Posts Under Asian Cuisine Category
I went to Mercato Centrale determined to have some of the famous Pan de Bagnet. It’s an Ilocano dish served with an Italian flair. Bagnet is deep fried pork belly popular in the Ilocos Region. It is a distinct Ilocano dish that is prepared through an arduous process of sun-drying, boiling, and deep frying. The pork belly is marinated in…
During my last visit to Teriyaki Boy, I decided to try a dish I haven’t tried yet, the Crunchy Salmon Salad. The salad is composed of cabbage, salmon, Japanese mayonnaise, salmon roe, nori flakes, and crunchy salmon skin. It’s a delicious mix of flavors that blend perfectly well to create a delicious and memorable salad. As a fan of salmon,…
On most Sunday afternoons (or evenings), my cousins and I go to Gaisano Mall of Davao for the sole purpose of drinking some milk tea. That’s a true story. LOL! We choose Tealoca because they have the most number of options of different kinds of tea. From black tea to green tea, from fruit teas to macchiato teas. They serve…
I have been raving on my social media accounts about this amazing new Japanese restaurant here in Davao City. The place is Sushi Dito (Sushi Here) and they do serve delicious sushi. One of my favorites from Sushi Dito is the Black Dragon. It’s a roll with kanikama (crab meat) and cucumber rolled with sushi rice and nori (seaweed). On…
I am a lover of condiments, sauces, and dips. I was ecstatic to see the Oriental Basket booth at Mercato Centrale. And when I tasted their products, I was happy about it. It’s like bagoong (Filipino shrimp sauce) but sweeter and with a more viscous consistency. The Honey Shrimp Sauce is great with the Filipino Snack favorite, green mangoes. Might…
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…
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…
Teriyaki is a Japanese cooking style in which meats are marinated in a sweet soy sauce mix and then grilled. This is a popular dish in a lot of Japanese restaurants. Wings and Dips Cafeteria has come up with a new way to enjoy Teriyaki. It’s Buffalo Wings in Teriyaki Sauce. It’s the buffalo wings for those who like a…
