Have you heard of this pasalubong from the City of Smiles, the city of Bacolod? The happy goodness is called Napoleones, a boxfull of golden-brown squares with frosting on top. Even if we’ve encountered this pasalubong only once in our entire life, we’ll try to describe it with the first three words that came to mind after our first bite. Continue reading 3 Words for the Napoleones of Bacolod
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Must-Visit Philippine Festivals in 2014
We came across a list of top 5 restaurants in the Philippines, compiled by the It’s More Fun in the Philippines website — KaLui (Puerto Princesa, Palawan), Abe, Chocolate de Batirol (Baguio City), La Preciosa (Laoag, Ilocos Norte), Cafe Juanita (Pasig). We’ve visited all these restaurants (and then some) and we can humbly say that other restaurants should be in that list (Lantaw of Cebu, for instance). So why don’t we have our own list? We can start with the Top 5 Festivals that everyone must visit, see and experience this year, 2014. Continue reading Must-Visit Philippine Festivals in 2014
Ted’s Old Timer La Paz Batchoy
Ted’s Old Timer La Paz Batchoy. This is the name of a restaurant, guaranteed to give one (especially those not familiar with batchoy) food for thought (no pun intended) as to the meaning of the name. Let’s break it down. Continue reading Ted’s Old Timer La Paz Batchoy
Chicken Inasal — Bacolod style
It’s really difficult to choose a title for this article. I could re-arrange the words Inasal, Chicken and Bacolod, and that would still be a name of a restaurant. There’s Bacolod Chicken Inasal, which has the only website (or, at least, a website I could search). Then there’s Inasal Chicken Bacolod and Chicken Bacolod Inasal, among others. I was about to use Bacolod Chicken Inasal, as this is my favorite, but decided not to use it because others may have their own preference. Southbound, for instance, stakes its claim that Bacolod Chicken House - Still the best inasal! Continue reading Chicken Inasal — Bacolod style