Latest Pigout: Zong

Sorry I forgot to take note of the prices AGAIN! (whatta NOOB) nevertheless, I hope you'll enjoy these pictures from my not so latest pigout.

Beef Noodles - 4 spoons!

I don't really like chinese noodle soup for some reason but I did ate a cup or 2 of this and it was good ^_^

Yang Chao Rice - 3 spoons!

I've heard of how good this is from my friends. I didn't know where that come from but this one's nothing special. Just typical yang chao rice.

Hakao - 5 stars!

Finally! Dish that made my day. One of, if not, the best hakao I've tried. Really loaded with shrimp! Yummeh!!

Roasted Suckling Pig - 3 spoons

Or lechon de leche as we Filipinos call it. This was my first ever so it's sad that I didn't enjoy it :( Although there's no surprise there since I don't like roast pig (pretty unusual for a Filipino :P). I like the skin though, very crispy ^_^. I just can't stand the aftertaste. I really can't describe it! basta, it's unpleasant! (at least for me..boyfie, enjoyed it)

3 stars for the place. Nice and classy. However there's a lurking aura of unsanitary-ness. Haha, sorry for the bad description :P

Overall rating 2 spoons.
Will I revisit??: I don't think so.

If there's a cuisine I could say I am quite an 'expert', hands down it would be Chinese. It's a family favorite. For it's price, Zong has failed to impress me. So yeah, I really don't recommend this one :(

Zong is located at The Fort Strip, Bonifacio Global City and you could check more about them here.

**DeTour**

Please let us pray for the families who have fallen victim to the earthquake and tsunami calamity in Japan. Before this I have been preparing for me and boyfie's Japan visa application for a week vacation so it is heartbreaking that this has happened now. Let us pray for their recovery. Check out http://edition.cnn.com/ to know the latest developments of this tragic event.



Calamity upon calamity will come, and rumor upon rumor. They will go searching for a vision from the prophet, priestly instruction in the law will cease, the counsel of the elders will come to an end. The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and by their own standards I will judge them.“‘Then they will know that I am the LORD.’” - Ez.7:26-27

Sonya's Garden II - FOOD!!!!

As promised, here, I'll be writing about the Yumminess there is at Sonya's Garden. Note that the Breakfast & Dinner are set menus included in the Bed & Breakfast package so there will be no individual prices for each menu. Also, the set menus are 'eat all you can' so if you finished a dish you could always ask for more serving. Talk about major pigging out, lol ^_^

Note: Everything is organic and homegrown (except for meat which I'm guessing are fed with organic feeds as well)

Breakfast

Mango Enselada - Filipinos are used to eat mango enselada with green mangoes. This one is ripe, has tomato and herbs :)

Daing na Bangus - let the belly fats talk to you, lol :P

Adobong Baboy - I think I know the secret of this adobo. It has bony parts of chicken plus liver NOT as the main ingredient but for flavoring.

Egg Omelet - mushroom, white onions and cheese filling

Mangoes & Melon - lucky me, boyfie hates ripe mangoes...weird :P

I forgot to take pictures but they also serve a very yummy chocolate drink ^_^

Dinner

Dalandan Juice

Make your own Salad. Here you're served with: Lettuce, Singkamas, Jack fruit, Pineapple, Almonds??? and Honey Mustard dressing.

Bread from their very own 'Panaderia' or bakery and here you have choices of; pesto, anchovies, kesong puti,

Make your own pasta. Spaghetti pasta, sun dried tomatoes, fried salmon, cream chicken--I'm not sure if that's what it's called but it's the white stuff over there--, Olives and Shiitake Mushrooms.

Tarragon Tea

We also bought some stuff from their Panaderia to take home..

Chili Bread -Php120 Not chili at all..just a little hint of chili flavor.

Chili Sampaloc - Php60

Cheese Hopia - Php100 My favotite ^_^. It's like hopia bread with cheese mixture and without filling

Hispanis Bread - Php60. The bread is good nothing special with the filling though.

That's all. Hope I got you hungry HAR HAR!

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Latest PigOut: Bonchon Chicken + Caramia

Another food blog! yipee!! but before I start I just got my passport renewed today. Spent 2-3 hours there but its (the system) is not that bad...really:) Moving on..I would like to share my LATEST addiction... BON CHON CHICKEN!

**Quickie: Bon Chon Chicken is a korean fast food that is quite known in the US. They just recently opened here in Manila late last year I think...


Bulgogi Rice

Served with kimchi (or more like spiced coleslaw...which works for me though ^_^ ). Hehe, I was late so boyfie went ahead, ordered then ate (poor baby, must be really hungry from waiting :-( )..hence the half portion ^_^

Chicken Wings - Php 185

DUN DUHDUN!!! *drum roll*...And this baby is what we came for...THE BON CHON CHICKEN! SOOOO FREAKIN' DELISH!! I mean, if there are fried chicken in heaven it would probably taste like this, LOL =D BTW. there are different parts available too. Legs and chops -- probably the breast part which I hate..Boo white meat, LOL :P-- and this one's in 'Soy Garlic'. There's also the spicy one...as in hellish S-P-I-C-Y . Better think again before oredering that one.For the record, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! :p

French Fries - Php45

Nothing out of the ordinary...plain and salted... which is perfect because the CHICKEN is the star of this meal ^_^

"You can meet the Secret" -- i don't get it :(

Bulgogi Wrap - Php125

WTF! You just ate the rice version...Yes we did! so what, we're pigs!! LOL. Yes, it is the same meat but you have the tortilla wrap instead of rice plus the kimchi is also stuffed in there which makes this oh-so-yummeh! I like this better than the rice :)

There are Bon Chons on Ayala Triangle Garden, Libis and Greenbelt. This is the one in Ayala..

so many Bon Chon hungry people.........as usual :)

And of course you got to top a great dinner with great dessert as well. So before boyfie and I call it a night we grab some ice cream or 'gellatos' rather at CARA MIA GELATERIA.

