Wee Nam Kee: Not Even Wong

What's not to love about Chinese? Despite its greasiness, I find comfort in eating it, no, scratch that, scarfing it down more like it. 

Wee Nam Kee Fried Rice (Php 225)

As you might have guessed/known I am a firm believer that rice is essential in everyday life inspite of endless carbohydrate choices. 

A good kind of rice makes me so happy but a great kind of rice makes me eat two bowls of it. And yes, we did order two bowls of this. That's how happy my tummy was. It was not too salty, not too greasy and it was also generous with its mix of egg, carrots and peas. As Filipinos call it, kanin pa lang ulam na. 

Salted Egg Fried Chicken (Php 295)

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Rice Buffet: Zabo Chicken (SM Jazz)

Say "unlimited rice" and people will flock like geese on migration day, myself included. 

So when I heard about this new restaurant in town which offers unlimited rice, I just had to go.

Few streets down from school at the newly opened condominium SM Jazz, the ground floor is converted into a mini mall, hence SM Jazz Mall. 

Zabo's interiors reminiscent of a garden with its comfortable and homey feel. I loved the vine lamps so much, I wanted one for myself.

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Pizza Warehouse: Pizza Groupie

Pizza Warehouse is a newly opened pizza joint at Glorietta 3. I passed by their space last summer and it was still not there. But when my friends and I went there a week ago, we were glad to see it open.

Lucky number 14 for luurrrrvvvv.  Mehhh.

Truthfully, the place reminded me of our school's cafeteria with the white table tops and all.

All Cheese Pizza (Php 99)

Cheese Pizza, hurray for cheese. It tasted  cheesy. Not to salty, slightly creamy and addictive. Great for cravings! 

Pepperoni Pizza (Php 109)

The pizza was hard to cut. The toppings come off when you try to slice it. I don't really know why, maybe because the aircon was on and the pizza was out for a while before we ate it. 

Best eaten when served! 

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Yabu: House of Katsu

The katsu craze has reached Philippine shores, particularly in Manila. Different stores have popped up here and there and the quest for the best has started.

Yabu: House of Katsu is a more high-end type of katsu restaurant. Erwin, my sister and I visited the one at Glorietta 5.



The interior was designed with serenity in mind. I felt like it was wrong to laugh out loud, in a taklesa kind of way. But the place still excuded comfort.

They started us off by telling us about the yabu ritual. We had to grind a combination of regular sesame seeds and black sesame seeds to add more flavor to the katsu sauce. It was a good distraction while waiting for the food.


Hire Pork Curry - Hot

I got the Hire Katsu Curry Set in hot. There were three choices as to the spiciness: regular, hot and very hot. Hire which is pork meat without fat.

I really loved this dish. It was different than what I would call regular curry or that which you normally cook at home. The difference in spices were evident. Japanese curry tasted more pronounced and distinct. The spiciness was just right for my palate. It was appetizing, the taste in your tounge encourages you to eat more.

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DIY: Lemonade

Lemonade. Who doesn't love it?

I love lemonade so much that I've been craving it for the past few days.

They say that need is the mother of invention. Well in my case, my need for lemonade led me to make it on my own.

I don't go out much during vacation. Really. I consider my self a homebody so I have to make-do with what I have.

ONE GLASS LEMONADE

Makes: 1 glass 

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 5 mins

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar

Hot water

1 lemon, squeezed

Cold water

Ice

Step 1: Squeeze the Lemon

I used one lemon because I only had one. Unfortunately for me, my mom used the other one a few days ago. But if I had a choice, I would've used 1 1/2 lemon to make about 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. 

Step 2: Melt the Sugar

Melt the sugar in hot water. Make sure to stir until it dissolves. If you want your lemonade to stay true to the original recipe's color, use white sugar instead of brown. Use 2 tbsps. white sugar for a sweeter taste.

Step 3: Add Lemon Juice to Sugar

Add the lemon juice to the sugar and stir.

For a more lemonade-y feel, I also added the pulps.

Step 4: Add Cold Water and Ice

Enjoy!

Lemon hat 😂😂😂

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Nolita: A Taste of New York

Pizza. 

That one word gets your mouth watering and your stomach grumbling. Even now as I write this post, I wish I'm having a slice.

To celebrate the last day of summer class, we or I decided to eat pizza. My eating buddy was very bent on letting me eat what and where I want. 

I guess I've made the right decision.

Nolita or North of Little Italy offers big, authentic, New York style pizza. We visited their BGC branch since the location is very convenient and near Makati where I study.

My foodventure buddy, Erwin.

It was around 11am when we arrived and the place was about half full. This was a very lucky coincidence. As soon as the lunch crowd arrived, the place was alive and very busy that the lines were long and tables were full. 

There were so many choices that I had a hard time picking what I wanted. I have this very weird and sometimes irritating manner of liking to eat all the food I see, I have a hard time choosing. 

I also read on quite a few blogs that the Spinach and Artichoke Pizza tasted great. It almost made me choose it but I was very hesistant seeing those green leaves.

So in the end, I choose the Chicken and Parmesan Pizza. Erwin had the Buffalo Chicken without Blue Cheese.

I loved the Chicken and Parmesan but I think it is best eaten while hot so you can fully taste the cheese. I grew tired of it towards the end because I thought there was too much tomato sauce. And because I ate gyudon before I went there. I'd give this pizza 8/10 👍👍👍

Buffalo Chicken without Blue Cheese also tasted great that I wanted to exchange pizzas. The spiciness of the dish made it addictive. Erwin finished his as a testament of the pizza's greatness. 

I am also a fan of sour things. I found their lemonade satisfying although not a great partner with the pizza I chose. Too much tomato sauce and lemonade can't be good, can it? 

Despite that situation I still think that their lemonade is one of the best. 10/10 Real lemonade in fact, pulps and all. It was just a shame that we didn't get to try their watermelonade. Virgin, ofcourse. 

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