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• Secret Recipe’s Nasi Lemak and Green Apple Kasturi

  02Apr
  Categories: Asian Food Comments: 0

  

  Nasi Lemak from Secret Recipe, P280

  Nasi Lemak is actually a Malaysian dish that consists of rice soaked in coconut milk with rendang chicken in sambal belacan, fried anchovies, cucumber slices, and hardboiled egg and roasted peanuts on the side.  Rendang can actually be made of beef, duck, or even water buffalo!  The meat is slowly cooked in coconut milk with spices such as ginger, chili, turmeric leaf, and lemon grass.  The slow cook allows the meat to absorb all the spices.  Secret Recipe’s version of the Malaysian traditional dish is good, though I’m a bit disappointed that it isn’t that much spicy.  And the chicken parts that were served were a bit wee small.  I love the rice, though, because I could definitely taste the coconut in it.  I must taste some other Nasi Lemak so I could decide if this is really good.

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  Green Apple Kasturi, P120

  Nasi Lemak can be nicely paired with this luscious-tasting Green Apple Kasturi (I don’t know what Kasturi means actually).  This tastes like real green apple, with enough sweetness and it’s served very cold!  Just perfect for the summer!  Though I may have reservations about the Nasi Lemak, this one, I’d definitely order again.

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  Tags: green apple kasturi, nasi lemak, secret recipe

• Sango’s Yakiniku Burger

  07Feb
  Categories: Asian Food, Japanese Food, Snacks Comments: 1

  

  Sango! the Burger Master has been around for a while but I only got to try it the other day.  Foodies have been practically raving about their burgers, especially the bestsellers Master burger and the Yakiniku burger.  Yesterday, I was able to try the Yakiniku burger.  Not my favorite, just yet, but it’s a novelty.

  

  Actually I got the one which comes as a combo meal (with regular fries and a drink.  I got a strawberry soda.  The meal costs P215).  It certainly is weird eating a burger that is made of sticky rice.  But I guess, since we’re rice-eating people, this shouldn’t be a farfetched idea.  Messy to eat, though.  But the beef is delicious and tender, perfectly matched by the sweet sauce.  The sticky rice bun is actually a bit crunchy in the outside.  The fear of having the bun fall of in pieces when I held it was never realized.  The fries ain’t that spectacular, though.  But I kinda like the soda.

  I can’t wait to go back to try the other burgers.  I should have a taste of that Master burger!

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  Tags: sango, sango the burger master, yakiniku burger

• Pinoydon: Your Pinoy Donburi

  07Jun
  Categories: Asian Food, Filipino food Comments: 4

  Pinoydon claims to cook “Filipino dishes the Japanese Way”.  What an interesting concept!  And certainly they’ve got interesting entrees:

  

  Tortang Talong Maki, 6 pcs for P90

  This dish just proves that you could make anything into a maki.   This is actually pork and eggplant omelette rolled in sesame-sushi rice and then drizzled with teriyaki sauce.  And because I love eggplants and makis, certainly this is a winning combination!

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  Veggiedon, P130

  Ah, this one tastes like a fusion of Chop Suey and an Oyakudon, only that it doesn’t have chicken.  This one’s composed of mixed veggies, egg, kani, nori, and a special sauce.  Didn’t like it that much, though.

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  Green Tea Guinumis, P120

  Now this one’s an original of Pinoydon.  It’s a combination of pandan jelly, sago, coconut milk, crushed ice, green tea ice cream and pinipig.  Though I’m not much of a fan of green tea ice cream, it tasted great when combined with coconut milk.  Definitely a must-try if you’re dining at Pinoydon.

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  Overall, it’s an interesting concept, having a Filipino-Japanese fusion of dishes.  However, there are just some dishes that just doesn’t click really right.  Also, don’t expect the same atmosphere in a Japanese fine-dining resto here.  This is more casual, Pinoy diner, almost like fastfood restaurant, complete with the loud tsismisan by the crew over the cash register.  But still, they serve good food and it’s a place definitely worth visiting.

  Tags: Pinoydon