| “Busog” is a Filipino word that means “Full” or “Stuffed” from all that eating. It can be a word to describe a person that be phrased as, “He looks Busog” or another word for Chunky.
But in more than ways it is named after 7 Eleven’s cheapest range of meals that you can easily buy, and why it was named after this word. Because it will really made you feel stuffed from having a cheap thrill with their meals. There’s a good and not-so positive way to have a Busog Meal, but when times are tough and you have very limited budget just to survive the day, you have to find creative ways to even have a meal that will get you through it. |
“Busog Meal” has a wide variety of meals ranging from breakfast to lunch dishes that are straightforward with 'no frills or thrills.' They’re not even picturesque to give you an idea why they’re not ‘instagram-able’ to begin with. They are basically the ones that you will find if you’re late to get to 7 Eleven by lunch time and that's all what's left.
Most people would have devoured the store’s remaining stock of the day, and you are left out finding the most unappreciated meals packaged in a green or white box (depending on the dish) that you’ll try to appreciate it. Because that’s all what’s left on their shelf if you missed out or trying to avoid a huge crowded store.
Jumbo Rice Meal
Taking a closer look at a Busog Meal there’s a version of a Sisig dish that is paired with rice. This is the ‘Jumbo’ version of the same Busog Meal, but twice the content of rice and sisig packed together in this familiar coloured box.
The photos even show and emphasized that its doubled content of what it is indicated in this meal. But the photo doesn’t mean it’s the same picturesque image that you will find when you open up this fattened box hoping for a delectable experience.
Uneven Kind of Meal
You’d expect to have equal parts for both rice and sisig to find out how they had put more rice over sisig, and that doesn’t necessarily a good thing. You hope to have both on equal contents, but turns out the steam white rice is something you have to deal with because there is not enough sisig to go through it.
The sisig is way diferent from the premium Chef Creations version, but it shows how they added chilly in them not seen in the latter pricey meal. It’s not what you had hope for but you’ll surprised after putting on microwave you see how the sisig slowly spit its way to that white steamed rice like they’re invading a tundra of snow.
Overall you can have your sisig and eat it with two scoops of rice, but not for everyone palpable taste buds when you are hoping for something impressive both aesthetically and how they really are good. You have to also understand why Busog Meals are not savory enough for those who want to appreciate a cheap meal.
This was made for those who can’t really afford those premium meals, and just looking to have up their hungry tummy without wondering if it’s healthy enough to get a 5-star rating. Unfortunately, in the Philippines nobody is health conscious enough to even implement that kind of mandate by the government if Filipinos should be educated to consume something worth their health. Because not everyone can afford those healthy kind of meals, and the reason why this type of meal exist.
- Food Quality: 3 out of 5
- Affordability: A
- Overall: No Equal portions here, just full of rice.
Jumbo Sisig | Retailed at: ₱ 59.00 Pesos [$ 1.56 AUD | $ 1.12 USD]**
** - Currency Converter via Google.com
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