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Goodbye Australia! Hello hello Manila!

As I got down from the airplane, the sticky humid air of manila greeted me…. I’m back in the tropics… Yeheey?! hehehe.. Nevertheless, I was excited to see my sister, who is now based in Manila…. We would chat for hours and do what we love to do best together: PIG-OUT!

My sis, her roommate, Maryan and I spend my 3 glorious days in Manila pleasuring my taste buds to its utmost delight. Woohoo!

My gastro adventure in Manila:
DAY 1

CAJUN RIBS
1. TOWER OF RINGS (Onion)
2. RIBS PLATTER (Cajun)

SCORE:3/5

COMMENTS: Love the ribs platter

MOGWAI CAFE

1. CHOCO LAVA
2. TRIPLE HEAVEN

3.COFFEE

SCORE:3/5

COMMENTS: The place was ideal for artists, newbie directors and photographers… It was cozy… I love it… The pastries they served was deliciously sinful…. The coffee though was pretty ordinary

DAY 2

DAMPA AT BACLARAN
1. BUTTERED SHRIMP
2. SINIGANG SA MISO
3.CALAMARI

SCORE:5/5

COMMENTS: Worth all the cent my sis paid for our lunch, hehehe…. I feel sad for those people with allergies to crustaceans… The buttered shrimp is superb!

BUBBA GUMP

1. SEAFOOD PLATTER
2. OREO SHAKE

SCORE:2/5

COMMENTS: Love the whole concept… Inspired from the movie “Forrest Gump”. The place was full of “Forrest Gump” memorabilia with the movie playing in the background over & over. With a very original way to call on waiters with license plates stating “RUN FORREST RUN” & “STOP FORREST STOP”. However , the food was a letdown because the servings was small & quite expensive.
CREPES AT GREENBELT3

FILIPINA CREPE – MANGO WITH NUTELA

SCORE:2/5

COMMENTS: It was ok, thinking we 3 have to share the teeny crepe… I was paying eh… such a cheapo,hehe… It was yummy enough but the Nutela was melting fast like water from the heat of the crepe

DAY 3

CONTIS AT SERENDRA

1. PORKCHOP MEAL

2. CHICKEN RISSOTO MEAL

3. MANGO BRAVO

4. MUDPIE

SCORE:5/5

COMMENTS:A perfect meal to end my trip to gastronomia… My last supper with my sis and her roommate… All the dishes was heavenly. Mango brava was the specialty of the house but I’m partial to the turtle mud pie. Yumm!!

Bon appetit! I was definitely in gastronomic heaven