Punot Resto Delivers! Here are two dishes you should not miss...

Got a surprise delivery from Punot Restaurant just in time for dinner hours ago and I can still taste what I've eaten everytime I burp... 😋

And just the mere thought of it makes me salivate for the yummy leftovers that in the fridge and hope I can survive this temptation.

Punot Restaurant is always my first stop whenever I find myself at the Riverside Boardwalk which is just beside the Iloilo River and the popular Esplanade.

With the exciting view it offers, also comes a lot of excitingly delicious dishes. From local Ilonggo favorites to fusion Filipino and other cuisines, it is always a good and fulfilling gastronomic experience at Punot.

Good thing that they have already re-opened and to make their specialties more convenient, they also offer delivery and pick up services.

And that brings us to the two dishes that were delivered just a few hours ago.

First was the BAKARETA. This beef version of kaldereta has very tender and almost fall off the bone meat embraced with a thick tomato based savory sauce.

Punot's version had some hints of sweetness from the pineapples balancing the olives, carrots and bellpeppers. The sauce alone could already make me finish two cups of rice.

And given that the beef is very tender and tasty, you can just guess how many cups of rice I had. I can still smell the aroma and taste it just by looking at the pics!

And speaking of smell, you'd definitely love the FRIED TANGLAD SOY CHICKEN. The lemongrass gives this dish its distinct smell and taste that still linger in my senses up to this time. The dish consists of deep fried whole chicken - perfectly browned "tostado".

The sauce I can assume is made with sauteed tanglad (that fleshy portion and not the leafy part). It is then mixed with soy sauce to give that really tasty broth sauce that can rival the previous dish.

At first, I thought the dish would be salty, given the color of the broth plus my sensitivity to saltiness but I wrong. It was a deliciously pleasant and light broth with the soy sauce and tanglad having the perfect taste pairing.

The taste constantly shifts from the soy sauce to the lemongrass and that taste sensation continues until the last bite. It perfectly complements the fried chicken and gives this dish a very delicious and unique flavor.

I would certainly order these dishes again the next time I find myself at Punot or just have it delivered when my cravings become uncontrollable! Namit gid.

P.S.

And if their PORK BELLY HAMONADO is still available after its Christmas Holidays stint, make it a triple order of these Punot's specialties that really tickled my gastronomic senses.

PUNOT Restaurant

10am to 9pm

Iloilo Riverside Boardwalk Complex

Dr. Rizalina Bernardo Pison Ave. cor Paciencia T. Pison Ave.

Brgy. San Rafael,

Mandurriao, Iloilo City

5000 Iloilo City, Philippines

Tel. No 033 320-9893 / 0907-018-4376 Email punotrestaurant@yahoo.com.ph

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