Posts Tagged ‘davao food’
It’s finally here. The liempo (pork belly) that claims to be tastier than lechon! Balamban Liempo has been making Cebu residents and tourists happy for quite some time. Balamban is a municipality in Cebu province. It is the place where this mouth-watering liempo dish originated from. The original Balamban liempo restaurant and several copies have been selling this kind of…
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…
Last Christmas season, I saw this cute booth in a Davao bazaar. They sold homemade marshmallow treats and I didn’t hesitate to give in to the temptation. I bought some Pia Mallows in various flavors. Pia Mallows sells a variety of homemade sweet treats but their most popular and most diverse line is their homemade chocolate covered marshmallows. The chocolatier…
For August (this is obviously a backlog), Davao Bloggers took a trip around Davao City to search for the best meals that cost P100 or less. Here are their affordable gustatory picks. The Mystic Nymph declared Zabadani Cafe as Davao’s Affordable Food Haven. She cites various beverages and meals that Zabadani serves for only P100 or less. Among the delicious…
There is an abundance of delicious and affordable food here in Davao City, but there is not much healthy food being served around the city. I was delighted to find out that one such restaurant opened. Leafy, Green Things serves salads, wraps, and fresh fruit shakes that will satisfy your cravings. For a fulfilling healthy meal, have yourself a yummy…
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…
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…
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…
