We've been oriented with the vast and rich world of specialty coffee from the time we began this blog.  For years, we've been enjoying coffee as a delicacy hopping from one cafe to another with appreciation for the convenience of simply grabbing a cup which has been especially whipped up by our local baristas.

V60 X& Y Coffee Philippine Single Origin: Cordillera Arabica

Recently, we have discovered X&Y Coffee through Lazada which offers six kinds of friendly Single Origin Coffee variants: 

3 Proudly Sourced from the Philippines

1. Cordillera Arabic

2. Cavite Robusta

3. Batangas Barako 

3 From The World: 

1. Colombia Arabica

2. Brazil Arabica

3. Vietnam Arabica

We ordered from Lazada and it arrived the next day!

 

To date, we've only opened the Cordillera Arabica since we have this house rule of opening only 2 different packs of coffee beans at a time to keep them fresh and flavorful.  

The best thing about Single Origin Coffee is that you can identify its flavor profile judging from the: (1) source - altitude, terrain & climate and (2) roasting process.  Of course, the taste and sensation can still vary depending on your selected brewing method and brewing precision which makes it quite fun and interesting.  Allow us to share our casual Tiktok video of the Cordillera Arabica through V60 brewing method.

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Can't wait to try more of X&Y Coffee products and highly recommend them too.

You can buy them -

ONLINE
Silca Coffee Co LazMall: https://www.lazada.com.ph/shop/silca-coffee-co
Silca Coffee Co Shopee Mall: https://shopee.ph/silcacoffeeco
Check us out on Instagram: @xycoffeeroasters  

OFFLINE
SM Hypermarket, SM Kultura and Unimart (more outlets coming soon!)

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As Peri-peri Charcoal Chicken & Sauce Bar opens its 45th branch in Manila Central University (MCU) Caloocan, Northern Manila peeps can now begin or continue your gastronomic adventure with Peri-Peri's famous Charcoal-grilled Chicken to match with its 8 delectable sauces and satisfying dishes.

The 183 sqm branch, which stands along EDSA near Manila Central University in Caloocan City with a distinct festive Peri-Peri theme beckons you all for a fun dining experience with its festive Portuguese ambiance coupled with its special charcoal grilled recipe.   

So come on and feel the fiesta experience with its eye-catching murals and graffiti covered walls and appreciate Peri-Peri’s way of showcasing local artists exceptional skills and talents.  You'll find that everything is well-coordinated with the Peri-Peri motif from the floors accentuated with colorful tiles of different patterns to the tables and chairs.

It also has that adds a playful color for the eyes and flavor for the taste buds.  Allow them to pique your interest as you wait for your orders.

The Peri-Peri MCU Caloocan branch opens on September 8, 2021. As a special offer, the first 45 guests on September 8 will get FREE Whole Chicken for a minimum purchase of P500 and the same for the first 20 guests from September 9 up to the 12th.

Peri-Peri also delivers when you call 7374-7374 (PERI-PERI) within Metro Manila or 0917-7747374 for Provincial locations. Customers are also encouraged to order via Facebook messenger at m.me/pericharcoalchicken or through the website www.periperichicken.ph. For exclusive offers and promos, join the Viber community https://tinyurl.com/PeriPeriViberCommunity. #OnTimeOrOnUs

With the non-stop rains and the escalation of COVID cases, we're so glad we discovered Formesa Frozen Foods where we could buy premium Taiwanese frozen foods online.  It also offers in-store shopping and pick-up in Binondo and Makati. 

As they say, the contents of your fridge tells a lot about you.  We have a one-door freezer dedicated just for Asian Frozen Foods and it is usually full!  We're really fortunate to have access to Asian frozen foods because they are usually easy to prepare (i.e. by steaming, pan-fry or boiling) and they are healthy and nutritious too.  

Abalone Salad, Shrimp Pork And Kutsay Frozen Home Made Dumplings, Taro Cake, Taiwan Black Bridge Sausage (Garlic), Grass Jelly and Frozen Baked Pineapple

Allow us to show an example of our easy to prepare lunch, all of which are Taiwanese Frozen Foods bought from FormesaFoods.Com.  

