Posts By Ria
One can never go wrong with olive oil and garlic. All things cooked in olive oil and garlic taste great. So when I saw Forty-Clove Chicken on the menu of Alor’s Home Kitchen, I got excited. The dish description definitely made me salivate even more: “Pan-roasted chicken in olive oil with garlic and potato slivers served with rice.” Mmm… When…
Davao City is known for for serving good food, especially fresh seafood at affordable prices. However, there are some seafood which are not readily available in Davao. One of this is scallops, a delicious, tender seashell that can a spectacular appetizer or main dish, if prepared well. One of the few restaurants here in Davao that serve delicious scallops at…
I love seafood and I love salted eggs. So when my cousins posted a picture of crabs prepared with salted eggs, I got excited. I got even more excited when they told me it tasted great. I watched a feature on the Lifestyle Network and saw that this type of preparation of crabs is popular in Singapore. The guy said…
Laing is a classic Filipino dish. It is ground beef with chili, spices, and shrimp paste (bagoong) wrapped in dried taro (gabi) leaves and slow cooked in coconut milk. It is said to originate from the Bicol province where food are usually served with coconut milk and a whole lot of chilis. Yellow Fin Seafood and Restaurant, one of the…
One famous variation of Kinilaw (Filipino ceviche) is Sinuglaw which is Kinilaw with pieces of Grilled Pork Belly or “”Sinugbang Baboy” mixed in. Trellis n Vines, a Davao restaurant popular for their Filipino and Asian dishes, offers another innovation to this popular Davao dish. Trellis n Vines offer Classic Kinilaw and Kinilaw with Lechon Kawali. Kinilaw is raw fish cooked…
Nothing tastes like home to me more than the affordable “short orders” of Mam Bebs Bakeshop. Mam Bebs is formerly known as La Suerte Bakeshop, a family-owned bakery and eatery in Davao that has been serving home-cooked quality meals and homemade pastries and breads for decades. Among the old Davao-based families, La Suerte is known for their unique pastries with…
Lechon de Leche (Roast Pig Suckling) is no doubt the best kind of lechon. Lechon de Leche is always tender, succulent, and juicy. Since the roast pig is young, the meat is lean and tender, and all the juices and taste from the herbs and aromatics easily seep through the lean meat and through the small pig. Beko’s Biik serves…
Baby back ribs are not like other pork ribs or spare ribs. Baby back ribs, if done or labelled correctly, are from the top of the rib cage between the spine and spare ribs. These are taken from adult pigs, not baby pigs as one would think. Baby back ribs are liked by a lot of people because it is…
I love beef. And I love olive oil and garlic. It’s no surprise I love Beef Salpicao, or Beef Salpicado as some people call it. Beef Salpicao is a Spanish-inspired Filipino dish. It is prepared by sauteeing beef cubes or beef strips in olive oil or butter, garlic, and some soy sauce. Some add in a bit of pepper for…
One of my favorite desserts is coffee ice cream. I love any dessert that has a coffee or mocha (coffee + chocolate) flavor. From the first time I ate at Crepelato up to now, my favorite is the Capuchillo Gelato on Crepe. I love it best with some whipped cream, corn flakes, walnuts, and chocolate syrup. I always order this…
Much has been written and said about Lachi’s Sans Rival Atbp. Most of them glowing reviews and most of them true. Lachi’s does serve delicious home-cooked meals and quality but affordable pastries. But the pastry that started the fame is of course, their Sans Rival. Sans Rival is a uniquely Filipino dessert made of layers of cashew meringue and rich…
I am, undeniably, a big fan of Italian cuisine. I was very much excited to go to Don Beppe Pizza and Pasta for the Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2011. I had been there with my cousins before and I love their pizza and pasta dishes. For DFAT 2011, they also gave us samplers of their risotto dishes. Risotto is a…
