Happy New Year! My apologies for being MIA the past three weeks. The holiday festivities had me going from one reunion to the next, piling up calorie after calorie from all the delicious Christmas lunches and dinners. Despite the extra pounds, the great thing about all the holiday binging is that I got to try plenty of great dishes that I can share with you, my fellow gourmandes.
What follows is a compilation of some of the best dishes that I enjoyed during the break. This is just one of the reasons why Christmas is my favorite time of the year :) Enjoy!
1. Seared Salmon - The Stock Market, Bonifacio High Street
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| P650 |
My team and I celebrated our 2011 wins with our agency partners over lunch at The Stock Market in BHS. This, I would have to say, was my favorite among all the dishes we ordered. The Stock Market takes pride in serving dishes with only the freshest ingredients and their Seared Salmon did not disappoint. Just by its look and fragrant smell, I knew it was going to be delicious. The salmon was cooked very well, with no trace of that fishy stench. It was tender but they managed to keep the fish meat intact. The salmon's flavor was brought out even more by the caper tomato sauce. The garlic mashed potatoes had small bits of garlic inside, which was absolutely yummy.
2. Mozzarella Toast and Pizza Margherita - Green Tomato, Shangri-La Mall
Ever since my friend Avery announced that she's having a baby, we all cannot wait for the little angel to come! And so when she revealed the news, we all agreed to organize a baby shower for her. This meant months of planning -- over food, of course :) We had our first planning meeting a few days before Christmas (which doubled as a Christmas reunion, too) in Green Tomato.
The Mozzarella Toast was a great way to start our meal. Outside was a nicely toasted crust that was tasty and crispy. Inside was a delicious filling of mozzarella and tomatoes that went perfectly with the anchovy tomato sauce.
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| Mozzarella Toast - P195 |
Pizza Margherita is one of my favorite kinds of pizza because if its simplicity. Green Tomato's Pizza Margherita was delightfully simple, with generous amounts of cheese, fresh tomatoes and some pesto. The thin crust was just the right amount of crunchy.
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| Pizza Margherita - P190 for personal, P545 for large |
3. Dimsum and Beef Curry - Choi Palace, Eastwood Mall
The day after Christmas, before my family and I went back home from our trip in Clark, we had a scrumptious dinner at Choi Palace in Eastwood. With the quality of Chinese food in this restaurant, it's like a more affordable version of Peking Garden. Below are, in my opinion, the highlights of our meal.
I enjoyed the dimsum in Choi Palace because I felt like we got our money's worth. The Pork and Shrimp Siomai and the Hakaw were packed and siksik, with no trace of extenders at all. Inside the Hakaw was a generously big piece of shrimp. Their Xiao Long Bao is one of the best ones I've tried. It was packed with meat and flavorful hot soup inside, and came with yummy black vinegar for even more flavor.
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| Pork and Shrimp Siomai |
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| Hakaw |
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| Xiao Long Bao |
What I liked about the Beef Curry was that it had a very subtle curry flavor. The sauce was a lot more creamy than normal curry, which I think people who do not like the strong taste of curry would enjoy (like me and my dad). It also had a generous serving of beef, which again, I feel gave us good value for our money.
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| Beef Curry |
Christmas season is always the perfect excuse to let go a little and feast on as much delicious food as we want. :) Best of all, it's the perfect time to spend meaningful moments with our family and friends, look back at the year that passed, be thankful for the many blessings we've received, and be hopeful for the many more blessings we know we will come our way in the new year.
Happy 2012, my fellow gourmandes. Cheers to more gourmandizing this year!
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