Discover the Ultimate Filipino Breakfast Feast: A Culinary Journey Through Four Delightful Dishes.

 Welcome to I Love Tansyong! Today, we are diving into the heart of Filipino breakfast culture with a tantalizing showcase of four mouth-watering dishes that define the perfect Pinoy morning feast. Each of these breakfast spreads is a vibrant celebration of flavors, textures, and colors, offering a delicious glimpse into the rich culinary traditions of the Philippines.

First, let's explore the quintessential Filipino breakfast platter featuring garlic rice, fried eggs, and a delightful mix of proteins including corned beef, SPAM, longganisa, and fried plantains. This hearty meal not only satisfies the taste buds but also provides a robust start to the day, combining savory, sweet, and umami flavors

The second image takes this concept to a communal level with a stunning kamayan-style breakfast spread. Featuring an abundance of meats like tocino, longganisa, and tapa, alongside eggs, rice, and fresh tomatoes, this setup is perfect for sharing and indulging in a true Filipino family-style meal.

Next, we delve into a more diverse breakfast banquet that includes grilled fish, fried eggs, longganisa, SPAM, and a variety of fresh vegetables. This platter is a testament to the versatility and creativity of Filipino cuisine, blending traditional elements with modern twists. 

Finally, the fourth image showcases a balanced and vibrant spread with grilled eggplant, salted eggs, fresh tomatoes, and perfectly grilled fish. This plate not only offers a healthy and nutritious option but also highlights the beauty of simplicity in Filipino cooking.

Join us on this delightful culinary journey and get inspired to create your own Filipino breakfast feast. Don't forget to share your favorite Filipino breakfast memories in the comments below! For more delicious insights and foodie adventures, stay tuned to I Love Tansyong.

WATCH: Tutorial How To Eat Balot (Duck Embryo ).

A balut (spelled standardized as balot) is a developing bird embryo (usually a duck or chicken) that is boiled and eaten from the shell. It originates and is commonly sold as street-food in the Philippines.

Korean Palace Restaurant – Best Samgyupsal Place in Baguio City.

Baguio City – Kung Jeon Korean Palace Restaurant is an “Eat All you Can” Buffet that operates daily from open from 10am to 9pm. It is famous for its unlimited Samgyupsal, among others. It is situated at 38 South Dr, Camp John Hay, Baguio, Benguet. 

After grabbing a bite, you can also wear their Korean Traditional Costumes (hanbok) for free and do some poses for your social media. The good thing is you have your own vehicle, they offer a very spacious parking space surrounded by a beautiful ambiance amidst the trees. It’s a perfect place to relax and dine in after doing adventures around the area. If the parking inside is full, you can park along the road as it is allowed.

During lunchtime is their peak hour since it is one of the destinations for Korean food lovers. Even the place is crowded during that timeframe; tables are numerous enough to cater to the continuous incoming customers. 

Pre-pandemic, their price was PHP399 but lately, they increase to PHP499 which is still okay for me because of the fresh lettuce being served unlimited. This is due to fact that Benguet Province is the major supplier of the country when it comes with produce, and one of those is lettuce. 

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The buffet includes 6 variations of Meat:

-Samgupsal (Pork Belly)

-Pork Bulgogi

-Chicken Bulgogi

-Marinated Spicy Pork

-Beef Bulgogi

-Beef Belly

More than 20 variations of Side Dishes:

-Japche (Korean Noodles)

-Kimbap

-Kimchi

-Cucumber Kimchi

-Fried Chicken

-Shanghai

-Kimmari (Japchae rolled in seaweed and deep fried)

-Vegetable Ball

-Fried Kimbap

-Macaroni Salad

-Beansprout

-Watercress

-Peanut

-Marble Potato

-Various Sautéed Green Vegetables

-Vegetable Salad

-Pickled Raddish

-Sweet Potato

-Seaweed With Beef Soup

-Dwenjang Soup (Soybean Soup)

-Rice

🐖 Where to Buy the Most Delicious Lechon in the Philippines?

