Hotta Rice | Shark's Fin Dumpling

The “Hotta Rice” range of affordable rice meals has gone through evolution and introduced new cuisine and dishes. The changes to make the product relevant reflect the consumers who look for “new things” to keep supporting the products. Of course, it won’t be relevant if the products stay the same and that’s one reason the other dishes get discontinued, and some stay longer due to the popularity. It’s no secret that the Dimsum is popular everywhere as a quick snack or a viand for lunch/dinner it is also considered sold by street food vendors as compared to the fish balls in the past. Hotta Rice has the Pork Siomai as one of its longtime products, but of course, the consumer is looking for a variant and they brought in a companion…

Foodie Spotlight | Imperial Chicken Chop

Chowking is one of the local Chinese-style fast food restaurants in the Philippines. It’s one of the affordable places to get your quick fix for lunch, snacks, and dinner. Jollibee Foods Corporation also owns it after acquiring the restaurant in 2000. It was founded in 1985 and to this day one of the go-to places for oriental cuisine with its unique style of Chinese and Filipino meals all rolled into one. With its continued growth like its company siblings like Greenwich (Pizza), Red Ribbon (Cakes & Pastries), and Jollibee it also has opened its stores outside the country including some locations in Jakarta, the Middle East, and San Diego USA to name a few places you’ll find a Chowking store. Their latest Chinese Style Rice Meals has recently introduced the Imperial Chicken Chop.

Hotta Rice | Pork Igado

7-Eleven is riding high and continues to be consistent with making the “Hotta Rice” brand relevant by adding new flavours to an expanded portfolio for this product. But of course, you won’t notice the changes on the menu list with the new dishes added while the older ones are getting retired subtly as they have done in the past. It’s no secret that the “Hotta Rice” (mostly spelled “HottaRice” is aimed at targeting a lower market that can afford the product while retaining good quality with the dishes they have introduced under this product range. For years, the Hotta Rice range has been mostly basic dishes that Filipinos have based on their home cooking. This time, they have up the ante by going deep into the popular dishes from the province.

Hotta Rice | Pork Estofado

Filipinos adore their pork in so many ways that some are unheard of. In the case of the Pork Estofado, this is similar to Adobo and it is stewed pork cooked in vinegar and soy sauce with fried plantains, carrots, and sausages. This version of the Pork Estofado comes with a sliced banana and just plain stewed pork which is entirely new to the experience of having this. 7-Eleven unveiled two more Hotta Rice meals that have “pork” in them and immediately replaced the former Afritada and Chicken Curry at the same time celebrating their fortieth anniversary bringing out the best for the convenience store featuring new products across the board like this Hotta Rice!

Hotta Rice | Tofu Sisig

For over 40 years, 7-Eleven has built its identity in the Philippines as the convenience store to go to when you look for something to have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between. Well, to celebrate the year, they have rolled out some of the best and original meals across the range that expand their menu. This includes their hot-selling Hotta Rice meals with an exclusive featuring their Tofu Sisig viand with rice that is certainly going to fly off their shelves with the healthy style to breeze through the summer season in the country, and that’s just one meal to look forward to when you come across with this meal.

Hotta Rice | Bangus Steak

“Bangus Steak” is the latest addition to the ever-growing “Hotta Rice” range of affordable Filipino dishes in a small bowl that continues to expand what dishes 7-Eleven can come up with within the price range that the masses can afford at the same time have that savory taste that will keep them coming back for more. This was launched today across all the 7-Eleven outlets within Metro Manila, and the one nearby store was about to put out the large poster when this last bowl was sold out before even lunchtime happened. Just like most of the “Hotta Rice” branding, it is in a tiny bowl enough for you to have a light lunch that is the product itself.

Lawson Premium | Lemon Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken is an Indian dish known as Murgh Makhani that is originally from Delhi. There’s an undiscovered country in experimenting with dishes if you haven’t tried anything outside Filipino food. A convenience store like Lawson likes to take risks in taking that chance and rolling with it if people would gravitate to it. But if the individual have known what a Buttered Chicken looks like, this is not what you’d expect. At first glance, it looked more like sliced chunks of chicken with an unknown sauce and the texture appeared to be not the kind of red-to-brownish sauce that makes an actual Buttered Chicken, but curiosity leads to what this food is about.

Lawson Premium | Cordon Bleu

Exploring other types of rice meals does not always equate to having a good meal. Pitfalls and challenges are going through every single day as most people now are leaning towards healthy food. Sometimes there are not available hours to prepare and most depend on instant meals that only need to be heated. Of course, local convenient stores try to experiment with their take on established ones and sometimes try very hard to even create something that the masses are not familiar with. Take this Cordon Bleu as an example from Lawson that they have recently introduced which sounded a bit fancy for the majority.

Hotta Rice | Ginataang Langka

“Ginataag Langka” is ‘Young Jackfruit in Coconut Milk,’ a Filipino dish that’s been one of the favourites to have during lunch time. It is also one of two new products for 7 Eleven’s ever expanding budget meal in ‘Hotta Rice,’ and the other was Laing that was featured previously that is so far the best viands to pair with your rice. Langka is the one that actually flies off the shelf most of the time. Just like it the Laing, the Ginataang Langka is also available under the Hotta Ulam product that does not come with rice just the viand that you take it home and heat it with your microwave. It is not entirely a vegan viand but considering the main ingredient is a unripe jackfruit, but still includes a wide variety of secondary ingredients like seafood, meat, and other vegetables.

