Lauriat | Chinese-Style Fried Chicken

There are things you crave to have that you can only have once in a while. You can never have too much of it, because of watching your health and what you eat. Sometimes, it’s best to have it when the opportunity arrives, like being at a party, and never set to stay over when your time to leave the crowd, as the way you eat. If the metaphor is too much to comprehend, then in simple terms is never too much of the same thing. Of course, the same thing means you want it again like tomorrow. But in reality, it is best left to enjoy what you can consume with Chowking’s Chinese-style Fried Chicken; there’s no stopping from having some crunchy and meaty meal that is quite like seeing an old friend again.

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.

Shopwise Meal | Vegetable Marinara Pasta

Sometimes there’s an opportunity you least expected, and that is finding a new dish at the Deli section of Shopwise Supermarket that stands out. Namely, the Vegetable Marinara Pasta, which just happened to be chillin’ in the chiller all of a sudden, and yet you can’t get enough of the Pesto Salmon Pasta that is considered a “Grail Meal.” But this Vegetable Marinara Pasta will do by snapping it and heading to checkout is the snappiest way to find a good meal that has been mostly that’s with the word “Rice.” This is the second Pasta Meal in the ever-growing Shopwise Meal range and they are impressively getting quite an attention besides the fruits and salads.

Shopwise Meal | Pork Adobo

There have been many variations of the “Adobo” that the Spaniards introduced while colonizing countries all over the world. This would include the Philippines with their version of an Adobo. There have been indigenous cooking methods, and to this day the Adobo is a highly adored cuisine that is synonymous with the country. Of course, in modern times the Philippines continued to re-invent the adobo and has made it into Filipino households as an instant rice meal without the need for the lengthy preparation. With Shopwise Supermarket introducing their range of rice meals they would of course this includes the most adored Pork Adobo.

Shopwise Meal | Pesto Salmon Pasta

There are so many variations of what is pasta, but the Pesto Pasta is the one that needs to be complimented with the No Knead Focaccia Bread. It looked and sounded fancy as it is one of the classy pasta that Italianni's serve on their menu. If you haven’t been to that Italian restaurant it is a bit fancy that you will find in Metro Manila. The Pesto Salmon Pasta, its name alone has sprinkled Salmon in it and you can say the dish is unknown to those who ever heard of it. But in Shopwise, it is the most sought-after meal and it is the one meal that is not served with rice. But it is highly regarded as a must-have dish since it is the only pasta that is in their dish.

Shopwise Meal | Braised Pork Belly

The Braised Pork Belly is a gaifan dish found in Fujianese cuisine and Taiwanese cuisine. Although subject to regional variations, dishes are typically made of pork belly cooked in a process known as lu (boiled and marinated in soy sauce and sugar) and served on top of rice. Chinese pickles are often eaten with the dish. However, the version Shopwise is offering uses local ingredients that fit the budget of low-income consumers. But they don’t scrimp on quality over quantity, which is another reason why this dish is always sold out along with the Meatballs that are not usually seen on the display. The Braised Pork Belly is one of the dishes you should try from Shopwise, and you won't disappointed taking a closer look at this meal.

Shopwise Meal | Arroz à la Cubana

With so many convenient stores offering their take on some famous rice meal dishes, you might rarely stumble upon bigger supermarkets that offer the same alternative at an affordable price that is just right if you know where to look. This past week was quite a discovery by accident and its popularity is taking off. Shopwise is best known for being a big grocery offering products and even ingredients to make your food. But offering rice meals was not one of them, and it was quite a surprise that something like this would find its way to their Deli area, which is a newly renovated image for Shopwise that’s been around.

Shopwise Meal | Meatballs with Sweet & Sour Sauce

With so many convenient stores offering their take on some famous rice meal dishes, you might rarely stumble upon bigger supermarkets that offer the same alternative at an affordable price that is just right if you know where to look. This past week was quite a discovery by accident and its popularity is taking off. Shopwise is best known for being a big grocery offering products and even ingredients to make your food. But offering rice meals was not one of them, and it was quite a surprise that something like this would find its way to their Deli area, which is a newly renovated image for Shopwise that’s been around.

Domino's Pizza | Five Dollar Deal

It is rare to have pizza on a dinner plate or having it for lunch. In South Australia Domino’s is the one most Aussies gravitate to take away for a sumptuous meal. Although there are other competitors like Pizza Hut and some joint that offer the same product Domino’s is the one that is popular here and the choices are not that big if your consider this one to have. Taking advantage of the $ 5.00 AUD pizza from Domino’s is not the usual thing personally. I would gravitate to have that McOz Meal from Maccas, but to try something different is a bit of a challenge. Usually, if you think of having a pizza for lunch or dinner this is mostly consumed by two people not by one. So the cheap meal would be good for one person, but that’s going to be a shocker here…

A Taste of Korea: Name This Food.

03.14.2011 - Last night we had a let dinner at a nearby local store nearby Busan Station in Korea. The weather is cool and quite a simple night life experience this was after traveling for 3 hours and 20 minutes. Seriously we don't read Korean, but we had something good that is seafood.

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Try Dinuguan at Tropical Hut!

01.15.2011 - Tropical Hut one of the original Filipino fastfood chains in the Philippines.

They have been serving for the past four decades.

An original with their own brand of Filipino style dishes, and one of those tasteful meals is their Dinuguan.

One should try their brand of meal for lunch such as this. A rare fast food restaurant that serves a Filipino dish. Jump after the cut...