Adobo Connection: Where You can eat in Different Varieties of Adobo

Weekend,  we decided to eat dinner at SM, and it because Sunday known as Family day there are  lot of people and a long line in all food chain and restaurant.  Therefore, we found Adobo Connection no line of people at that time so we decided to eat there.

Adobo Connection is a food chain that serves variety of adobos in affordable prices whether it is pork, chicken, spicy, saucy or dry. It is also serve unlimited rice.  

          

The staffs are nice and accommodating. The place is clean and has a nice display around the corner that truly attracts my eyes. The foods are good, but we a have a little bit disappointment in spring rolls because it is a little bit sunog (over toast). The Pansit we ordered is dry and cold. Unlike other pancit, it is saucy, hot and the noodles are soft. We are pancit lovers so we didn't expect like that but still we do not know if it they just cooked as they served to us, sorry to say that we didn’t like it.

On the other side, we love their Classic Beef Adobo and Adobo sa Gata, it is creamy in gata (coconut cream) and both adobos are taste good. Their veggie Kare-Kare is also taste good. The sauce is delicious and it is very good combination for their bagoong. 

What we like most is their halo-halo. It is so creamy and yummy. The milk, cheese and the sweetness combination is just right. Two thumbs up on that. Thanks for accommodating us Adobo Connection @ SM City Baliuag.

Bo's Coffee: Experience the Taste of Homegrown Coffee

Weekend, we decided to drink a coffee after a dinner in Savory at SM City Baliuag. We choose Bo's Coffee Shop then we ordered and try to drink Frappe White Mocha, Frappe Chocó chips, FZ Cookies and cream, FZ Mixed Berry, and Frappe Mocha with Cinnamon Walnut and Chocó Banana Muffin.  The ambiance of the store is very nice, so quiet, simple, and the café was very creative in their design from the furniture, counter and displays that makes you enjoy to stay. The staffs are friendly.

The frappes are taste so good, very smooth, sweet and creamy that is why we really love it from the first taste. My kids love FZ Mixed Berry it is also smooth in taste, sweet and creamy fruity flavor.

Cinnamon walnut Bread, it is taste so good but what I love is the Banana Chocolate muffin. Banana chocolate muffin served hot and it is fluffy and yummy.

About Bo's Coffee

Bo's Coffee is Homegrown Brew and it sources the best of Philippine Coffee from Sagada, Benguet, Mt. Kitanglad, Mt. Matumtum and Mt. Apo; it is 100% Filipino homegrown coffee, and 100 % Filipino creativity. Their coffee beans are 100% guaranteed fresh from handpicked beans to roast into packing. That is why Bo’s Coffee calls Roaster to Cup Freshness. It is Sweet and Nutty, Floral and Fruity; it is all there in your cup. A Freshly Ground coffee from our very own soil.

 
Here are of some pictures taken while inside Bo's Coffee

FOOZAP: 2015 Best Ramen in Manila by a Japanese Reviewer

Gaku Nakamura is a self-styled Japanese Ramen Consultant living in Manila. Last year, he listed his top 10 ramen with Ramen Nagi topping the list. But with a number of new and authentic restaurants popping up, here is some of Gaku-san’s top ramen for 2015!

#5 MendokoroRamenba

MUST TRY: ShoyuTonkatsu

Gaku says: “Mendokoro has tonkotsu-based ramen with chashu. The restaurant looks just like a Japanese-style kitchen and it reminds me of a good ramen restaurant in Japan, Afuri. The taste of the broth and chasu is very nice.”

#4 MitsuyadoSeimen

MUST TRY: Cheese Tsukemen

Gaku says: “Tsukemen soup is yuzu flavor and the noodles are thick. I have never thought that cheese can fit wihTsukemen, but you will be satisfied once you taste it at Mitsuyado!

#3 Ramen Daisho

MUST TRY: Miso Ramen

Gaku says: “The best Miso ramen in Manila! It is located along Shaw Blvd. Although not located in a major mall, lots of people go there just to eat Daisho's delicious ramen. Not only ramen, but their gyoza are also delicious.”

#2 Ramen Nagi

MUST TRY: Butao Ramen

Gaku says: “Nagi’stonkotsu-based broth tastes like real Japanese tonkotsu. If you’re a first-time visitor, try Butao. When you've eaten half of it, try to add their Fire sauce to change the taste. You can also change the firmness of the ramen and the toppings based on your preference.”

 #1 Find out Gaku-san’s #1 best ramen in Manila, check out the full list on www.foozap.ph

Talk about Good Food on Foozap!

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to join giveaways to your favorite restaurants.

Nina's Restaurant: A Nice Place Where You Can Dine Anytime

Hi, have you been in Nina’s Fried Itik Restaurant in town of Baliuag?

Yes Nina’s Itikan…  It is one of the best places in Baliuag where you can find delicious foods.

It is not only a place good for any occasion but also good place any time when hunger strikes.

The best sellers in their MENU are Fried Itik, Adobong Itik, Kalderitik and Sinigang na Itik.

However, they also sell different Native foods that everybody will surely love.

Like us, aside from itik dishes we always come for their Crispy Pata Kare-Kare. The sauce is super yummy and creamy and the Pata is so crispy. We also love fried Hito (Catfish) it is so delicious. 

It is also affordable dish for everyone because whatever you eat and pay is super sulit and it will make you satisfy and tummy full.

However, it takes a minute to wait because they cook as per order. Therefore, it will guarantee every customer that every meal is newly cooked and served hot.

Moreover, after you eat you can feed those huge catfish under the floating Nipa Hut.  It is only 10.00 for the feeds. They also have a friendly and polite staff to assist every needs of a customer…

What more I can say? Come and eat at one of the best restaurant in Town of Baliuag and taste the delicious Native foods of Nina’s Fried Itik and Restaurant.

My Simply Picadillo

Photo from my Instagram @sweetchicxdelight

PICADILLO is a traditional dish in Spanish and many Latin American countries and the Philippines that is similar to hash. It is made with ground beef, tomatoes and other ingredients that vary by region.

(c) Wikipedia

Ingredients of Picadillo

• 1/2 kilo  Ground Pork
• 2 cloves Garlic,minced
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 medium tomato, sliced
• 1 large potato, cubed
• 1 large carrots, cubed
• 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• you can put peas, or raisin.. ( my kids don't like peas so i don't put it in my recipe)

How to cook Picadillo:

• In a pan, fry potato, and carrots, then set aside
• In the same pan, add oil saute garlic onion and tomatoes
• Add ground pork and cook until golden brown
• Add red bell pepper and fish sauce 
• Add the cooked vegetable,
• Add salt and pepper to taste, cooked about 3 minutes.

Best Served with Hot Rice and fried Cardava Banana ( Saging na Saba)