I found myself really enjoying Ponsyon lately that I’ve visited it more often than I can remember. Of course, I always order my favorite new drink – Pipino Shake. I really like the taste of the fresh cucumbers though I hope they also include the peel to give more of a greenish hue.
Speaking of the color green, I really enjoyed the fresh green Lato Salad we had that time. It was very inviting as each “globule” was waiting to burst inside my mouth!
Orange was the evident in the Kinilaw na Pasayan (Shrimp ceviche) we had. If it looks good, it definitely tasted better – very delicious for an occasional shrimp and kinilaw like me.
The Baked Scallops were appetizingly subdued yellow with hints of brown garlic. Nonetheless, it was another breakthrough staple that satisfies.
We had both the Aligue (crabfat) and Kalkag (shrimp fry) rice but it was the latter I raved and craved about. I’m no crab fanatic much more aligue but when it comes to kalkag, bring it on! The kalkag was lightly salted thus giving the rice some flavour as well as texture.
We also had native Chicken Tinola and as it was Bisaya nga Manok, it was chicken on a diet as it barely had meat cling to the bones. At least the papaya slices were perfectly cooked that I enjoyed them much.
So I had to settle for a more meaty soup – kansi. The Ilonggo bulalo had soft slices of meat but the broth, soured by batwan seeds, seemed to have a “fresh sourness” to it. Yet I enjoyed sipping the broth and chomping the meat and the marrow.
Then there’s Fried Pantat which was cooked to a delectable and perfect golden brown that came with a fish bagoong sauce that even made it more delectable.
The specialty of the house – Grilled Managat, was another reason why eating at Ponsyon/Breakthrough is already a form of Ilonggo lifestyle. Grilled but still oozing with juices!
Their lechon baboy was a dismay though since what was served to us looked like leftovers and had more bones – maybe the rib part, which I don’t really like. It was complete the opposite of the meaty and delicious looking one we got just a few weeks ago.
But nonetheless, a visit to Ponsyon or Breakthrough is always filled with great food memories. And I can’t wait to etch another memory!
Speaking of the color green, I really enjoyed the fresh green Lato Salad we had that time. It was very inviting as each “globule” was waiting to burst inside my mouth!
The Baked Scallops were appetizingly subdued yellow with hints of brown garlic. Nonetheless, it was another breakthrough staple that satisfies.
We had both the Aligue (crabfat) and Kalkag (shrimp fry) rice but it was the latter I raved and craved about. I’m no crab fanatic much more aligue but when it comes to kalkag, bring it on! The kalkag was lightly salted thus giving the rice some flavour as well as texture.
We also had native Chicken Tinola and as it was Bisaya nga Manok, it was chicken on a diet as it barely had meat cling to the bones. At least the papaya slices were perfectly cooked that I enjoyed them much.
So I had to settle for a more meaty soup – kansi. The Ilonggo bulalo had soft slices of meat but the broth, soured by batwan seeds, seemed to have a “fresh sourness” to it. Yet I enjoyed sipping the broth and chomping the meat and the marrow.
Then there’s Fried Pantat which was cooked to a delectable and perfect golden brown that came with a fish bagoong sauce that even made it more delectable.
The specialty of the house – Grilled Managat, was another reason why eating at Ponsyon/Breakthrough is already a form of Ilonggo lifestyle. Grilled but still oozing with juices!
Their lechon baboy was a dismay though since what was served to us looked like leftovers and had more bones – maybe the rib part, which I don’t really like. It was complete the opposite of the meaty and delicious looking one we got just a few weeks ago.
But nonetheless, a visit to Ponsyon or Breakthrough is always filled with great food memories. And I can’t wait to etch another memory!