Kat's Foodventures

Heard about the Food Adventure on the news two weeks ago and last Saturday afternoon, off we went to McKinley Hill to personally experience it. When you get to the venue, at the lobby, you will be welcomed by a representative to whom you can get tickets. Once you pay Php 600 (for one person only), you will be given a food passport and  identification bands for Saturday and Sunday.  Then you may start going around, your choice where you want your adventure to begin.  First restaurant : Pho Hoa Pomelo Salad Not only does this look so appealing, but filling, as well! :) Second : KBop Chapchae Vegetable and Seafood Pancake These pancakes taste better than they look like in this picture. :)  Third : Little Asia Shrimp Curls There are supposed to be six curls... Who took one away?! Hahaha! Mango dip doesn't match with the curls if you will ask me. Vietnamese Spring Rolls Meaty, meaty rolls paired with a special dip! Yuuu

We were at Festival Mall earlier this evening to have dinner and because we cannot go on a buffet or find oysters that I'm craving for, we looked further and found a new place. Seems like the owner/s have merged these restos into one, I didn't ask so I'm still confused. :D We ordered Pho without Meat, Fresh Spring Rolls,Vermicelli Bowl and Fishbowl Iced Tea. The soup was our practical choice to have at least something without meat. It came with bean sprouts and lemon. We were told it's supposed to come with basil, too, but it wasn't available. It, in itself, was already filling and a small size may be shared by 2 or even 3 people. Pho without Meat, Php 142 bean sprouts and lemon Fresh Spring Rolls are love. I remember my Makati days when I'd drop by the Salcedo Park on Saturdays and get my spring roll fix from a Vietnamese lady. These rolls, however, consisted of more noodles and veggies, and peanut sauce to dip it. It's absolutely good and

As an advanced Valentine's day treat, we traveled from the South to the North to (supposed to be) witness the Hot Air Balloon Festival. Apparently, we arrived so late we weren't able to catch the early setup. We took a tour of Clark anyway, took pictures here and there and shopped a little at Duty Free. Call it ignorance but I really never knew beforehand that there are different Duty Free stores in Clark. Maybe I'm just used to seeing/hearing/going to the one we have in Manila and other airports. Was able to score some food finds that I'm really not sure if locally available. As of this writing, the only thing I've used/cooked is the corn bread muffin mixture but sad to say, I didn't like it. Tasted so weird, and I promise never to buy that brand again. :( What's your favorite Duty Free grocery item?