Isdaan Getaway

Just before the summer kicks in, I am sure that it will be helpful for me to fill you in with an idea of where and how you can spend yours with bounty servings of food and priceless moments with family or your barkada. 

I know all of you are planning for vacations or trips out of town, but wouldn't it be more practical if we go places nearby and be refreshed with lovely people who share the same culture? Hand in hand we rediscover the Philippines. Lets get lost in the north.

Isdaan is a restaurant located at the heart of Gerona,Tarlac. It is a place not just for dining but it is also ideal for sight seeing. Your tummies will not be the only ones to get fueled up but your own thine eyes too. Really, the place has something to offer. Only it is indescribable for words, you have to see it for yourself. 

With floating huts to eat in, gimmicks everywhere, the infamous 'tacsiyapo' where you can put all your anger off and even a haven for kids, I only have one word - Amazing.

Its amazing how a place can pool in everything at once. I am in awe. 

Now, now, lets get into my favorite part - eating. 

Isdaan floating restaurant serves authentic Filipino dishes that are sure to get your mouth watering. Everything they serve speaks edible. 

And here are examples of the dishes they serve. 

Tinupig na manok, my favorite, also their best-seller. 

Bulalo

Garlic rice

Chopsuey

Spare ribs

Pinapaitang baka

And finally, the Seafood platter!

I'm telling you, everything is delicious. Need I say more?

Overall, my only comment is that the way they serve is kind of disappointing. THe employees move too slow. You may starve yourself really bad if you go there around lunch time because it is also the time when a lot of people are pooling in to dine. Take it from our experience. 

Still, kudos to Isdaan floating restaurant! 

The Chicken Kitchen Adventure

I know I'm not the best cook there is, but I believe that there is no harm in trying.

Yesterday, I had a little kitchen adventure that i'd like to share about. Do you know anything about the all-time favorite Singaporean Chicken Rice?

If you do and if you don't, just stick around and see my story unfold...

Hainanese Chicken Rice

- as they call it, is a dish originated form China, often associated with Hainanese
(People from the province of Hainan, China), Malaysian, Thai and Vietnamese cuisine and due to it's delightful taste, it became a national dish for the Singaporeans, and a comfort food too.

Hainanese Chicken rice, basically comes with a serving of light chicken broth, cucumber and tomatoes on the side, and I wouldn't be too obvious if I  tell you that the best part of it is the Chicken - soaked for hours long in a boiling pot of flavors; the green onion, ginger and garlic - and of course the Rice, meticulously cooked with spices that can sure bring out the best in a food; the shallots, ginger, garlic and parsley.

The above photo, however, is not mine, but how I wish that i could do it someday as presentable as that.

 As for my version, which, went through with the same procedures as the above photo, is here below...

I really tried hard on this :) NO hate :)