Pilipinas Food Trip #7: Sorbetes

| January 4, 2011

“Mamang Sorbetero, tayo’y sumayaw; kalembang mong hawak, muling ikaway; batang munti, sa ‘yo’y naghihintay; bigyang ligaya ngayong tag-araw” And so goes the Celeste Legaspi song.  Sorbetes is Filipino ice cream.   It is not sorbet and is supposed to be made with coconut milk.  Oh, and for the full sorbetes experience, buy it from the [...]

Pilipinas Food Trip #6: Puto’t Kutsinta

| January 3, 2011

Two more reasons why I like driving by White Plains/Katipunan Avenues, puto (steamed rice cakes) and kutsinta (brown rice cakes).  The first reason, of course, is Lapid’s Freshly Popped Chicharon. :P Puto and kutsinta come in different kinds and sizes.  This particular kind of puto is called “puto calasiao”.  I am addicted to this puto!  [...]

Pilipinas Food Trip #5: Thousand Cranes

| January 3, 2011

Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat! (Happy New Year, y’all!) For our last 2010 meal, we had dinner at Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu located at the 2nd floor of the Eastwood Mall Veranda.  It was fate that brought us to Thousand Cranes.  We had a very late lunch on December 31st, which resulted to us wanting [...]