My Ninang Ann Marie and cousin Cherry are visiting from Taiwan and have been eating waaaayyyyy too much crispy pata and paella (if such a thing is ever possible).
So I thought I'd take them somewhere different for dinner. I know Cherry loves her carbs and will be delighted to know that in Manila, there is a place where you can roll your pizza with fresh vegetables.
"Like lumpia?" she asked.
"Yes."
"But I don't like vegetables."
"Don't worry, I'll eat your share."
Complimentary bread with basil parmesan olive oil dip
Original Tinlou Panizza - bacon, ham, caramelized onion, sun dried tomatoes and mushrooms
Original Verena Panizza - tomato and white truffle oil enhanced cheese sauce
topped with scallops, prawns and sun dried tomatoes
Not kidding when I said I'll eat her share. I LOVE ARUGULA.
Like lumpia.
We ordered a few other dishes to fill up our tummies.
Osso Buco Maestri - prepared after an old family recipe in lemon and white wine flavored
cream sauce with fresh Italian parsley on a bed of saffron risotto. Love the flavor, but the
veal could be a lot more tender.
Grilled Homemade Italian Sausage - with caramelized garlic in red wine sauce,
lentil casserole and golden fried potatoes
Risotto Fruti di Mare - classic fish and seafood risotto with salmon, mahi mahi,
shrimps, mussels with tomato, parmesan, butter and saffron
Mom and her phobia of broccoli
Lemon and Lime Cheesecake
Cannoli - sweet ricotta cream with chocolate, pistachio and glazed fruits in crispy pastry shell
Lumpia lovers
See my previous My Kitchen post here.
My Kitchen by Chef Chris: The Oasis Paco Park Hotel, 1032-34 Belen Street, Paco, Manila. Tel: +632 521-2371 to 75
