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Pastel From Camiguin, Anyone?

Posted by myglitch Labels: food trip, tourism

Food trip! A friend came from Camiguin...

CAMIGUIN is a pear-shaped volcanic island with a total land area of 238 sq. kilometers. It lies 10 kilometers off the coast of the Province of Misamis Oriental. Along with the Provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental, CAMIGUIN forms part of a geopolitical grouping of provinces comprising Region X or Northern Mindanao.

Camiguin is one of the best destination for scuba divers from different parts of the world. That's why my friend came from there, his hobby is scuba diving and his second time to Camiguin. And look what he gave me as "pasalubong". Two boxes of Pastel. :-)

Pastel is soft, sweet bun with varied fillings. They were bought from VJANDEP Bakeshop. The pastel is a native delicacy and can also be categorized as dessert because of its sweetness, it is now identified with Camiguin Island that every tourist never goes home without tasting the famous bun. The filling choices are cheese, langka, macapuno, mango, pineapple, ube, and regular yema. I believed, the pastel I got was yema, it was really delicious, I just don't know if it was special or the regular yema. They also have other filling "by order": durian, guava, strawberry, chocolate and special yema. If I wasn't mistaken, Korina Sanchez of Rated K featured the famous pastel bun of Camiguin.

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Halo Halo in Tiwi

Posted by myglitch Labels: food trip

Isn't it mouth watering? In the Philippines, we call it halo-halo (from tagalog word halo which means "mix"). It is the popular native dessert among Filipinos specially on summer season. Why? Because Philippines is a tropical country and we have lots of fruits in season all year round. There's no specific recipe for halo-halo, its a mixture of boiled sweet beans and fruits in season with crushed ice and milk. There's a wide variety of ingredients Filipino entrepreneurs used. You can buy them anywhere in the Philippines. I happened to be the kind of person who wanted to try specialty food from every place I've been.

A typical halo-halo consists of boiled red mung beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, sugar palm fruit (kaong), coconut sport (macapuno), jackfuit (langka), tapioca (sago), nata de coco, ube jam, sweet potato (kamote), corn kernels, rice crispies (pinipig), banana, avocado, papaya. A special order of halohalo may have a scoop of ice cream, a slice of leche flan and ube jam on top.

I could say that the best halo-halo I've tasted in my life is the picture above. The ingredients are red gelatin, boiled sweet bananas, sweet corn kernels, tapioca (sago) topped with crushed ice, leche flan, ube jam and lots of grated cheese. It looked simple and few ingredients but after tasting it, you'll crave for another order. I don't know if I could have another taste of it since the cafeteria is in Tiwi, Albay, Bicol. I'm in Manila now. Whew! Imagine, my mom who lives in Bicol almost all her life haven't try the halo-halo in Tiwi. I am lucky!

DJC Halo-Halo is beside Tiwi Municipal Hall... Tiwi, Albay, Bicol, Philippines.

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Baclaran, my place

Posted by myglitch Labels: christianity, food trip

Barangay Baclaran is noted for the Wednesday Novenas at the shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help National Shrine of the Redemptorist Church. Every Wednesday more or less 10,000 people from all walks of life converge at the church to attend the novena. It is without argument the most attended church in Asia. Many known celebrities who are devotees to Our Lady of Perpetual Help do come at Tuesdays nights to avoid people. Many people mistaken Baclaran as part of Pasay, it is actually part of Paranaque.

Traffic is normal on Wednesdays especially on first Wednesdays of the month. Baclaran is a major transportation hub, with many buses and jeepneys terminating here. Light Rail Transit (LRT) ends in Baclaran while its a ride away from Metro Rail Transit (MRT). There are also a lot of pedicabs around. Shuttle ride to SM Mall Of Asia is just a stone away from the Church, the terminal is at the corner of Roxas Boulevard and Redemptorist Road.

Baclaran is also known as a bargain center throughout the world due to the amazing discounts shoppers enjoy at its dry goods markets. Its imposible that you cannot find the goods you're looking for. Before I forget, "Pakyawan Sa Wilmart" will be having their sale on October 15, Monday. They'll be selling all items at wholesale price. Their goods are incredibly cheap, some vendors bought items here and resell them. It is located in front of Iglesia ni Cristo.

There are a lot of known fast food chains in Baclaran especially around

the church. Bibingka and puto bumbong is possible every Wednesdays all year round, you can find them along the street at the back of Berma Shopping Center. Don't forget to ask for your free hot tea for every order of puto bumbong. Since MMDA is always around, you can also find the best buys in this street.