Seven Thousand One Hundred Islands… continuation In the kare-kare post, I promised you a part 2. This is it. Inihaw na liempo holds a different place in my heart. It is more than a smoky grilled treat. It carries layers of memory, each tied to a different chapter of my life. The family Sunday lunches,…
Category: Seven Thousand One Hundred Islands
Kare-Kare — Aling Sosing’s Carinderia
Seven Thousand One Hundred Islands… continuation Part of any trip home is chasing down the places that made you. And on my last trip back, in 2018, just before the pandemic shut the whole world down, one place sat right at the top of my list. A little street-side carinderia in Makati called Sosing’s. Sosing’s…
Namit Gid!!! A day in Iloilo
Seven Thousand One Hundred Islands… continuation How do you spend 24 hours in a place filled with great culinary spots? Eating. The moment you board the plane bound for Iloilo, two things hit your mind. Chicken Inasal. And the real Batchoy. Those were top of my list. And we had 24 hours to find them…
Bida ang Sarap! The craving that ended up in the kitchen.
Seven Thousand One Hundred Islands… continuation. There are a few places I would not miss whenever I am in the Philippines. And one of them is Jollibee. The ultimate comfort feeling of biting into a burger with pineapple, that makes you feel like a kid again. The cold glass of tinned pineapple juice that is…
Seven Thousand One Hundred Islands… Tagaytay
Seven Thousand One Hundred Islands… continuation. From Taal we made our way to Tagaytay, just a short drive away in the neighbouring province of Cavite. I had not been back in a while and nothing quite prepares you for what time does to a place you once knew like the back of your hand. Upon…
Cooking with Migs 