Hotta Rice | Laing

“Laing” is a Filipino dish that has been quite a favourite among the locals that consist of shredded or whole taro leaves that have meat or seafood cooked in thick coconut milk spiced with labuyo chili, lemongrass, garlic, shallots, ginger, and shrimp paste. You can find it at Filipino themed restaurants, food stalls, and Jolijeeps. With 7 Eleven, they have expanded the Hotta Rice meals with two additional choices from their ever grown budget meal friendly product that was revealed on social media earlier today and one of them is Laing, not to be confused with their Hotta Ulam that is entirely viands without rice. This one is a newly added rice meal to have for lunch.

Hotta Rice | Lechon Paksiw

There’s nothing like having a lunch meal that feels like a home cooked at the same time just right at the budget while you’re at work with so much limited time. The Hotta Rice Meals at 7 Eleven serves up the way it is for people on the go with limited time on their hands, while taking a short break time that fits their work lifestyle. The Lechon Paksiw is a dish cooked and simmer in vinegar, which is similar to the higher priced version. But not to be confused with the Chef Creations that is a little bit of a premium side for those who want to have a heavier meal. This Hotta Rice version is a downgrade and quite not the same, though it is a similar meal.

Hotta Rice | Pork Steak

Pork Steak is one of the uncommon budget meals under Hotta Rice branding for 7 Eleven. It’s a well-known dish around the world, which is mentioned as far back to the year 1739. It is also called Boston Butt or Pork Blade Steak that is cut from the shoulder of the pig. Though without details about how they were cut or how they were cooked. It is one of the three “Pork” meals for Hotta Rice that always fly off the freezer shelf, which means it is very popular. But not as rare as the Liempo or the Afritada meals that usually takes a few days for 7 Eleven to restock in one particular branch.

Hotta Rice | Pork Liempo

You got to have a Liempo or Pork Belly once in a while. It is a favourite dish that is the fattiest cut with alternating layers of meat and fat, making it the most flavorful of the pork cuts. This is also one of the famous Filipino cuisine marinated in a mixture of crushed garlic, vinegar, salt, and pepper before being grilled. 7 Eleven also have this in the Hotta Rice budget meal not to be mistaken with the Big Time Meals version of the Grilled Liempo, which is also offered for a slightly higher budget. This version, however is sliced into strips of Liempo and is a crowd pleaser often sold out in most branches and rarely stocked due to demand.

Hotta Rice | Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry is a global dish originating in Indian subcontinent, where it is their everyday food. Its popularity has spread out to Southeast Asia, Great Britain, and the Caribbean. In the Philippines, the Chicken Curry has been localized with the use of the ingredients available to this country and has become a staple as a favourite. With 7 Eleven, it i,/as introduced under their Hotta Rice branding as one of the five affordable meals that you’ll find in most branches. It is still uncommon in comparison with the Afritada but when it is stocked this immediately gets sold out. You can never have just the usual Filipino meal, you just got to have a Chicken Curry.

Hotta Rice | Afritada

Afritada is consisting of chicken, beef, or pork braised in tomato sauce with carrots, potatoes, and red and green bell peppers. Basically a common everyday food in the Philippines that is easily affordable. But this one with 7 Eleven is entirely had chicken in the dish, and also a favourite budget meal to have if you’re on the go. Hotta Rice meals from 7 Eleven are affordable that it’s not much compared to the previous meals that have been presented in grand scale or premium that collaborates with well-known restaurants in the country. There have been several dishes that is offered in this price point, but some have been retired, and this one of their latest.

Hotta Rice | Pork Siomai

Budget meals are different from the premium ones, and they are the food to fill up your break time on the go because you have limited time. There are good and not-so good meals out there. You can say everyone of it is not perfect, but these budget meals sometimes are the best ones that fill up your empty tummy for good measure. 7 Eleven has several of them under the Hotta Rice branding, and they were really budget meals that filled your tummy. There are some that were hot sellers that have been retired, and there are those underappreciated dishes that could be something worth a second round of a good meal, and then there’s that Pork Siomai...

Craving for Wedges and Slice Pizza?

11.26.2010 - Wedges & Slice is one of the unknown Pizza stands, that you should try checking out when your at the SM Mall of Asia. If your looking for big servings with best value for your money they have what you want in a pizza. A twenty inch slice pizza for PhP 58.00 pesos is good enough for one person.

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Burger King: BBQ-licious & Pizza-riffic!

10.20.2010 - If you haven't had your afternoon siesta maybe come drop by your nearest Burger King store for some New BK Shots to Smile About. You got two choices to pick either BBQ-licious or Pizza-riffic Shots It comes with regular fries and softdrinks only for PhP 99.00 pesos ($1.98 US dollars), which is a great savings for those who are on a tight budget with burger cravings.

On a Budget for a great Paotsin Meal!

10.16.2010 - Stuck on a budget below where you want something heavy for a good bite to eat for dinner? Sometimes you just have to look for places that would be worth your appetite. Maybe the local foodcourt in a mall within your area has some interesting for you to grab someting to end the night.

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