sa Gerry's na lang . . .

One of the restos we frequent most often is Gerry's Grill. It's like our safe ground when we are in the pit of appetence.





It's not really a favorite, it's more of "sa Gerry's na lang" .

kare-kare

pork bbq

pork sisig

The familiar dishes makes it our comfort zone. It's like Mcdo when we want to eat Filipino dishes.

beef stew w cheese

tuna kinilaw

It's like an extension of my own kitchen where I cook common pinoy dishes and toppings came from my own experimental cook book.

balut & tufo

It's like when we try new resto and foods disappoint us, we say : "sana nag Gerry's na lang tayo" ( we should have gone to Gerry's instead).

sago

No complications .

Pansit Habhab

Nothing beats the enthusiasm of a first timer, cuzin' Che jumped off from the car when she saw a table in the street selling pansit habhab. It's one of the famous delicacies of the town and many tourists have only got the chance to taste it during Pahiyas Festival. Pansit habhab is the Lucban version of this chinese origin noodle dish. What makes this unique from other numerous pansit versions in the Philippines / Asia is the way it is being served and eaten. The condiment that goes with the dish is also quite different from the usual patis con calamansi.




It was early in the morning and the pot was hot from the stove. Pansit (in any variant) is always delicious when it's freshly cooked. It was only P8 per single order.



Che got her order on a banana leaf. She asked for a fork or a chopstick ! hahaha! Cuzin' watch me do it, okey ! ! !



I drizzled some vinegar mixed with hot chilies and started to slurp the noodles. Hab-hab, I think meant to be gorged. I heard the dish came to know by this name cos of the way it is being eaten.






Cuzin' watched and could no longer hold it to herself , grabbed my leaf of pansit habhab and started to imitate the way I ate it.

Hahaha! ! She loveth and almost finished mine ! ! drizzle. . slurp. .drizzle. .slurp ! ! !

She ordered some more, took a seat and hab-hab the pansit ! ! !

Durian Aroma

My house smells . . . of durian !!!
On our way back home, from Lucban Quezon nearing Los Banos, Laguna , I saw the fruit stand with all my favorite fruits. With my most favorite durian ! I shouted halt ! ! .and off the car . I asked the vendor of the origin of the durians. She said they were from there -in Pila Laguna. She prided that they were all freshly harvested. Oh good, we have them now in Luzon !





I noticed that they were a little smaller than the Davao produced or the ones from other countries like Thailand. Cheaper too!









Right on the spot, I bought, opened and ate one whole tiny durian all by myself ! Perfectly sweet, creamy and caramelically del-i-cious ! I 'm the only one who is a durian addict in my family. loveth!loveth!

Ofcorse, I brought home a bigger piece for my home cravings. Not yet ready to eat for now. My household (neighbors too?) has to put up with the sweet aroma strong smell only durian lover could appreciate !


*another durian post _click this => I Luv Durian