Grab a Quik Snack!

Am tired! Finally, my reward awaits!!!


After a VERY fruitful day of errands all over the metro, I found myself in familiar territory - Binondo! Down the tiny colorful alley, Carvajal, that prides itself of fresh produce & Chinese-speaking vendors... I look for the old hole in the wall: Quik Snack!


Ask any Binondo-bloodes friend and this certainly is part of the long list of must-try's in the community.


My elders usually order:
- Kuchay ah (veggie empanada/ turnover),
- Indonesian tofu dish (best eaten with rice)
- Beef Sa-te Chami (beef strips, leeks & noodles tossed in mildly spicy sa-te),
- etcetera, etcetera, since everything tastes good & it's priced cheap anyways!    :)


This busy afternoon, I ordered the Yo Tsi Misua. In English, pork kidney in fragile-ly thin noodle soup. My first sip of the soup for the day sent me to refreshed heaven, what with the toasted garlic's aroma permeating my hungry soul. I don't usually eat "laman loob" or the organs of any creature, but this one is presented in such a way that the words: "clean", "good" & "meal", comes instantly.




Truly filling, the serving is generous with of course, broth, misua noodles, pork strips, wide, criss-crossed kidney slices (see below), roasted garlic, kuchay (Chinese flat leeks) + a lot of tradition. 


The servers here are part of the establishment since their early days of youth! Now the almost elderly waiter recommends me a glass of GUINUMIS to counter the heat.




Their version of this Filipino dessert drink is a favorite of mine. A tall glass of green jelly, miniature tapioca balls, toasted rice crispies, shaved ice & coconut milk completes the sweet & refreshing ensemble.


I sip it as slowly as possible to prolong my stay here. I also brought a book to keep me company, befitting, eh? Amy Tan in Binondo. Well, a place with cool a/c & cheap, good food is a better alternative than shopping in the heat... for now.


P.S. my bill amounted to p170 ONLY!!!


Quick Snack, Binondo

Carvajal St. Binondo
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
+63 (02) 242-9572

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