Oh, Mang Larry's...

Mang Larry's isawan is a good place in UP for really bad stuff. If you're into roasted pig ears, deep fried chicken intestine, or makeshift microphones, you should really check the place out.

Anwyay, Mang Larry apparently has quite a business going - the place is typically packed, and they now offer shakes, shedding off some of that exclusive isaw aura.

But it's still a little jarring when you head over to a nice little isaw cart, place your order, (order!!!) settle on your favorite rock, sidewalk, or jeep, and you get asked...

Dine in o take out?

I know business is booming and all, but, uhm, where?

The Stream Of Consciousness Wrath of Salabat Soda

Oh, man, Shangri-La. Look at all those places to eat. Cool. You’ve got Jap food, specialty restaurants, heck, look, they’ve even got - would you look at that - Philippine cuisine. I’ve got to check that out.

Wonder what that they serve... can’t be that bad, considering what that reviews say. I mean, check this one out, from the bastion of truth, the Manila Standard.

A huge part of its success is [restaurant]’s penchant for reinvention. [Restaurant] is known for regional classics given a twist by incorporating Western techniques while at the same time preserving their distinctive tastes. Lest it be tagged as a fusion restaurant, [Interviewee], one of the chefs headlining [restaurant}, explained, “It’s not a mix of dishes, but we try to use indigenous ingredients to present the dish in a new light.”

The results of all this kitchen wizardry? A plethora of Filipino dishes, several of which having descriptive names that tickle the taste buds even as you read them on the menu.

Yes, yes, penchant for reinvention. Plethora, baby! I have got to try this joint.

Well, anyway, lest I think it’s Asian fusion, anyway. And I think, I think, these are actual items on an actual menu, conceived by actual human beings.

Bibingka soufflé
Sinigang na Prawn
Salabat Soda
Seared Tilapia in coconut emulsion
Durian Brulee

Yeah, uhm... Adobo?