We left at Sibonga -Simila Church to be specific- as soon as we’re done roaming around and offering candles. It was actually our listed in our itinerary to go to Carcar to taste the famous CEBU LECHON – right after visiting Simala Church. Well, perfect for me since after the tiring walk and travel to Sibonga, I might enjoy more eating after that.



From Simala Church, we took a “habal habal” heading towards the main road where we can catch up a bus going to Cebu City as it passes through the City of Carcar. But while we were on the motorcycle, we both agreed – not to take the bus anymore since we’re already comfortable of riding the habal-habal. Manong offered us to bring me and William to Carcar City for an amount of PHP 500. At first, we were reluctant because 500php is actually a huge amount; however, we realized that we were too tired anymore to stand by at the road and wait for the bus. What if the bus is full? Then we are going to be late and it was already 4PM.


If you’re in a shoestring travel, from Simala Church, there are tricycle available to bring you to the main road which is pretty affordable than the “habal-habal”. At the main road, you just have to wait for a bus with CEBU CITY signage. Bus is continuously passing by but I’m not really sure how convenience it is during rush hour and frequently the busses arrive. If you’re also coming from Cebu City, you can take a bus at south bus terminal. But we opted to take a Van where the terminal is located at the back of University of San Carlos.



The Cebu Lechon stores are located inside Carcar Public Market. When we got there, I was overwhelmed of the roasted pig. The last time I ate Lechon was wayback in Bohol for Fiesta.

“Ang dami, ang pupula, ang kikintab”, while staring those…. I can still remember how tasteful those are while writing this blog. “Naglalaway ako!” The aroma of the place is very appetizing and truly you’ll no longer need to find the exact location of the stores because the aroma itself will tell you where they are.



1kg is 400php, we grabbed a half kilo and bring it to nearest open eateries which are located in front of the market beside the main road. We bought a hanging rice, fish tinola, seaweeds salad and soft drink. It was glorifying, yung feeling na gutom na gutom ka dahil sa byahe pero ang sarap ng pagkain.



After we grabbed our heavy meal, we left the market and headed towards the Chicharon Haven which is a 3mins walk away from the market. “MY GOD! Ang daming chicaron!” – Perfect for pasalubong.

Anyway, Watch my vlog below and I hope na mag enjoy kayo. Baka magutom kayo after niyo mapanuod.

SALAMAT!

🍽 Best Bite in Bacolod – The Authentic Bacolod Inasal.

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Aside from its colourful Maskara festival and must-visit tourist spots, Bacolod city is popular for its Bacolod Inasal. In fact, there are numerous restaurants located around the country claiming to have an authentic Bacolod Inasal as part of their menu. But eating Bacolod Inasal,  that is being bought and eaten right in the vicinity of Bacolod City gives such feeling of genuineness.

Bacolod Inasal has a great taste that will surely make you consider of tasting once you visit this place. It has a tender and juicy flavour which is perfect partner for rice. I would also advise you to try this as pulutan with cold beer. Without a doubt, Bacolod Inasal can be eaten without a sauce because of its savoury flavour.

Inasal is a Visayan word “asal” which means to grill or roast. Inasal means roasted or grilled which is commonly used as Inasal Baboy and Manok or simply Lechon.  Inasal varies in terms of taste depending in the origin of the recipe. With Bacolod Inasal, it has distinctive taste that you can easily distinguish when you eat a roasted chicken that are coming from different location. I must say that whoever created the secret recipe of Bacolod Inasal – he/she made

Why Every Juan Do Loves To Have Cebu Lechon During Parties?

Lechón is a pork dish in several regions of the world, most specifically Spain and its former colonial possessions throughout the world. And one of the countries that Spain colonized was Philippines, specifically Cebu. So, no wonder why Cebu has its most savoury Lechon among 88 provinces in the country. Not surprisingly, many Filipinos all over the Philippines are visiting CEBU - just to taste their flagship dish.



