Goodies from Market Week Philippines

Market Week Philippines was held last September 19-23 at SM Megamall's Megatrade Hall.  The event showcased an assortment of products - clothes, jewelry, furniture, home decor, houseware and of course food! - from the different provinces in the Philippines.

My mom went there to scout for Christmas gifts and brought home bottles of Willy Bee Dalandan and Kalamansi concentrate (she gave us some too, which have long been consumed).  She showed us her purchases and we didn't need that much convincing to check out the event.  Since we were meeting the rest of the family for dinner, we had to prioritize and ended up in the food aisles only.  

Sambo Kojin SM Southmall Now Open for Grilling!

Food lovers from the south can now indulge in their favorite Japanese and Korean specialties at the newly opened Sambo Kojin Yakiniku Smokeless Grill in SM Southmall.  

Recipes

I've passed by Recipes in Shang several times and I wasn't really drawn to it.  We tried the Trinoma branch a couple of months back and were surprised that the dishes were less than P300 except for the Kare-Kare.  

We really liked the Fish Fillet Escabeche (P190).  Sweet, sour and salty all at the same time.  Loved the thinly sliced vegetables too.

Maggi Magic Meals' Bicol Express

Have you seen the commercial where the wife comes home and whips up Bicol Express for dinner without changing out of her pretty dress?  It's been airing a lot lately and that catchy jingle has been stuck in my head as if urging me to just cook it already!  Maggi Magic Meals' Bicol Express Recipe Solutions has been sitting in our pantry for several weeks but it was just recently that we had pork belly (liempo) and baguio beans at the same time.

Random Food Bites - September 2012

Here's another round up of either home cooked meals or random tastings at different places.

Tempura from DADS/Kamayan/Saisaki delivered right at your table.  Other costume clad servers bring around Temaki, Pritson and Seafood, Pork & Beef Barbecue.

Ben's Burjer

Ben's Burjer has been around for several years already but hubby has never ever tried it.  We were hungry, in a hurry and in the area so it was the perfect opportunity to go there.

Sweet September

Here's a roundup of different treats from last month.  First up are these super adorable M&M's luggage tags and luggage straps which I spotted at True Value in Trinoma.  I know they aren't actual food but they were so cute I couldn't resist snapping a couple of photos.

Purple Oven's Chocolate Cake is to die for.  I can't wait for another occasion so I have an excuse to check out their other cakes.  Hubby isn't a dessert person but he helped himself to a second serving of mom's birthday cake.

Legazpi Sunday Market

It's been ages since we've visited any morning weekend markets and hubby was craving for Legazpi markets' dalandan shake so one steady Sunday morning (well it was almost lunchtime already) we munched on different snacks from an assortment of stalls.  

Our usual strategy is to check out all our food options before we decide on what to buy.  I spotted the Thai Chicken Wrap (P95) of ang saWRAP! wraps and rolls and immediately ordered one.  One bite and I realized that I should have read the menu carefully.  I'm not a fan of peanut sauce and I had to pawn off most of this to my hubby.

I was totally drawn to the lovely aroma from Taqueria El Rey Tex-Mex Cuisine.  The owner was very friendly and accomodating.  I remember buying from him before but I don't recall what I had.  I got an order of Soft Tacos (P160) and picked the Carnitas and Fish.  Although both were really yummy, the meat lover in me preferred the Carnitas.       

McCormick's Korean Fried Chicken Kimchi Recipe Mix

Since I can not stand the smell of Kimchi, I rarely eat it.  Sure I'd take a bite or two but that's as far as I would go.  Hubby, on the other hand, loves Kimchi so I snatched up McCormick's Korean Fried Chicken Kimchi Recipe Mix and decided to give it a chance.

Shinjuku

Mom and Lola usually take soup or light meals for dinner.  Hubby suggested Shinjuku since he really enjoyed their ramen during one of his business meetings.  After flipping through several pages of their menu and still being undecided, we asked for their best sellers which were Butakakuni and Manten Men.

The broth of Lola's Butakakuni was delicious beyond words.  It had this really smokey flavor.

Butakakuni P345/regular; P445/large
shoyu (soy sauce) based soup, veg., & tasty tender pork in special thick sauce

8 Bowls Asian Meal Bar

We purchase most of our grocery requirements at Shopwise every first wednesday of the month because of their 10x rewards points promo.  We usually eat dinner before shopping and we were glad to see another food option last month - 8 Bowls Asian Meal Bar.