| Sisig is a Filipino dish most commonly seen paired up with beer in local pubs or bars. It is also a favourite to have during lunch and it is basically made from parts of a pig's face and belly, and chicken liver which is usually seasoned with calamansi, onions, and chili peppers. It is one of the delicacy that everyone starts with a conversation.
Because they mix everything in it, and wait while you have a convo. But the one being sold at 7 Eleven doesn’t need no mixing of the egg on tops of the Sisig, and it is one of the Chef Creations in collaboration with Manam Express, a local fast food resto that brings you to the spotlight of how it is different to have an instant version. |
Usually, Sisig is served on a sizzling plate smoking hot, and it is served to mix with egg that is commonly served. But the ‘real’ sisig is not served in sizzling plates, has no mayonnaise, no egg, no hot sauce, no soy sauce.
The secret comes not from the condiments but the method of cooking – parboiled then roasted to crisp perfection and chopped. But in all honesty it really depends on how you made your sisig. The important thing is how you appreciate and like the dish.
Frozen Meals are different and you don’t have the time to cook or you might working, and you’re just looking for comfort food, and that’s where 7 Eleven has pride itself to localize certain Filipino dishes like this sisig with Manam Express.
Not Like a Sizzler
It may look like it is not the one you expect being served in a sizzling plate, but the way of how premium the packaging is compared to the other low budget meals 7 Eleven is selling they up a notch to bring good quality for the right price.
This is not the only Chef Creations that Manam Express had a hand in presenting, but a dish like Sisig has so many versions and iterations, most would just want something to shove it in the oven and appreciate. For all the simple things this is considered a local favourites that some who moved from the overseas would miss out.
Sisig Express
When you prepare to heat up this dish it comes in a vacuum sealed microwaveable tray, and just like any Frozen Meal most would heat this with the plastic seal still on top. For the food to ‘breathe’ remove the top and follow the instructions how many minutes for the food to heat.
But not all have the same microwave, and there are some with higher voltage such as the one being used in 7 Eleven stores. Also, the staff keeps the plastic top cover when they put it in their oven. It is best to have it heated it at the confines of your home.
It is understandable if you’re working in the office, and no time to have it eaten in the break room (if there’s any) that has a microwave oven. But the Chef Creations were better suited to be consumed in the confines your home, and that is how it was made for as what most Frozen Meal is served.
Overall the Sisig is not what you’d expect served in restaurants or in the local pubs, but a more downgraded version to just have it during your lunch break from work. The rice with bits of garlic is an added premium too. This is one of those Frozen Meals that has become a signature for 7 Eleven in the Philippines, and like most of the insta-meals it may not be photogenic, but it is a delicacy that definitely a favourite among the Chef Creations.
- Food Quality: 3.5 out of 5
- Affordability: B+
- Overall: Not Sizzing, But it is Better
Sisig | Retailed at: ₱ 95.00 Pesos [$ 2.45 AUD | $ 1.81 USD]**
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