Common Food in Masao Beach

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Last Sunday, we went to Masao (Mazaua) Beach to cool ourselves at the beach due to the recurring brown out in the city of Butuan. It was unplanned hence, we didn't bring so much food nor prepared for said beach activity. What we took, however, was what we prepared for lunch, which supposedly we ate at my aunt's house. But the heat due to the lack of electricity was unbearable that we had to leave for the beach.. 

A peddler of green Mangoes passed by so we bought two bags from her. A little later, the food ordered by my uncle arrived at our hut. 

There was Kinilaw, which was prepared quite well by the Manang at the stall... As to the kind of fish to use for Kinilaw, or Ceviche, it's all up to the customer.. 

Then Fish Head soup.. It's actually your choice whether you will opt to have soup or simply have the whole fish, body and head broiled to perfection. Or you may choose another fish for that recipe.

The Sinugbang Isda, of which, the body of the fish was broiled along-side squids that were tastefully served on a banana leaf.. The stalls are just along the road, which are actually just near the cottage where we rented...

They actually sell different kinds of fish. Sea water fishes as well as milk fishes from the nearby pond owned by the Aguilars..  The ponds you will pass by as you enter the beach.. This is what will catch your eye before looking at the Mazaua Shrine.... After which, you will see the stalls selling the fishes, ready to be cooked to your desired recipe.. While food is being cooked, you can either take a pose at the beach, at the cottage or at the shrine.. 

Do watch out for other vendors for if you get lucky, you will be able to get some bargain when you buy souvenirs and what-nots...

As for us, we had yummy seedless grapes for dessert, as I haggled with the vendor who gave it at a huge discount and added bunches for my loot... hahaha... Anyway, aside from the food above, there are also Lechon Manok, Lechon Baboy and all others sold nearby. There is even ice cream, if you so desire.... 

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Hmm..

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Oh boy. We found a really good teacher for Saxophone here in Butuan, and I am quite excited to meet his mom too. I saw the  etude alto Saxophone and how he played it so smoothly. Word has it that his mom is also a musician, and a music coach too. The mother and son tandem had been playing in many events in the US before they decided to move back here and opened their hearts to teaching and training people for some musicality. If only we are not going home tomorrow or the next day, I could enroll the two kids under their tutelege.

Thinking about this makes me hungry.. let me just go grab a bite before I get back to this blog. In the mean time, do enjoy what you are reading..

 Craving for  My Cake Store's Banana Bread..

 
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Krispy Kreme’s Flowery Treat for Moms

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This Mother’s Day, show your mom how much you care by getting her a box of Krispy Kreme’s flower-shaped doughnuts.

That’s right! On its 75^th birthday, Krispy Kreme honors every mom by releasing its first-ever flower-shaped doughnuts.  Made especially for all mothers out there, these melt-in-your-mouth treats come in three fun and festive colors that are sure to bring a smile on everyone’s face—pink, yellow and white.

Krispy Kreme’s flower-shaped Mother’s Day doughnuts are only available from April 13 to May 31, 2012. So hurry and go to a store near you. Grab a bouquet before they wither away.

 
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Yummy Cassava Roll at Gold N' Pearl - Butuan City

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My sister and I went to my aunt's office two days ago and we three decided to have a break and walked a few steps away from their office to have snacks at Gold N' Pearl. With all the different choices, we got to taste some goodies, including this slice of Cassava Roll. It resembles a huge Peanut Cassava Roll, only it had cheese as topping and not crushed peanuts. Nevertheless, it was good. I will definitely recommend this Cassava Roll should you chance upon Gold N' Pearl.

My sister also liked their Cinnamon bread, and it was good too. Soft bread with yummy cinnamon on top. 

I also tried their Sylvannas, but it was not what I expected a Sylvannas to be, so I wouldn't really recommend that.. 

Their Chocolate Roll is not  as rich as others we have tasted, but melted chocolate chips make up for it.. It's worth a try. 

Lastly, the Custard Cake was good, although, it would have been a better fair if the custard is a little thicker..

Now, if we compare their prices with other bakeries, they are of course very affordable. Most of the cakes and rolls are priced at P 16 per slice, while bread is only at P 7.. Their food price, your savings can go a long long way...

 
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Green Mangoes.. OMG!

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Weeks ago, we bought Indian Mangoes from a stand in Plaza Divisoria, and when we reached home, peeled them and enjoyed every piece with Boyong's Bagoong.. YUM! The mangoes were crunchy and just right. Not too sour, and we all enjoyed them..

Yesterday, at the beach, a beach peddler sold me two bags of peeled mangoes and I didn't like the bagoong she offered with it, so I simply chose salt.. Unfortunately, we all didn't like the mangoes. It had crunch alright, but not the right sourness.. It was too much.. We should have bought only one bag..

 
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Liempo King

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My sister and I went to eat lunch at this small food shop near her former school, with her wearing her scrub tops, after her weekly rounds at the place where she works. It's actually just beside The Barn, and eating at this new joint is actually a good experience for us. The staff  were nice, and the food arrived on time.

Their approach to cooking Liempo is quite different from the usual fair. Although there have been many Liempo places which sells Liempo in a Lechon-like manner, Liempo King offers a different experience as one takes a bite of the bits and pieces of sliced Liempo. From the size when it was cut, marinated and broilled, Liempo King Liempo looks totally like a whole new face of Liempo. The taste is commendable as it is cooked just right. What's more, the crispiness of Lechon skin can be crunched upon evey Liempo King liempo skin.. I wouldn't say it's better than lechon though, but, it is better than other Lechon-Liempo products that's around Cagayan de Oro City.. 

