Busog Meal | Mac n' Chiz

Defining comfort food is a challenging inquisition. There have been many out there that are affordable and at the same time, you get to see the quality. There are competitors too that want to get in the action for some it is all about how it is served and makes the consumer feel comfortable when they are having that particular meal. 7-Eleven has mastered the craft of bringing “comfort food” to social classes and tries its best to be the one to deliver an all-original meal or snack for those who just want something to munch their way in between their studies or at work as they burn the midnight oil to make it through the day or most of the times at night where it is at.

Busog Meal | Beef Caldereta

Kaldereta or Caldereta is a Filipino dish with variations using Beef, Chicken, Goat, and Pork meat to name as known as stewed with vegetables and liver paste. It is one of the popular compliment to have for lunch and 7 Eleven has added a budget meal to compliment another dish that was recently released. The Beef Calderetta is an added dish to 7 Eleven’s ever growing diverse dishes to choose from and it is under the ‘Busog Meal’ product range that is aimed at budget friendly and affordable dishes for those on the go or have no time to prepare for their lunch in-between work or just really no time to set up in their kitchen. This was one of the dishes that you might sleep on so read all about it here.

Busog Meal | Chicken & Pork Adobo

Adobo is a famous dish in the Philippines that’s marinated, sauce or, seasoning. It is either using Chicken or Pork, but then again why not both? This is where 7 Eleven’s Busog Meal introduced their take on the famed dish using both Chicken and Pork to produce at the same time add their take on a lunch meal as an affordable value for your buck budget deal. It was recently released and hasn’t been caught up by anyone that this is one of the two dishes the famed convenient store has added to their growing selection to choose from. This was actually an unexpected pick up during the time the store wasn’t totally crowded and it just pop-up sitting at the freezer shelf.

Busog Meal | Breakfast Combo

Breakfast meals is a rare thing as something being sold as an instant meal, but 7 Eleven continue to pull punches and experiment trying new things that can be as they say “convenient” to have. With their Busog Meal range it was just the basic Filipino lunch meal that they continue to produce and adding a breakfast meal makes sense. They already have the breakfast omelette, but never a combo that features three viands with a rice. They’ve already have this for a while, but rarely everyone would even grab it for lunch as most in their minds this is ‘only for breakfast’ when you can also have it as a lunch meal as an alternative to not just be hindered in thinking this is only good to have in the morning.

Busog Meal | Bopis

In the middle of work sometimes you don’t have the time already to ponder and think what you’ll have for lunch. Most of the times you’ll just end up at 7 Eleven and don’t know what you have in mind, and then decided to grab whatever is in their freezer shelf. Usually, if it’s a Saturday there’s not much going on for the reason they don’t have restocks of your favourite rice meal or the ones you want to try it out. Sometimes, the ones that are hardly noticed might broaden your perspective in-between being on the go. 7 Eleven’s Busog Meal is mostly unnoticed because of being the food for individuals who are in a rush and have no time to choose the dish they want that so they go and grab something like a Filipino dish called Bopis.

Busog Meal | Chicken Sisig

Chicken Sisig is a variation of the Sisig Dish that has been a common staple in Filipino households and at local pubs as a complimentary while having a beer. But most of the time it is one you’ll find at eateries and food stalls. It is an inexpensive dish mostly a go to with rice for lunch. 7 Eleven has the budget friendly Busog Meal as their most affordable range of dishes mostly serving all the variations of Sisig and Giniling (Filipino-style Pciadillo) that are packaged in deep green box that shows this as the most basic food item in their long line of Filipino dishes. The Chicken Sisig is one of the ‘sort of new’ to the range as part of the Busog Meal range.

Busog Meal | Chili con Carne

“Chili con Carne” is a Spanish dish meaning “Chilly with Meat,” a spicy stew containing chili peppers (sometimes in the form of chili powder), meat (usually beef), tomatoes and often pinto beans or kidney beans. Other seasonings may include garlic, onions, and cumin. The dish originated in northern Mexico or southern Texas. Rarely a popular dish in Asian region like in the Philippines, and it is not as widely known in the country save that being popularize by an American fast food restaurant that is still part of their menu. But as a rice meal it is an uncommon dish you’ll see being part of a menu until 7 Eleven adds their take on the Chili con Carne in their range of affordable “Busog Meals.”

Busog Meal | Bangus Sisig

“Sisig” is the most common dish you’ll find in every Filipinos’ lunch plate. It is everywhere served anywhere. The cheapest meal you can have that has been interpreted several times you just never knew you might have it before. There are certain flavour out there, but the most common is the pork, beef, and bangus sisig. 7 Eleven have a majority of their cheapest rice meal under the “Busog Meal” dedicated to it. Of course, if you no longer have an option or the certain meal item is temporarily not available on their freezer shelf this is where you might end up with. It is not the usual place you’d probably go and rediscover it, but then again you might find the curiosity to try one that you never had before.

Busog Meal | Jumbo Giniling

“Giniling” in Filipino is called grounded meat, and the meaning doesn’t stop. In Latin countries there’s a version of Giniling, which is called Picadillo that is the soupy version. Giniling is a popular dish in the Philippines as one of the go to viand, but there’s a difference still when the product is produced by 7 Eleven as part of their range of Busog Meal that’s aimed as their ‘filler meal.’ The home cooked version is traditionally known as the dried dish served with diced carrots and potatoes. The Busog Meal version is more economically different as being straight ground meat with little of the aforementioned vegetables. There have been a regular version, but a Jumbo Giniling is double your lunch meal.

Busog Meal | Jumbo Sisig

“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.