The Gourmet Couple

Three weeks ago, my wife and i went to her hometown in Sariaya in the Quezon province during the weekend. Well, Sariaya is a sleepy town. You won’t see any popular fastfood there. Heck, there’s no even PLDT there. So if you’re kinda bored in the hussles of city-life here, this town is right for you. If not, you’re out of luck. But in fairness to this town, you can find good traditional eateries here. I’ll feature them one of these days here especially where to buy pasalubongs.

Anyways, given our “predicament”, we went to SM Lucena. Yup, Lucena is now a booming town. We stroll around and lo, we found something very familiar… a blast in the past. There it is… Buddy’s.

Going back to memory lane, when i first visited my wifey in Sariaya, we went to Lucena (sleepy town nga kasi). Lucena then was different than today. The center of commerce then was the town proper. If you’ve been to Binondo, you’ll get the idea what i am trying to picture at. So, the very popular resto there was Buddy’s. It was here also that i first saw a “kiping” (kee-peeng), a decorative lantern made up of rice. The ambiance is nice… and so is the food. We had a great time there. Good ‘ol memories.

So when SM Lucena was built, the town proper lose it’s customers and so is Buddy’s. All roads now lead to SM Lucena. It was good to see Buddy’s penetrated SM Lucena. A smile and an excitement covered me when i saw it inside. I miss the food. So in a hurry, we ordered Pansit Lucban ( a variation of Pansit Hab-hab but with a lot of mix), Lumpiang Ubod and 2 pcs bbq. Pansit Lucban is best eaten with it’s own cocktail vinegar. It was a real feast for me for their Pansit Lucban is good for 2-3 persons. And as usual, the price is reasonably cheap. And oh, I got to see more kipings.

We went to SM Mall of Asia (MOA) last night to buy a baby rocker (is that what you call it?.. whatever…) for our newly born “pamangkin” (niece). Unfortunately, we didn’t find anything cute and “economical” in their department store. So, heto na naman kami, nagutom sa kakahanap.

Our feet took us to MOA’s foodcourt located at the second floor south wing (i think). We wanted to go at the back of the mall which is a restaurant strip but our feet were really aching na. As usual, we ordered in one of our fave fastfood joint, the Tropical Hut. My wife had chicken adobo toppings and our all-time fave CLASSIC MEAL.

I went around, for that time i am craving for fish. I ended up in a new stall named Davao Tuna Grill. Well… they offer not just tuna. Marami ka ring pagpipilian dito from seafood to seafood. hehe. I had Sinigang na Panga ng Tuna. I was tempted to order Grilled Squid but I don’t eat squid na at night. Mahina panunaw ko kc (indigestion anyone?).

Make sure you get to taste these delicious meal when you passed by MOA’s foodcourt. I recommend these to everyone especially the Sinigang na Tuna.

Turn your plates! Till we meet again!

Bonapetite!