In the middle

It's been a while since I've eaten  middle eastern food, and I'm happy that I was able to finally re-acquaint my tastebuds with this tasty treat.

We ate at this small casual middle eastern inspired restuarant along Boni ave. in Pasig.  The place was simple with plain wooden tables and chairs and the opposing walls decorated with different sized and colored hookahs.

We started off with a couple orders of ox brain , notice how they used kalamansi instead of lemon wedges :)

My brother had Beef Biryani, I love the color of the rice and look at those beautiful long grains

I ordered for myslef some Beef Shawarma Rice, I just can't get over how beautiful their rice looked.

and of course this wouldn't be complete without some spicy chilli sauce and creamy garlic sauce



Yummy!



And to wash it all down, a glass of ice cold crisp rootbeer

Hits the right spot!

Nice nice nice!

맛있게 드세요 (mas-issge deuseyo)

I really enjoy Korean food.  I just love the balance of the spices that dance in your mouth and tickle your taste buds.

I first became interested with Korean food when I got hooked with the first and only  "Koreanovela" (korean soap opera dubbed in filipino) that I have ever watched.  It was Jewel in the Palace, which is loosely based on the historical figure Dae Jang Geum.  The show focuses on her life leading towards becoming the first female royal physician of  the Korean imperial court.  This TV program introduced me to traditional Korean royal court cuisine and traditional medicine.  I am just fascinated with the intricacy of their food preparation, about how much detail they put into it. 

I'm no expert in Korean cuisine and I've only eaten in a few Korean restaurants here in the Philippines, but with my limited knowledge and experience, all that I can say is I'm happy and satisfied with majority of the food items that I was able taste.

My current favorites are:

Their appetizers, which in most Korean restaurants are free :)


assorted apps



 lettuce




and some thin and crispy slices of pork

you can pile all of them up wrapped with the lettuce and take in one delicious bite

For the main course

Bin Dae Duk (Korean pancakes), and because I love this so much, I also make them at  home :)

Galbi Jim (Korean beef stew), I also cook this at home :)

and Jap Chae, I love the texture of this noodle dish

These are staples whenever we eat at any Korean restaurant.

Yummy!
(sigh.... I'm getting hungry while writing this and looking at the pictures)

맛있게 드세요 - mas-issge deuseyo - enjoy!

Silang Cavite

We went to our small lot in Silang Cavite where we have our resthouse of sorts.

Our quaint bahay kubo

some produce in season that we have there


coffee

 



Bird's Eye Chilli







 





Finger Chilli







Annatto



We also have some animals

like this quirky turkey, that we call "stroke"  because it recently recovered from a stroke and now, it's head is slightly bent on the right

Some chickens and roosters

Ducks


and some Geese that lay some very rich eggs (very good for custards, specially for leche flan)

Our day trip in Silang wouldn't be complete without a very sumptuous filipino meal.

We usually  sautee some vegetables

some roughly chopped veggies, very rustic

And grill some seafood and meat

some firewood for cooking



amplaya and liempo being grilled


A small feast of ginisang gulay, inihaw na tilapia, liempo, manok, okra, talong, ampalaya, steamed rice, ensaladang mangga and some toyo't calamansi

Nothing beats eating these on banana leaves by hand.

Super Enjoy!!!

A very scrumptuos meal on a beautiful day.