Lookie... it is yummy inside and out.. Crunchy skin, tasty meat that imagining it while doing this post makes me salivate... hahahaha

 
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Yummy Seedless Grapes

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Some peddler sold us this yummy seedless grapes at P 230 a kilo. Actually, they priced it at P 270 a kilo but we haggled and ended  at the lowest price they can give..

I had fun taking photos of my sister and the grapes.. Crazy huh?

But really, we enjoyed every bit and piece of seedless grape that we ate.. Healthy choice for snacking at the beach.. Good source of vitamin C for the kiddies who have colds..

 
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That 2 Kilo Crab..

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Yesterday after swimming at Masao, we went to buy Shrimps and Crabs. We didn't bother changing from the beach because it was a rainy afternoon anyway. We could all get wet if the rain came again. From sleet, it stopped and so we enjoyed our ride at the back. Still, our legs and feet had sand all over, so we really needed to wash them off. Good thing that the area had a water pump. At least we were able to clean ourselves while our uncle and aunt went to the dealers for the seafoods. After we washed up, some people came with buckets and pails. So it must be a community owned water pump. Since it is near the seafoods dealers' shops, customers who may want to wash can directly go there and pump water out..

Now, enough with the water pump. What really amazed me there was the crab that weighed  2 kilos..

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Holy Week Food Challenge: Easter Sunday

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So Easter arrived and it was also the time Malanang celebrated its Fiesta with their patron saint, San Vicente Ferrer. Because it is my parent's alternative home after Sendong, we found an excuse to celebrate too. But unlike the previous feasts, we only had simple food served as budget is tight. 

We had the following:

Fruit Salad with Cherries on top.. Lili's favorite... This was what I prepared on a Black Saturday.. Boy, this was so creamy because of the milk and cream used..

My father's yummy Humba...Soft meat that falls off the bone, delicious sauce to match.. 

My father's Patatim. This took hours to cook inside the presure cooker outisde the house, on a low burning charcoal cooker. I tell you, the pork leg is to die for. My father's been cooking this recipe for years and the taste remains the same. 

This is Suman given by my mother's offciemate who happens to live in the same village. My mom gave her a bottle of Macaroni Salad in exchange, lol..

I prepared meat balls, and I forgot to snap them when they were served, lol. The photo above was when I was yet cooking them, deep fried in vegetable oil. 

My mother's Chicken Tanghon, or what's left of  it..

The Macaroni Salad I also prepared the day before the fiesta. I used elbow macaroni for the pasta, cheddar cheese, raisins, pineapples and Best Foods Mayo Magic all purpose dressing. And I wouldn't recommend any other mayonnaise.

We also had Fried Chicken and some fish recipe, but I totally forgot to snap them. Anyway, the food may just be few and the selections are quite ordinary, but because the food served were prepared with love, they all were expectedly delicious..

 
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Holy Week Food Challenge: Black Saturday

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We woke up early for an early trip to El Salvador to visit the Divine Mercy Shrine.  We saw that another structure will soon rise, a community church. 

After our visit, we went straight to Gaisano Bulua for grocery shopping. If there was a healing mass, our stay at Divine Mercy would have been longer, but due to the Lenten Schedule, the ordinary schedule was not followed. 

 Although it was Black Saturday yet, we bought MEAT: Chicken, Beef and Pork. And as soon as we arrived at my parent's place, we cooked them in preparation for the Feast of San Vicente Ferrer which fell on the same day as Easter Sunday. We also cooked Nilagang Baka for our viand for lunch of Black Saturday. I guess you could say that lunch and all the way through all meals that day and the next, we had meat.. and more meat..

Except the chips that we bought, lol..

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Holy Week Food Challenge: Good Friday

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Good Friday came without Internet connection for me, so it is only now that I have been able to update. We didn't have "Binignit", but we had sweetened or candied bananas. I didn't prepare binignit because we planned of going to my parent's new place, the alternative place that is. 

So when we got there, that was what greeted us. Yummy dessert. We had lunch here at the apartment and I actually prepared three types of fish recipe. Fish Fingers, Fish Fritters and Fish Chips.. The difference is in the size of the fish fillet used, as well as the batter. 

I actually used the same fish, Pangasius that we bought frozen from the supermarket. My friend Debbie was able to buy some with tiger direct coupons, and she saved a lot.

In the evening, we had the left over food from the apartment, some dilis, and Fried Tulingan. A few hours after dinner, we had ice cream.. 

Well, that's our NO MEAT Good Friday... How was yours?

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Century Bangus for the Holy Week

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Century is a name brand we have loved for years. From the canned tuna products, Century Tuna has come up with yummy Bangus treats. There's the Bangus Tocino, Bangus Longanisa, Bangus Tapa and the many others to choose from.

If you want simple Bangus, there are many flavors and cuts to choose from too. You can have them whole if you wish.

My family loves Bangus Belly so much that buying the whole Bangus compared to buying the belly cut will not be a great idea.

For our Holy Week food, we have included some Century Bangus, apart from all the other sea foods that we bought. For my family, Holy Week is the time where we do not eat meat, be it chicken, beef or pork. We eat mostly fish and all other sea foods plus vegetables and fruits. 

It is always nice to have lots of alternatives, especially on occasions where there is a limitation. And although there is a limitation to what we can eat for this season, surely, there are varieties to choose from. Also, they can be used to create new recipes as well, alternative to meat to be precise.

 
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Is it Normal?

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My daughter loves Sky Flakes. Aside from the original flavor, she has come to love the many varieties. Her current love is this Sky Flakes crackers garlic flavor. She has loved Sky Flakes ever since she was three. She would get some for herself while grocery shopping, and I adore the fact that she keeps telling me Sky Flakes is healthier than all other crackers. Sometimes, I ask myself if this is normal. Don't get me wrong, she loves choco cookies and polvoron tasting cookies that most kids her age love, but she loves Sky Flakes all the more..

 
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