Alavar’s Famous Bagon Gata and Sauce
Posted under Filipino Dishes, Other Dishes, Seafoods
When going to Zamboanga City, you will not miss visiting different seafood restaurants. The city is abundant with fresh seafood – clams, crabs, oyster, fishes, shrimps, squids, eel, octopus,tuna, etc. One of the pioneering seafood restaurant in Zamboanga City is the Alavar Restaurant located in Don Alfaro St., Zamboanga City.
Braised Pork with Special Side Dish and the Red/Orange Punch
Posted under Filipino Dishes, Meat
It’s my send-off dinner with family before going to Cebu, so I decided to prepare something special and my mom helped me cook. We had braised pork or locally known as Pork Adobo, which is a common Filipino dish but this meal have a little twist; mom added to it pineapple juice which is not usual, for dinner. Oh! The side dish is yummy! It’s a vegetable appetizer sauteed in butter. This meal is juice a perfect combo. And the punch, I can’t have enough! Lol.
Banana Flower “Puso ng Saging” Burger
Posted under Filipino Dishes, Snacks
Banana is a common crop in the country and can be planted even in your own backyard. Our family has a small banana plantation which produces banana just for personal consumptions but sometimes we sell it. One of the by-product of banana or plantain (now I know why Banana is called Platanos in Chavacano) is the flower. It’s edible and commonly used in Philippines for Paela, Kari-kari and other Pinoy dishes. When the banana fruit is approaching maturity, the flowers are cut out. So, this banana flower will be our main ingredient today for our Banana Flower (Puso ng Saging) Burger, perfect for snack. I learned to cook this one when I was in level 5 in grade school.