A quick takeout before closing the food crawl Hakaw – all shrimp filling up to the brim! I like it when there are no extenders in dumplings. Japanese Siomai – meatier than your average Japanese siomai from train station/mall stalls And that concludes the BGC self-organized food crawl! We used accumulated gift certificates to cover most of the bill for all the shops we went … Continue reading BGC Food crawl stop 4: Wangfu take-Out
“What are the most picture pretty variants?” – me to the clerk Anchan Strawberry Latte with Rainbow bubble Photogenic indeed! A pink base from the strawberry milk and jam, blending to a blue hue from the butterfly pea tea = picture perfect drink. I liked that the strawberry flavor wasn’t that sweet compared to strawberry milk sold in tetra packs in the grocery. I’m not … Continue reading BGC Food crawl stop 3: Brown Café
Mango Lassi – mango syrup, fresh yogurt, mango topping What I thought would taste like artificial flavorings and candy-like mangoes turned out as a favorite! The mango toppings tasted, uhm, natural(?) and not like the ones preserved in syrup. I didn’t choose a fruit flavored ice since I thought it would taste like candy, but this didn’t. This one was sweet and sour and tangy, … Continue reading BGC Food crawl stop 2: Shari Shari
Bacon Clam Chowder in Bread Bowl We are always on the lookout for the best clam chowder. If we see it on the menu, we order it! This one is served in a bread bowl which contained the soup. Some bread bowls are too chewy/tough to bite but this one still had a soft quality to it. There are lots of vegetable chunks and clam … Continue reading BGC Food crawl stop 1: Providore
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