FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

Do you like squid rings? Here's one that will surely get you craving for more. It's crunchy, addicting, delicious and, to borrow the famous line, once you pop, you can't stop... Got these yummy squid rings under the Arabella's Sweet Finds brand at the Festive Walk Mall bazaar at the Tinda Titas stall. It comes from the seafood capital of Iloilo - Estancia, so I am assured of its quality. And once I opened the pack for some picture-taking, I just can't help but pop piece by piece into my mouth that once the photo session was done, I almost finished the whole pack. That's how I loved these squid rings! But the Salted Egg with Habanero Spice variant was the bomb! It was more addicting and flavourful - since I love anything salted egg (pardon me high blood pressure - lol).  It still has the crunch of the original but with the savory taste of the salted egg and the mild kick of habanero pepper. But its not that hot and spicy for all you chickens out...

Early morning mass-goers are in for a special gastronomic delight as The Promenade at Days Hotel Iloilo brings back MISA DE GALLO Breakfast Buffet. In time for the Filipino Mass Tradition, it will start tomorrow Dec. 16 until the 24th from 530am onwards. Ilonggos will surely delight in the best breakfast buffet in town featuring a wide array of dishes and within this Christmas season, it will feature an assortment of native delicacies that will make breakfast have a taste of home.   Today, we had a preview of this breakfast buffet and we surely found ourselves flooded with the goodness of native delicacies on top of their usual and already very satisfying line up of breakfast specialties.  For only PhP450/net/pax, here are just of the native food finds on top of the soups, bread, appetizers, salads and main course at Days Hotel Iloilo's Misa de Gallo Breakfast Buffet.  Cassava Cake Puto Manapla Kutsinta Suman with Muscovado sugar Pali...

Mango Float is among the most popular home-made desserts that is said to have Filipinized (and economized) the icebox or refrigerator cake .  And most recently, the mango float has been revived into a more convenient dessert on-the-go with the overly popular craze  " mango float ice cream " started by Maxi Mango in Davao/Manila and locally in Iloilo by Mango Magic at The Atrium.  Not to be outdone Tinapayan Bakeshop (with its main branch just right across Mango Magic) took on the mango float craze revival with its very own reinvention of the popular dessert. It may look like the usual mango float upon first glance - with mangoes, Graham and cream getting your attention. But a slice reveals its actually a mango float mousse topped with all the works. The mousse is mango flavored with fresh mangoes and Graham to give an authentic mango float taste and look. It sits on a Graham base, topped with whipped cream with Graham and fresh mango bits and finally d...