It was a fine Sunday afternoon when we fetch my dear mother-in-love este, mother –in-law from the airport. The first thing that came to her mind is to go to a nice restaurant along Manila Bay. When we went around the CCP complex, we were enticed by the location of Dencio’s for it’s accessibility at the baywalk going to the break waters and the view it has of Manila Bay.

View of Manila Bay from Dencios at CCP Complex

Outside Decios

It was almost 2:00pm then and we haven’t eaten our lunch yet. That was the reason why we were in a hurry for our orders. It took us not so long before our orders came out straight from the kitchen. We ordered for sizzlings of different kind and the entourage came out:

Sizzling Bangus Sisig

Sizzling Seafoods

Last of the sizzling that came out was our all time favorite specially when you mention Decio’s; it is their sizzling pork sisig.

Sizzling Pork Sisig

This is the part of the pork that really is so tasty that made is so delicious plus the technique in preparing. You have to grill the pork face and ears before you chop it into small pieces. The mixture of the spices plus the egg made this truly palatable.

Next is my favorite chicken barbeque. I was informed by a friend that Dencio’s chicken barbeque is tasty. It was indeed exactly what he said. It is not only about the tasty marinate of the meat by the tender and right timing of grilling that made this a stunning dish.

Chicken Barbeque

Too much of pork needs also balance. For the next order, we had the pinakbet. This dish is one of my favorite vegetable dish. I can say is that Dencio’s knows how to prepare pinakbet the way Ilocanos do. The vegetables were still crunchy and the sauce mixture was just fishingly great!!!

Pinakbet of Dencios

Another favorite of mine was Liempo. Every time I see this is the menu, it magnetized me to take an order. Their Liempo did not disappointed me. It goes well with the “atchara” or “pickled papaya”.

Liempo

To sum it all, we had sinigang instead. This dish is one of my comfort food ever since my taste gave its preference. Hehe!!! Rapsa talaga ang sinigang.

Sinigang na Baboy

This feast was just about right on a Sunday afternoon. The combination of fine food, good place, and with your love ones truly makes a lunch amazing. We went home with our belly full and full of satisfaction from Dencio’s. I’m glad that they always meet my expectation every time I pay them a visit specially this branch along the beautiful CCP complex of Manila.

Boardwalk along Dencios CCP Complex

Dencios at CCP Complex

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Before Good Friday, we went to expore Rizal up to Laguna. Since it has been years that we haven’t been at the place, I was amazed that there are new places along the way such as pools, springs, new resorts, furniture shops, tons of fruits. When we arrived at the Paete, we were not allowed to enter using our car but you can still walk together with the Pilgrims. After the stroll at the churches and woodshop we decided to go to our favorite restaurant.

When we say Paete, there is only one restaurant that comes into my mind and that is Exotic restaurant.  Even though they serve exotic meat, I never had the chance to taste one such as frogs, snakes and the like since my wife and kids will not like me for eating it.  So, the best for me when it comes to this resto is their Inihaw na Liempo or Grilled Bacon Slab. The serving is quite small but the taste is wonderful.

Of course, it will not be complete with Sinigang na Baboy and Fried chicken for the kids. It was a wonderful meal after the zigzag drive along Mabitac, Laguna. It just took us an hour from our place in Antipolo to reach it.  

When you go to this part of Laguna, try passing by Exotic restaurant.  They also have wood carving souvenirs from Paete and other native delicacies from the nearby towns. It is a wonderful place to relax and have a hearty meal. 

 

So, when you go to this part of Laguna, never take this away from your itinerary that you have to pass by Exotic Restaurant to taste not only their exotic food but also their Inihaw na Liempo.

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In our culinary culture, coconut is one of our fine ingredient to many of our food. From North to South of our country, you will find culinary creativity using this in our dishes. In Albay, specifically at Legaspi City, there is this restaurant that is very homey. Homey in the sense, that you are going to eat inside their home. This restaurant is known for their extra large sugpo (tiger prawn), head-size crabs and Sinigang na Isda sa Buko.  This sour soup in coconut juice is very delicious. I cannot describe the mixture of sourness with a little bit of sweetness. The blend was so good that I forgot to taste other food that we ordered.  

Where to Find 

Sinigang na Isda sa Buko is the creation of Alamo’s Eatery inside Barangay # 30 Pigcale, Legaspi City. The street going there is Elizondo. You have to be very particular with the exact location if you go there because, you still have to pass walk path to reach the place.  Just a tip, at first, I was having a hard time locating this restaurant.  I made it easier by tricycle and I asked the driver to bring me to the exact location. It is easy to locate once you are in Barangay Pigcale since it is well known at the area.  A visit at Legaspi city will not be complete without you tasting this delectable dish. As truly one of a kind yet, true to its promise of a wonderful taste. 

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Today is Fathers Day and my wife cooked one of my old time favorite to which she really made this day truly special.  It is Sinigang na Sugpo.  I remember my days in Tacloban City, Leyte when my alternative to pork is shrimp.  This a luxury that you can have if you are outside Metro Manila.  In Tacloban, the price of Sugpo ( tiger shrimp) is almost the same as the price of pork.  Now, if you are price conscious and you compare the price of shrimp in Tacloban and Metro, you will have a better picture of it and how inexpensive it can be.  Shrimps in Tacloban are always fresh catch.  Now going back to reality, since we are in the Metro, regret is no option for me since you cannot bring time back, it is better to recall what you were having during those days, celebrate every moment in your dinning table and be thankful to Him that you have food in your dinning table. 

Sinigang na Sugpo ( sour soup prawn) has always been a celebrated menu specially during occasions.  My favorite is when it is full of gabi (taro) that makes the soup a little bit thick.   It is a wonderful food experience to celebrate father’s day of 2009.   

To all of the fathers, I made a simple message for this day.  

Sa lahat ng ama, itay, amang, daddy, papa, erpats, maraming salamat po at ipinakita ninyo kung paano kumayod, magpasensya at magmahal para itaguyod ang iyong pamilya.  Ngayon at kami na ang mga ama, naway maituro rin naming sa aming mga anak ang mga payo at gabay na pinamana ninyo.      

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