Moreover, Lechon became part of Filipino’s culture. A party is incomplete without huge grilled pork on the table with an apple in the mouth. During the Spanish era, lechon has something to do with economic status in the society. Only a well-off family can afford preparing it in every celebration. Nowadays, a whole lechon is prepared in every party as a sign of victory, thanks giving and success. It symbolizes of abundant life.




Good thing, you are no longer needs to go to Cebu just to taste it. Various entrepreneurs brought the Cebu’s taste in the urban zone of Manila.  One of them is Roland P. Peñarez- the owner of “Manong’s Cebu Lechon”.  I met the person behind this business during the Blogapalooza 2015 and luckily, I was able to taste the lechon right at his booth. And it was worth for your money.



Truly, Lechon is Juan’s trademark. Not just because we were influenced by the Spaniards however, Filipinos undeniably love to eat. Having Lechon on our table is a sign that family members can bond and can smile together– that a Filipino Family is happy on sharing one food and LECHON can bring them together.


For your Cebu Lechon needs, you may contact: Manong’s Lechon Cebu.
Tel: (632)475-6875
Sun: 0932-8805600
Globe: 0927-7839920 
They deliver door-to-door within Metro Manila.

Pork Everlasting - Remarkable Cuisine of Marikina

The first time I tasted this cuisine when I visited Marikina due to my officemate’s invitation.  They prepared us a heavy dinner (when I say heavy  ... meaning too heavy) , and one of the dishes  stood out for me was  they called it “Pork Everlasting”. 

I was very interested what the ingredients are and how they made it. But I was not able to ask that time.

Until July 31, 2015 my officemate invites me again – for her birthday celebration. Of course, we requested the presence of the “Pork Everlasting”.

During the celebration, I had a chance to make a small talk to them (cook) about the said cuisine.  The cook said that it can only be found in Marikina City and one of the signature dishes. Moreover, it is always present at every festive table during fiestas and holidays.

It is a Marikina version of meatloaf – wherein meat is the major ingredient mixed with chorizo sausage, eggs, cheese, Olives, red peppers, carrots, boiled eggs for decoration and etcetera ( some were not disclosed).  

Truly, the taste of the food gave a distinctive identity that you can find it only in Marikina.  The authenticity and the savory taste is pride of people in Marikina City. It can maybe copied by others but we can still distinguish which is which.   

Thanks to RAIZA for the invitation.

Bird's Nest Soup in Balinsasayaw Chicken Grill and Restaurant Puerto Princesa City.

Nido Soup or the so called Bird's nest Soup

One of the display inside the restaurant

We arrived most likely 5PM and we got our luggage around 6PM. So that was almost dark and murky when we totally exit outside the airport. Outside there was Tourist Police Post so we went ahead for assistance. “Sir! Is there any public beach here wherein we can stay overnight for free camping” one of my teammates asked. The reason why we asked it because we don’t wanna pay for one night accommodation, we already did camping when we were in Bohol at Panglao Beach, so why not try it again. But unfortunately Puerto Princesa’s Beach are not good for camping because during high tide it is very risky and wide shoreline only exist during low tide. “Let us eat first our dinner”, Bonjo said. Everyone agreed and Bonjo recommended “Balinsasayaw Chicken Grill and Restaurant”, according to him, it is one the best restaurant in the City since that was his second time to visit Puerto Princesa.

I ordered two cups of rice.

We ride a tricycle and we went ahead to the Restaurant located at Rizal Avenue, Just five minutes’ drive from the Airport to the Restaurant( the fare is just 10PHP each beware coz some of the drivers take advantage, they charged us 20PHP each which is illegal).
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Meanwhile, when we reached at the entrance of the restaurant, it was really good ambiance, the vividness of light were enough for dinning only. The environment was very quiet and relaxing. The design was very native; you will see lots of wooden figurines. The whole restaurant was made of wood and old materials that can be found only in Palawan. The place is nice that you can feel the fresh air since dining areas were designed as cottages aside from the main dining area of the restaurant.

Grilled Pork

The Crew was very silent and tame, and they easily respond to the customers need.

