Trip Ko Lang

Another food discovery and by accident… we were looking for a new resto to have dinner and good thing, Longganisa Sorpresa was there, a newly opened restaurant in Sky Garden. Its name tells it all, main cuisine will definitely be longganisa, different dishes with longganisa on it, and to make it more enticing, longganisa surprise – extraordinary food combination, food you didn’t imagine that you can have it with longganisa on it and surprisingly turn out to be great!

Longganisa Sorpresa @ SM North Edsa Sky Garden

Welcome longganisa lovers as well as haters… yes, I hate longganisa, that’s why I was hesitant to try this resto but seeing their menu really intrigued me and made me forget that I’m a longganisa hater…

Mangga Vigan Ensalada @ 175php

To start our meal, we had the usual green tossed salad but with manggang hilaw, kesong puti, itlog na maalat and longganisa bits with Vigan vinegar as sauce. I really loved it cause every topping included was my favorite. Yum yum.

Pansit Cabagan @ 170php

We wanted to have noodles so we ordered for Pansit Cabagan, a known pansit in the Isabela province. It had thin noodles, quail eggs, mixed vegetables, broth soup  and of course longganisa bits. It was good and the broth soup made it different and tastier.

Talunang Manok at Krisping Longganisa @ 140php

For our main dish we wanted to have chicken and ordered for their Talunang Manok at Krisping Longganisa, it was like chicken adobo but with more sauce, a bit sour and had a very distinct flavor (with strong ginger taste).

Sago Gulaman @ 50php

As for our drinks, very Filipino indeed, Sago Gulaman and their very own homemade Tsa-Ah (Tea)… loved it… Taste that is hard to explain you just have to try it yourself…

Tsa-Ang Pampalamig @ 45php

Funny, we didn’t ordered for real longganisa, haha, looked like we were overwhelmed with too much longganisa in their menu, longganisa overload… But Longganisa Sorpresa offers all kinds of longganisa from the different provinces (Vigan, Tuguegarao, Alaminos, Lucban, etc.) as well as their best vinegars.

So if you suddenly crave for Vigan longganisa or Lucban longganisa, there’s no need to travel far and it’s just a ride away to Longganisa Sorpresa.

Longganisa Sorpresa is located in Sky Garden, SM North Edsa.

Budget – 200php and up

Whether you are looking for a resto for a Sunday lunch with your family or a simple dinner gathering with friends, North Park Noodle House is the right place to enjoy delicious and affordable Chinese food. It has been serving delectable and various signature dishes that are very much favoured by most of its customers. North Park has been loved by many and has expanded to different branches around Metro Manila.

As for me, I have always loved to dine here with my family but last Friday; I have brought my colleagues in North Park that was just behind our office in Makati city to have my first lunch treat. Here are some pictures of what we savoured and I can say some of North Park’s best dishes. Dig in, guys!

North Park Special Toast Noodles @ 238php

Yang Chow Fried Rice @ 138php

Boneless Honeyed Chicken/Lemon Chicken @ 195php

3 Kinds of Mushroom with Broccoli Flower @ 138php

Roast Platter @ 338php

After watching Harry Potter, we can’t decide where to have our dinner. We were looking for a place with good food but with reasonable price. I have been hearing good reviews about this latest dessert shop, Caramia Gelateria and so we decided to try it. We had our movie in Promenade, Greenhills and so we just walked outside of Greenhills (located in Missouri corner Connecticut St.) to get there. It was a simple and sweet dessert shop which offers gelato cakes and ice cream which is also owned by Amici.

Caramia

We were already starving at that time and so we first had dinner in Amici, which is located just beside Caramia (actually it was connected). We ordered for pasta, Spinach Fusili Montanara (195php), something light because we wanted to make room for desserts. The pasta was great, thought it was light but not because of its very rich flavor and thick sauce.

Amici and Spinach Fusili Montanara

We were able to finish our pasta in just about 10 minutes and quickly transferred to the Caramia side. The cakes and ice cream displays were really enticing that you would want to order and try them all. We finally agreed to have Choco Tartufo (85php) as our gelato cake and Sansrival flavor (50php) for our gelato ice cream.

Choco Tartufo

Sansrival Gelato

They tasted so heavenly but I must admit very sinful, though gelato is considered with less fat content.  As I was saying, all of their displays were really tempting and people would always be busy checking out which dessert to order. We enjoyed our visit in Amici and Caramia and would definitely come back for more cake and ice cream gelato.

Cake and Ice Cream display