Adventures of the Happy Tummy

Hmmm... Just for my personal record: Small serving. Big bowls. Not enough to whet the appetite. Ramen Bar Robinson's Magnolia New Manila, QC

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 loo...

Sad way to end the day, I thought. Coming home on a weekday way into the night when everyone in the family are all sound asleep. Aching body from all that physical activity during Fashion Week. I raided our makeshift pantry & found instant noodles calling out to me: "Cook me, cook me, quick!" And so my eyes, not satisfied with just noodles, dunked a few frozen crab sticks into the hot hot water together with the noodle pack.  The result is a satisfying late-night meal of hot (instant) seafood broth, (instant) noodles & defrosted crabsticks... & my tummy was happy =)