Buco Juice at Lingnon Hill

On my way out of Lingnon Hill, at the foot, I saw a table of buco (fresh coconut).



We passed this way up but I hadn't noticed the refreshment store, maybe because I wasn't thirsty yet as I was at this point. After all the tiring trekking, there was no other better thing to do but to get refreshed by a fresh buco juice.



A fruit would quench your thirst for only P14,



It was served with a straw,





There were tables and chairs to renew your energy consumed by the recent hike of the hill and enjoy the fresh juice.



Finished with the juice, the young coconut was offered to serve open with a spoon made out of the coconut bark to scoop the sweet and tender meat of the fruit.



sooo refreshing!!!

Tago-tago, Legazpi City

My recent visit to Legazpi City brought me to this food garden. Tago-tago which translates hiding or hidden in English and might also have gotten its name from its location which is a little far from the city.



But a local insider had different opinion. He said that this food garden was actually a rendezvouz for elicit couples. That's why it was named like that_ a hideaway.



Well, that was very convincing.. considering the landscape of the place which was actually quite quiet.



There were nipa huts where you could choose to be private while enjoying your meal. But hey, we were there to eat and try local dishes of the place, not to intrigue or to get intrigued. Yet, to get it right, I looked around and saw a group or two of foddies in office uniforms and some who were decent looking anyway.




We chose this corner open hut near the fish pond.



On the table :

- fried wild duck
- kalderetang itik
- kilawin tanigue

The verdict :

- delicious food
- a place for group beer night out

Our Daily Breads @ 50% Off

Have you tried lining up for daily closing sale of French Baker? Ofcourse I, my penny pincher self, did!.. a number of times. Everyday upon closure of the mall at night, FB is selling the remains of the day for 50% off. In the concept of everything must go!..tonight!, because tomorrow would be a new, freshly baked goodies in regular prices day!








I live near a mall, like 10 to 15 mins. or less away drive. Right beside the entrance gate of this mall is a French Baker store. There was a time that I craved for a cheese cake and it was quite late to to go to my favorite confectionery. Then the idea of FB's daily 50% jelled in and we ran to the store as quick as the idea came.



When I reached the store, I forgot all about the cheese cake. I was, by the way, the last costumer in, so I got the last turn to choose and buy. I was eyeing on the last pack of wholewheat bagels. It would jell well with my cream cheese sitting for almost a week then in my fridge. *Wish, wish_no one would get that bagel pack.




Then I turned my gaze around and saw two packs of whole wheat tortilla bread. I counted quite a lot of potential fillings resting in my fridge, like lettuce, tomatoes, and oh I even got a bowl of leftover spaghetti sauce from our recent dinner. When I looked back, the lady infront of 8 costumers before me, took one of the two packs. *haaay..please, please don't take the other one.





Customer no. 5 went in to pick her chance. My bagel and tortilla were still there. I saw a few baguette french breads..huuumh, just right for the sardine pate I had just mixed that morning. *wish,wish_ leave one or two for me.







And that 100% whole grain slice bread which I was always having second thought about purchasing because of the price. For a few slices, look how much!

I want it for my hubby who badly needed good fiber then.*Wish,wish_ that Mr. before me didn't have interest in this bread.





Finally my turn came! I got every item I wished..and more_croissants, cupcakes, cheesecake, buko pandan and those sweet tid bits.




I brought home my loot and looked forward to a week of daily breads. :)))