The foods were really great in proportion to the price. Price is higher than the Eateries but the amount that you going to spend is value-laden. The foods were savory that will make you realize that your life is worth living. “Ang Sarap Mabuhay”. I ordered “Ginataang Hipon”(Shrimp in cocomilk), Bonjo ordered “ Inihaw na Manok”(Grilled Chicken), Jerbie Ordered “Inihaw na Liempo” (Pork Barbeque).

Balinsasayaw Restaurant was named after a native bird in Palawan called as the Balinsasayaw bird. The bird uses its saliva to construct its nest which is the main ingredient of the Balinsasayaw soup. The place is popular in serving the Balinsasayaw soup also known as bird’s nest soup. So the dinner is not complete without it. So we ordered one for 350PHP (it’s actually expensive) which good for 5 persons. Their bird’s nest soup is worth your money and they can serve it half their regular serving if you are dining solo.

Grilled Chicken

We leaved the location feeling very satisfied with food, very full, very tired from our flight, therefore we decided to rent a room just nearby Bona’s Chaolong. Unconsciously we slept.

Balinsasayaw Chicken Grill and Restaurant
Rizal Ave., Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
Tel. no.: (048)-434-5804

Ginataang Hipon

From the left : Athan,Norie,Bonjo,Jervie and Angel

🥣 Chaolong - Palawan’s Best Vietnamese Soup.

Discovering the Delight of Chaolong

Palawan, known for its pristine beaches and stunning landscapes, also boasts a unique culinary experience that every visitor must try. One standout dish is Chaolong, a Vietnamese-inspired noodle soup that has become one of Palawan's best foods. This delightful soup, featuring rice noodles as the main ingredient, comes in various flavors to suit your palate. Among these, the beef stew Chaolong is a must-try and a best-seller that I personally recommend.

A Memorable Breakfast in Palawan

On my second day in Palawan, June 5, 2013, my friends and I set out early in the morning in search of a breakfast spot. As we explored the streets, we stumbled upon Bona's Chaolong, conveniently located at Manalo Extension, Puerto Princesa. This small, unassuming eatery was right in front of our accommodation area, making it an easy choice for our morning meal.

 

The First Encounter with Chaolong

Walking into Bona's Chaolong, I had no prior experience with or knowledge of the dish. However, the sight of other customers enjoying their meals was enough to pique my interest. I quickly placed my order at the counter, eager to try this unfamiliar dish.

When my Chaolong arrived, it looked incredibly appetizing. The soup had a rich red-orange color, thanks to the annatto (atsuete) used in the broth. Generous pieces of beef stew adorned the top of the bowl, making it even more inviting. Alongside the soup, a separate plate held fresh bean sprouts, calamansi, eucalyptus leaves, and chili, allowing for customization to suit individual tastes.

The Flavor Explosion

Taking my first sip, I was immediately struck by the authentic Vietnamese Pho flavor of the broth. The combination of sweet and savory notes from the beef stew, enhanced by the optional addition of chili, created a harmonious balance that was simply delightful. Each bite of the tender beef, coupled with the freshness of the bean sprouts and the zing of calamansi, elevated the dish to new heights.

What made the experience even better was the affordability of the meal. For only P 75.00, I enjoyed a hearty bowl of Chaolong paired with buttered foot-long bread. This combination provided a satisfying and filling breakfast that didn’t break the bank.

 

A Dish for Everyone

It's important to highlight that Chaolong is not a dish reserved for the elite. Instead, it caters to budget-minded individuals who crave a delicious and hearty meal. Whether you're a first-timer in Palawan or a seasoned visitor, Chaolong offers a taste of local flavor that is both affordable and unforgettable.

Conclusion

My vacation in Palawan would not have been complete without experiencing the unique and flavorful delight of Chaolong. This Vietnamese-inspired soup, with its rich broth, tender beef, and fresh accompaniments, left a lasting impression on me. If you ever find yourself in Palawan, make sure to visit Bona's Chaolong and savor a bowl of this spectacular dish. It's a culinary adventure that promises to rock your soul with its sweet, spicy, and utterly delicious flavors.