FormesaFoods.Com is easy to navigate and it comes in three languages too: English, Simplified Chinese 简体中文  and Traditional Chinese 繁体中文 .  We love how the site is updated is so you can see how many stocks of the product are available for purchase.  If you see your desired product are already sold out, don't despair because there is also a schedule above on when its new container will arrive.  

A useful function in its website to take note is the messaging icon on the lower right which allow you to anything about the ordering process and also information on how to use or cook the products.

 

So as our friend said, there a indeed a lot of good finds at Formesa Frozen Foods and our shopping cart is proof of that!  Upon checking out from its website, you will receive an email confirmation.

 

Click "View Your Order" and you will see the full delivery details too.

 

On the day of the delivery date, we received a text and viber regarding the booking of delivery.

 

Abalone Salad, Shrimp Pork And Kutsay Frozen Home Made Dumplings, Taro Cake, Taiwan Black Bridge Sausage (Garlic), Grass Jelly and Frozen Baked Pineapple

We were very impressed with the packaging of all the products.  And, they came with a printed list of our orders too.

 

Abalone Salad (310 php/500g)

The Abalone Salad turns out to be Master Yen's Calamari Salad with Abalone Flavor (顏師傅 鮑魚風味沙拉).  Yens is a popular Taiwanese seafood salad brand since 1968.   It was our first time to try it and it was really good!  It had a dominant wasabi flavor and chewy abalone-like texture complimented by the crunchy Capelin roe (a.k.a Masago). 

Grass Jelly (195 php)

The Grass Jelly is YuanLin Shimmering Black Gold since 1900 (員林食品仙草凍).  YuanLin is a Taiwanese maker of purely natural grass jelly since 1900!  It focuses on a specialized product line: Mesona and Grass Jelly from seedling to canning.  As expected, the quality is top-notch.  The Grass Jelly is refreshingly light and jiggly, you can add milk, brown sugar or ice if the sweetness is not enough for you.

 

Shrimp Pork And Kutsay Frozen Home Made Dumplings (350 php/24-pc. pack)

 

Taiwan Black Bridge Sausage (Garlic) (1,280 php/600g)

The highlight of our orders is the Taiwan Black Bridge Sausage (Garlic).  We've actually been looking for this and we're surprised to find it at Formesa Frozen Foods.  Black Bridge Sausage 黑橋牌香腸 is like the King brand of Taiwanese Sausage.  It even has its own Museum in Taiwan.  Black Bridge Sausage now has over 26 product varieties but its best seller is still its 50-year old Original Sausage.  Since we've tried that before and Formesa has several varieties available, we decided to try the Taiwan Black Bridge Sausage (Garlic) which was a good choice because we usually eat Taiwanese Sausage with leeks and garlic.

 

Taro Cake (250 php/1kg)

 

Frozen Baked Pineapple (265 php/6 pcs)

Just for fun and good luck, we also ordered the Frozen Baked Pineapple (老實旺來冰烤鳳梨).  Earnest Farms (老實農場) is a Taiwanese Brand established in 2000 which aims to make natural, organic and healthy fruit products. We're quite surprised that Formesa's pricing is even cheaper than the official shop price with this item.  The Frozen Baked Pineapple is a new snack that quickly became popular in Taiwan because its delicious and also healthy - made with 100% fresh pineapples without any preservatives. 

Overall, this is our first time to shop online for Taiwanese Frozen Foods.  We'll surely order from Formesa Frozen Foods through FormesaFoods.Com again!  Highly recommended! 

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A pandemic event happens about three times in every century. As they say, there's no rainbow without rain. As we've witnessed the food and beverage industry struggle along with other industries, we are also inspired by strong brands like Cafe Mary Grace that stay consistent with their core values, enduring the test of the pandemic... 

Before walking in, one has to undergo the health protocols installed by Cafe Mary Grace. There's a temperature scanner and QR code for contact tracing.

There are contactless payment options like Gcash made available which made it convenient for many of its customers who simply drop by for their homemade handmade takeouts products.

The Ensaymadas, Cheese Rolls and various cakes are already available as early as mall opening time and ready for take out and deliveries.

The utensils are placed in a paper bag which also doubles as a face mask container.

