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It’s always a plus when noodle soup is served piping hot. There’s a bigger chance it will stay that way until the end of the meal :)
Noodle soup from Eat Well at the Fort.
Noodles with Spicy Sesame and Peanut sauce from Shi Lin (JodiesDaddy and I were ecstatic when Shi Lin opened their 2nd branch nearer to our place).
We are a fan of this dish. However, we realized that it was nakakaumay (roughly translated — you can’t eat too much of it… the flavor gets a bit overpowering). You really have to pair it off with something else. Luckily, we had hot and sour soup, dimsum and crispy chicken (mostly for Jodie — but I ended up eating it! haha).
Spaghetti noodles with Pesto.
This is one of the most bland Pad Thai’s I’ve ever had. I am not sure if the cook forgot to add any seasoning or if this is really how they cook it. Or I am not sure also if the previous Pad Thai’s I’ve had in other Thai restaurants were already Filipino-inspired (i.e where I can taste some saltiness whether from soy sauce or fish sauce). But it really lacked flavor. I had to add so much fish sauce to make it more appetizing.
Luckily, I was already full from the Tom Yum (which was the winner for me… sorry no pictures).
From Dek A.
Pancit Puti (white noodles).
I think it’s very Pinoy to celebrate with pancit. At least that’s how we are at the office. During birthdays, promotions, office parties, and even bridal showers (as today was).
JodiesDaddy’s midnight snack during our first night in Singapore. It didn’t meet up to his expectations, there was a minty taste to it that he found weird. He should’ve just gotten the laksa!
Shi Lin is a Taiwanese (we were politely corrected by the waiter that they are a Taiwanese and not a Chinese restaurant) restaurant that I’ve read about in a blog I follow. JodiesDaddy and I have been meaning to try it out (it was also highly recommended by friends of ours), but we hardly go to the mall where it is located.
Over the weekend, we were meeting a friend in the area and luckily I remembered Shi Lin when we were thinking of a place to eat at.
We were not disappointed! At first we were skeptical because it reminded us a restaurant we tried but did not enjoy. The menu looked similar. But we were informed that they weren’t the same.
We loved every dish that we had. But my personal favorite was the Shrimp and Pork Shaomai. It’s not your regular siomai. It was like a siomai and xiao long bao rolled into one dimsum, as it had soup in it! Really yummy!
I really hope we have another excuse to visit the area, because there are still lots in the menu I am dying to try!
I finally satisfied my Pancit Palabok craving.
SIDE STORY:
Whenever JodiesDaddy would go home before (he’s from a province down south), one of his requests from his mom, was her pancit palabok. He would always rave about how much he loved his moms rendition of this Pinoy favorite. When I first tried it, years after (when we were already married), I fell in love with it!
MIL was kind enough to share with us her version:
WHAT ITS MADE OF:
The base: glass noodles (the size of spaghetti), mixed with ground beef, tinapa (smoked fish), Chinese chorizo, spring onion and slices of hard boiled egg.
The sauce: we use pre-packed palabok mix (hehehe a little bit of cheating ;D), mixed with shredded chicken
The topping: crushed chicharon (pork rinds/cracklings)
Mix it all together (to your liking) and viola, you get the best tasting palabok!
Hmmmmm I’m craving for some good ol’ palabok… my mother-in-laws version is the best I’ve ever had. Biased much?! hahaha
Among the Vietnamese restaurants here in Manila, our favorite is Pho Bac. This is the Cambodian Noodle soup…
