A trip to Iloilo will never be complete without going to Deco's Lapaz Batchoy specifically the one you can find in Lapaz Market. If you ask me why the Lapaz Market branch, answer is simple--the original owners of Deco's operates this branch. Among all the Deco's branches i the city, I find that there is an X-factor in the original branch. I'm not sure what it is but after trying out the other branches, I only want to go to this one.
We had a quick meal before going to the Airport for our flight back to Manila. I like my batchoy to have not much fuss, no extra egg or whatsoever. I just ordered the Super. The broth or caldo is very flavorful with generous toppings of pork, beef, innards, liver and crispy chicharon. Of course the caldo is refillable
Marlon looks very happy with his bowl of batchoy. It's his first time in this branch. This is one of the places that I know about and he doesn't in Iloilo and I finally found an edge. LOL
What I love about this branch is not just the batchoy but the nostalgia of seeing all the football relics they have on the walls. There were two world cup matchball replicas, the German National team (Die National Mannshaft) back in the 90s and more.
So when in Iloilo make sure to visit this branch specifically. I think it's the best way to experience batchoy, having it at the place where it started.
Deco's Original Lapaz Batchoy is located at the Lapaz Public Market.
My sisters and I enjoy eating out especially if we get to try restaurants that serve Asian food and not too expensive. We tried this whole in the wall restaurant along Vito Cruz extension called Dek A.The place is really small with indoor and outdoor dining. We were seated outside near the grill and right beside the street.
We started with our respective milk teas--Thai Milk Tea for me and Thai Green Milk Tea for the sisters at 65 PHP each. We loved the Thai Green Milk Tea as this has a flowery taste. The Thai milk tea was good but the blend of the green tea stands out.
We decided to split the Green Curry Chiken served with Thai Jasmine rice (150 PHP). The chicken was tender and a good spice level. We loved it.
Next were Spring rolls (120 PHP) fried to a crisp with juicy and tasty fillings of pork, glass noodles, cabbage and carrots in a rice paper roll. I liked that this was not oily either and it stays crispy.
Choking went crazy over their Chicken Noodles (120 PHP). The soup was very flavorful with a good amount of noodles and chicken meatballs.
Of course we needed to have Pad Thai (180 PHP) to complete our thai meal. The rice noodles were cooked just right where it was still firm to the bite yet really soft. I was seasoned just right, not to sweet nor too salty.
We loved Dek A. It was a small and simple restaurant but you really get your money's worth. The servings were just right, service was fast and the food was really good. I would definitely go back for the Thai green milk teas.
Dek A is located at Vito Cruz ext cor Sampaloc st Makati City
Sometimes Saturdays can be lazy.Yet on saturdays you would also wanted to have good food. I always believe that weekends are cheat days hence making Corn Risotto on a Saturday.
Why corn if you would ask me and this all about carbo-loading? Honestly, there were no mushrooms at the convenience stores in our area and this is the only reason.
To make Corn Risotto you would need:
1/2 can of whole kernel corn or 2 ears of fresh corn
Chopped Garlic
Chopped Onion
1 cup of uncooked rice
white wine, vodka or lambanog
Chicken stock
herbs like basil and oregano
bay leaf
Cream
Olive Oil
To make the Risotto:
1. Heat olive oil in a pan then saute garlic and onion
2. Once onions are sweated, add in the uncooked rice. Make sure that the rice is evenly coated with oil.
3. Add your white wine or any clear alcohol of your choice. Let it simmer until the alcohol evaporates then add your dried herbs and bay leaf. Pour in the chicken stock then allow the rice to cook.
4. Once rice is soft, add in the corn kernels then allow your risotto to simmer.
5. Remove your bay leaf then turn off the heat. Add cream until desired consistency.
You can make more variations for this dish like chicken and corn risotto or change the corn into shitake mushrooms. Happy eating!
Ever since I introduced Hainanese Delights to my sister Titit, she would always request that we eat here whenever we are in Robinsons Galleria. This place is nostalgic to our first Chicken Rice experience in Singapore's Sin Swee Kee.
We will always appreciate unlimited condiments in any restaurant specializing in Chicken Rice as we are very big fans of the crushed ginger.
Marlon introduced me to this place a few months back and this was discovered by his Malaysian colleague Ernest. This is as close to authentic.
Titit and I ordered the two variants for the Chicken Rice--fried and steamed. Not only will they give unlimited condiments here, it's also unlimited Chicken Rice for only 120 PHP. Each order will also have a quarter chicken with a little bit of soup added to it. We loved the taste of the chicken and their crushed ginger. We even finished the whole container. I wish they would thicken their soy sauce though instead of having the normal one straight from the bottle. The Rice was also very tasty.
We also had a bowl of pork dumpling soup (75 PHP). They soup was lightly seasoned and garnished with garlic and shallots. Along with the dumplings swimming in hot broth are several slices of pechay.
Hainanese Delights is a good place to get your Chicken Rice fix. It doesn't only taste good, it's also good value for money.
Hainanese Delights is located at the Ground level of Robinsons Galleria, near the food court and electronics areas.
