Lydia's Lechon @ SM Taytay

Every Filipino loves lechon!! That's why the majority of us has high cholesterol levels!...and when you think of lechon, Lydia's comes to mind because I think they're the only one who has an ad on tv before, and that helps on product recall.

We visited an outlet in SM Taytay yesterday in a hungry mood planning to eat our tummys out! We ordered a quarter of lechon and 3 set meals. The set meals were priced just right, you pay P105 for lechon and 1 vegie, P155 for lechon and 1 meat dish..We took 2 lumping sariwa and 1 diniguan..I had the latter and it was lacking in taste..I was so disappointed because I remember eating on the same store before and it was great.It's either they changed the recipe or the cook was not in the mood when he did it..and then my sis said there's something wrong with the lumpiang sariwa, so each one of us tried it, and yeah it was beginning to get bad..I know that this dish spoils quite fast, we were eating around 7pm, but shouldn't they have a time limit serving it just to be on the safe side? I returned to the store and complained about the condition of the food, I was very civil about it , they offered me a change of dish which eventhough I didn't like the pakbet they suggested, there's no other choice..as I was turning my back I saw the lady attendant taking the lumpiang sariwa out from the counter..they were lucky I didn't made a fuss.

We finished the meal feeling disappointed...

....and oh the pakbet was ok in fairness..and I almost forgot..the lechon skin was not that crispy, the sarsa was a bit off too...

taho to go

I love taho, hot or cold, in the early sun or late night moonshine..but since I lived inside a subdivision where street vendors are not allowed to sell their wares, I've missed them so much! So I was pleased when I saw this in the local supermarket!

 The product is simply named TAHO, no other fuss or hype, just the name..It is made by MASOYA Enterprises Philippines but doesn't say where in the country it is made. It has an expiry date which I guess is a compulsory requirement for it to be sold in the supermarket. It is well package, and looks clean, when I opened it it has an separate pouch containing the liquefied sugar and a small blue spoon which you can barely use. The sugar seems so pale compared to the ones being sold in the streets so I had my doubts about the taste of it. I opened the seal of the taho and added the sugary fluid to it. hmm....started tasting it and my fears were correct! It doesn't taste right! It's a pale comparison to the ones being sold by the street vendors! What a waste of twenty five pesos! So many is said about the doubtful cleanliness of the process of making street taho but it's been here before the quarantine guys were born! So I say the heck with it, give me my proper taho and not some taho wannabe!