We agreed that we should head to Ikabud to have a taste of the supposed Kapampangan cooking. It's not the cooking style we are after but the taste. My mind was already developing this illusion and smell of the "Piniritong Buntot ng Tuna"(we had previously tried this delicacy and it was soooo darn good if you are into Seafoods).
Unfortunately since the demand is sooo high, the dish was no longer available for ordering. Too bad, it should have been the centerpiece of today's blog if I had the chance to taste it again.
Well, we have to move on..... here's what we had and my thoughts on them....
Let's start with the Kare-Kare: It tasted good, particularly the peanut sauce. The vegetables were cooked right and complimented the texture and flavor of the peanut sauce. Noticed that I praised the peanut sauce? hehehe... well that was the good part. The not so good part is the meat serving. It was mostly pigskin and fat, and to be honest I was disappointed as I was looking for proteins... hehehe. The bagoong (shrimp paste) that came with it was also good. I just made sure the sauce was scrapped to the last drop.
Next is the Sizzling Chicken Sisig. Now, the term Sisig is synonymous to Kapampangan as Buko pie is to Laguna. There's a Sisig Festival in Angeles City which happens sometime during the holidays or during that quarter if I'm not mistaken. There are a lot of flavors and ingredients to choose from, but for this place and this day we opted the Chicken variation. Here's a tip: make sure that you mix the chili and the calamansi evenly on your dish and eat while it's still hot. It was, well.... it tasted plain for me. The chunks are a bit bigger than usual. Maybe you need to check it out.
Last in our menu is the Gising-Gising. It's like Chop Suey but has prawns instead of shrimps and slices of squid and scallops, all loaded in a Sizzling plate. It has lots of green chilis too so for those who are not fond of spicy foods, watch out for the chilis. After tasting it, I would recommend the same dish in Mr. Frosty's instead (there's one at SM Clark too) and you would be happy with the bigger serving. hehehe
Well, if you ask how's the overall eating experience.... Since the dish I was looking for was not available, plus the meat in the Kare-kare made me frown.... I indulged myself with a tall Mocha Frappe at the nearby Starbucks outlet. That's where I cooled down. hehehehe
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