Beer drinking is a favorite bonding activity of Filipinos. Be it after work, over the weekend, or just for a nightcap, beer has apparently become part of our lives. And who wouldn’t think of beer without thinking of sisig? Though sisig originally refer to fruits or sour foods to snack on (see wikipedia article), it now also refers to meat being marinated in a sour liquid, like vinegar, and then cooked and seasoned with salt, pepper, and spices. We, Filipinos, like our sisig in a variety of ways. My preferred taste of sisig is a bit salty, but with a douse of sweetness, and, most importantly, lots of crunch! And I think I may have found the perfect embodiment of my perfect sisig.

I found my kind of sizzling pork sisig at Nuevo Sitio Restaurant in Marilao, Bulacan, just along MacArthur highway. And for just Php 140, you can have a plateful of this sizzling goodness! Place is great for friends who want to have a night of catching up with each other’s lives with live band music in the background. Lots of open airspace so one need not smell like smoke all day. It’s a refreshing place.
But don’t misunderstand that this is merely a beer-drinking place. It also offers Chinese and Filipino meals. Resto is open during daytime also. Here are some of the food we had there:

Hacao, siomai, and yang chow fried rice that’s good for 3-5 persons. Nothing outstanding about the dumplings. But I kinda like the yang chow fried rice because it’s not that oily and I like the color!

Fried cream dory fish fillet…tastes good, but I’d rather have it served steamed or maybe cooked in butter.
So, there you go. Maybe when you pass by this little place in Marilao, you can try out their food, but especially the sisig. Gah, this post is making me want some sizzling pork sisig right now…