The seats that prohibit seating are properly laced and blocked by ribbons and each table has a signage that they are already sanitized and ready to be occupied.  We also noticed that they use different type of sanitation sprays.  We're really impressed with their protocol.  The staffs are well-trained and seems accustomed to the protocols already.

 

Food 

 

Perfect Plates

Chorizo Plate (518 php)

Mary Grace Cheesecake (212 php)

For dessert of the day, we were given a choice between Brownie Bars and Mary Grace Cheesecake.  We opted for the latter and it was a satisfactory choice!  The denseness and sweetness is just right to make you want to take another forkful until you've devoured a plateful.

Sandwiches

Vegetables on Focacia Sandwich (314 php)

Vegetables on Focacia Sandwich served with homemade potato chips and garlic dip.  Mary Grace really knows how to please a mushroom lovers heart.  Look at how it was overloaded with shitake mushrooms!  The sweet potato chips had an addictive garlic dip too.  As with all Sandwiches and Flavorful Pastas, there was an add on option for side salad or half-serving from its Hearty Soups menu.  We opted for the Summer Squash (89 php/add-on) this time and it was also so good.

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict

No doubt Mary Grace Cafe is a brand that will continue to thrive through the test of times.  Through its food quality, service and safety protocols, you can already see the love, care and respect it has for its customers.  The cozy and clean ambiance along with its cautious and safety protocols is guaranteed to bring your the same and consistent comfort you've always loved at Mary Grace Cafe.  

Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating		Cafe Mary Grace Menu
Ambiance	★★★★★	N/A
Taste	★★★★★
Service	★★★★
Price	★★★
♥=Favorites or Recommended

Cafe Mary Grace SM Manila
Business Address	SM MANILA Upper Ground Floor, SM City Manila, Arroceros St., Cor., Natividad Almeda Lopez St., and San Marcelino St., Brgy. 659 Zone 071, Ermita Manila
Business Hours	10am-8pm
Payment Options	Cash
Service Charge	10%
Budget/Person	500-1,500
Free WiFi	No
Contact	Tel: (63) 2-8244-5300 Mobile: (63) 917-815-3663
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My family enjoys eating fried chicken wings with beer just like the Koreans.  So over the years, we've developed our Tsinoy Foodies Garlic Parmesan Fried Chicken Wings Recipe and Honey Soy Fried Chicken Wings Recipe.

Garlic Parmesan Fried Chicken Wings and Honey Soy Fried Chicken Wings

Since our maternal grandmother suffered from stroke at the young age of 42, which led her to a bed-ridden life for 12 years, my mother has always been very conscious and meticulous of our food intake.  We use canola oil in almost everything we cook.  To date, we're happy to share that despite all our indulgence, our cholesterol is in normal levels. 

So allow us to share our  Garlic Parmesan Fried Chicken Wings Recipe and Honey Soy Fried Chicken Wings Recipe which uses Golden Fiesta Canola Oil which contains phytosterols which may help reduce cholesterol by up to 15% with proper diet and exercise.    Canola oil is made from seeds of Canola flowers so has the lowest level of saturated fats (bad fats) and high in unsaturated fats (good fats) which include Omega 3 & 6.  More importantly, it's cholesterol-free.

Ingredients

Fried Chicken Wings Ingredients

Fried Chicken Wings

• 1.5L Golden Fiesta Canola Oil
• 1 kg chicken wings
• 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
•  Egg wash (4 pcs. egg beaten then mixed with 1/6 cup of water)
  (optional)
•  3 packs UFC Big Crunch (optional)
  

Parmesan Coating

• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup Chopped garlic

Honey Soy Coating

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup Chopped garlic   
• ½ cup soy sauce (120 mL)
• 5  tbsps honey
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Procedure:

Step 1:  Flour the chicken wings (dip in egg wash then coat with UFC Big Crunch for extra crunchiness)

UFC Golden Fiesta Canola oil

Step 2: Heat up the UFC Golden Fiesta Canola oil and prepare to deep fry.

Step 3: Fry for at least 7-9 minutes until golden brown.

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Garlic Parmesan Fried Chicken Wings Recipe

Step 5: Toss the parmesan coating or honey soy mixture in a sauce pan together with the fried chicken wings then mix.

Honey Soy Fried Chicken Wings Recipe

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