CIOCCOLATO Lite - Php70

Just dark chocolate :) that's why it's 'Lite'...no milk :P

Sans Rival - Php70
This one's good too :) I forgot how much for the sugar cone cup. I didn't care because I don't like it anyways :P

**Quickie: Although this is like the dessert section of the restaurant 'AMICI' I believe you can still find a "stand alone" CARA MIA. I found one at Robinson's Place Manila

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Latest PigOut: OMAKASE

that doll was enough to get me in =^.^=

Hello my fellow pigs in the pen today I am writting about the newest Jap resto on my list...OMAKASE :)

nom nom nom!

Omakase Soup

- nothing to say. I was not feeling this so I let boyfie finish this all by himself:P He said it's OK but he's really not that hard to please :P

Sukiyaki

-Sukiyaki's my 'measurement' when it comes to Japanese food so I make sure to order this if I am in a certain Jap resto for the first time. And I'm glad Omakase left me with a good impression with this one. Not too sweet, not to salty...perfect! Meat and veggie OVERLOAD!! but the funny thing is, I like my Sukiyaki with more noodles :P

Cheesy Beef Maki

- OK, I totally made that name up:P I can't remember but it's got to be something like that. Cheese wrapped in thin beef slices and coated in some form of batter. Just OK.

We did order for tempuras (another "measurement") but I was not able to take a picture of it but here's the proof.... :P

Normal. Not the best..but definitely not the worst :P

....but what I did like about Omakase was the place itself :) It's fluffy pink chairs makes it look more like a girl's bedroom than a dinning place :P

boyfie making goofy face:P I don't know that heartface lady but she's totally looking at the camera she might mind it if she happen's to come accross this post so might as well cover her up :P

Gaaahhh! And those dolls again!!! That's my idea!! I've been wanting to 'mount' my dolls on the walll of my room that way!!!

And this wall :) Gonna rip this off for my baby girl's nursery (in the future...no plans of havin a baby yet :P)


The Verdict: 4 Stars

• 5 stars for the place alone
• very reasonable price
• It's short of 1 star because I really can't tell if this is 'authentic' Jap food (I guess not) but that doesn't mean it's not good.

Will I revisit?: Yes. I heard from the table accross that the "American Maki" something is delicious...I gotta try that! :P

You can find Omakase at:

• Ayala Alabang
• Ayala Triangle Gardens
• Greenhills Shopping Center
• IL Terrazzo Mall
• Libis
  

**I was not paid by Omakase or anybody to do this review

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OK. This has nothing to with Omakase...but look at how cuuuutee these pens are!!! =^.^= Bought this at Clippers last week. Omakase should get these and give it away for Christmas or something=^.^=

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DETOUR: Congrats to Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista for winning against Mexico's Alejandro Barrera. Hope this will put you back to the 'champions' league :P

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Latest Pigout: Sol Gelato

Isn't ICE CREAM your all time favorite comfort food?? It is definitely mine ^_^ specially the chocolate flavored ones, YUM YUM (o'.'o). My Latest Pigout post today is not just an ice cream but better. Its Sol Gelato :D Let me first tell you a little about 'gelatos'. They certainly look like ice cream and taste like it too only creamier and richer but the best part is it has lower butterfat content. Read more about gelatos here.

So going back to Sol Gelato, so how was it better or different than other gelatos there?? Honestly, I haven't tried that many but I did try the one in Greenbelt (sorry I forgot the name) so that would be our point of comparison for this review, hehe:)

Both have lot's of unique flavors. I'm not sure about this, but I think Sol Gelato has more and they have crazier flavors as well..just look at the pic below..

WTF?! too bad I was not able to try this...maybe next time

This one I did try. Our 'other' gelato has Toblerone flavor which I was also able to try. So just to compare which was able to capture the famous chocolate it was based on, hands down, it's Sol Gelato :)

Another thing I liked about SG is that, aside from their gourmet flavors they still have the regular flavors as well. These are piccolo sizes. They also have the grande (2scoops) and cone (3scoops).

Unfortunately, there's only one Sol Gelato currently and its at:

Ground Floor, The Piazza, Mckinley
Hills, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
+632 7980411

be their facebook fan: www.facebook.com/solgelato

Disclaimer: I was not paid in any form by Sol Gelato to do this review.

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Latest Pigout: KKK

KKK The Food Revolution. I'm not sure if their KKK stands for anything but definitely the name was inspired by the KKK Revolution of our history. Honestly, I don't think there's anything special with the food. The best thing about KKK is that it's so reasonably priced so if you're in the Mall of Asia, craving for Flip dishes and kind of tight on the budget but too lazy to cross the restos along seaside, then this is the place to go :)

squid

Pinakbet... this is my favorite amongst the dishes we ordered

Bagnet. Not a fan of the 'dip' though but you may like it if you love Ilocano dishes.

The place seems like a dainty bahay kubo but it kind of looked messy to me.

KKK The Food Revolution is located at the ground floor of The Mall of Asia just a few meters away from the IMAX Theater.

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