FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

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To continue Lamon-Lagaw groups eatscapade , we found ourselves into out first out of town eatinerary to end the month of November as we crossed the sea to Bacolod City. We had lunch at Aboy's Restaurant located far from the city center and it was these "bulging" crab rellenos that got my attention. To those who are not into the "tinkering" of crabs, these are just pure enjoy as as we (I'm one of those-lol) just dig our forks into each crab and enjoy. There was indeed a lot of crabmeat garnished with mixed vegetables reminiscent of sizzling crabmeat we almost always order at Breakthrough here in Iloilo City. It was as if the whole plate of crabmeat was stuffed into one crab shell! Though we were almost full that time we did enjoy forking down these crabmeat right from the shell. But it was a (shocking) surprise to know that each crab relleno costs around Php160 each. To suppress the shock, how about some adobong taba ng pusit which I blogged separ...

I was in Bacolod City few months back for a very quick trip – maybe just around 6 hours. Too short to enjoy the gastronomic flavours of Iloilo City’s twin but just enough time to savour the new menu selection from one of the city’s hippest and good value accommodations – O Hotel . On the invitation of its food consultant, Chef Miner Del Mundo , I was able to have a taste of the newest menu selection for the hotel’s Master’s Coffee Shop . But this is just not just a “coffee shop” for it serves delectable food that’s appetizing both to the eyes and the palate! For starters, the Apple, Turnip and Cucumber Slaw had a sour cream dressing with mangoes and salmon roe resting on a bed of lettuce. The strips of fruits and vegetable provide complementing flavours and texture s that are refreshingly crunchy. The sour cream blend harmonized them with a tinge of sourness that balanced off the sweetness of the mangoes. (PhP 235) You don’t have to be a millionaire or got tons of cash, just PhP250, t...