an art gallery with the works of the late Perdigon Vocalan. Waiting for my food to be served, I explored and took some shots.

The foods are exotic and not your everday meal

Crispy alagaw leaves

Bulls testicles and penis in adobo

Baked tahong

The food tastes great and serving is generous. Not bad for the price

Taste 8/10

Price 7/10

Saan ito?

The time when life is simple and the Philippines is a progressive nation....   

Back to the Future, Anyone seen Marty?

 If you remember the hit, Back to the Future series, I am a big fan of  this, when I was still a kid, but you know what? it's now...

Pagkain ni Juan (Tuyo) for 75,000 $

Isang paboritong pagkain ni Juan ay ang Tuyo, samahan mo nang sinangag, itlog at sawsawan na may sili. Ayos na ang inyong agahan. Dati rati ang pagkain nang tuyo ay madalas sabihin natin na pagkain nang mahihirap, dahil ito ay mura at madalas pang tawid gutom nang mahihirap nating kababayan. Hinde nyo ba alam na mayaman man o mahirap, ang Tuyo ay isang paboritong pagkain ni JUAN

Natawa ako sa isa kong nabasa na artikulo, tampok dito ang ating paborito na TUYO, Si Michael at Gloria Lim, mag asawang Filipino- American ay nagluto nang tuyo sa kanilang Apartment sa America. Alam naman natin na pag nagluluto ka nang Tuyo ay ang buong bahay ay mangagamoy, hinde naman ito mabaho para sa atin mga Pilipino, ngunit sa ibang lahi, ito ay nakaksuka. Sila ay dinemanda nang  Missionary sisters of the sacred heart sa NewYork na nag kakahalaga ng 75,000 $ na danyos? napaka mahal naman ata ? at kanilang iginigiit na ito raw ay masama sa kalusugan?may kilala na ba kayo na nagkasakit at namatay dahil sa pagkain nang tuyo?

                                image from panlasangpinoy.net    

Ito ay umani nang magkakaibang opinion sa mga naninirahan sa apartment na tinutuluyan nila Lim, ang iba ay pumanig sa mga madre at ang iba naman ay kila Lim. Karapatan  naman daw na kainin ang ''ethnic'' na pagkain sa loob nang kanilang pamamahay. Tara kain na tyo nang Tuyo!

Silog, a Filipino favorite

A typical Filipino favorite breakfast consist of combining these three items, 1) Sinangag- Which is the garlic rice 2) Itlog - fried egg  3) Tapa - beef. However as long as you have the sinangag and the egg you will always have SILOG, you can either combine other foods with SILOG. One favorite, is combining it with Hotdog , you have HOTSILOG. Combine it with TAPA, you get TAPSILOG, the variations are endless as long as you have  SILOG. The name TAPSILOG came about in the early 80's from a sitcom and it always have been a comfort food for Filipinos.

This is a typical combination with silog

Hotsilog

     

Tapsilog

Longsilog

For me there is this one favorite food joint to get Silog no other than Kitchen King, not the fancy type of restaurant. But it always reminds me of home cooked meals. Owned and manged by a close friend , the place were the ''Barkadas'' meet almost everyday after work and relax.  Do you have a place that you always hangout with friends?