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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Step 4:  In a separate bowl,  melt butter then mix in the garlic and parmesan cheese, mix well then pour into a large bowl.

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

 Step 6: Serve when ready.

 

Tsinoy Foodies  Garlic Parmesan and Honey Soy Fried Chicken Wings Recipe Rating
Recipe Difficulty Level	★★★
Estimated Preparation Time	20 minutes
Estimated Cooking Time	20 minutes

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Given a chance to be warped into another world, you would take it right?  Allow us to invite you to Kurimi クリーミー Milk Tea Bar, a fun, cool and quirky 2D Cafe in Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

 Kurimi is actually an onomatopoeia of the word "creamy".  As we've researched, Kurimi is Filipino-owned and it also tapped young Filipino artists in order to conceptualize its cafes.  It has multiple branches and all have their own distinguishing features.

Kurimi Tomas Morato Facade

While it looks surreal in photos, it is even more surreal when you're actually there.

So, we are quite fortunate that we can easily access this kind of cafe.  Kurimi's food and drink price point is very affordable too.

We can still recall the time when we visited a 3D Illusion Museum, the entrance was pricey and it was quite exhausting to roam about.

The experience with a 2D cafe is totally different.  It grants you the relaxing and dreamy nostalgic feeling of childhood dreams.  You can simply take your time to appreciate the cartoonish 2D art at your own pace.  Whenever you are seated, you are surrounded with 2D illusion objects.  The place is well-utilized (even the restroom!).  You can also play around to be whatever you wish like: 1.) fitting in as a character of a.) a 2D comic, b.) a black and white drawing or c.) an uncolored page of a coloring book or 2.) simply pop out as a colorful special hero or heroine.

Of course, the food and drinks are another way to enjoy the place too.

 

Drinks

Kurimi has an extensive selection of drinks and toppings so it can cater to a wide-range of preference.

♥ Kurimi Milk Tea Baby Special Oreo-Cheesecake with Pearl (145 php/L), ♥ Strawberry Cream Cheese with Pearl (125 php/L) & ♥ Fruit Tea Special Mango with Nata de Coco (120 php/L)

Signature Milk Tea

The Kurimi Milk Tea Baby Special Oreo-Cheesecake with Pearl is a must-try!  It really lives up to its name.

Cream Cheese Series

Those who prefer fruity and milk drinks will enjoy the Strawberry Cream Cheese with Pearl.  This is a level-up version of the classic strawberry milkshake.  

Fruit Tea Special 

Unlike the two other drinks which were thick and rich, the Fruit Tea Special Mango with Nata de Coco offers a lighter and refreshing experience.   

 

Food

♥ Kurimi Milk Tea Baby Special Oreo-Cheesecake with Pearl (145 php/L), ♥ Strawberry Cream Cheese with Pearl (125 php/L), ♥ Fruit Tea Special Mango with Nata de Coco (120 php/L), Pork Gyoza (70 php) & Proscuitto E Formaggio (Ham and Cheese) (160 php)

Kurimi is owned by the Milkin Corp., the company behind Fiorgelato and Japanese fast food DM EXPRESS so they offer the same food.

Gyoza (70 php)

We had the Pork Gyoza (70 php) & Proscuitto E Formaggio (Ham and Cheese) (160 php).

 

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Visit them on Thursdays with your vaccination card and avail a 20% of discount!  Thumbs up for this nice incentive.  With this kind of mentality, we are more confident that we can achieve herd immunity and economic recovery faster.

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
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Tsinoy Foodies is approaching its 10th year on October.  How does one indulge in being a foodie and yet keep our bodies healthy?  

 

The key is to have a healthy lifestyle which mainly depends on a healthy diet.  Believe it or not, I rarely eat white rice because there are a lot of healthier options available.

Chicken Bulgur Soup

Chicken Bulgur Soup (When All Ingredients are Added)

Chicken Bulgur Soup Recipe

Ingredients

•     1 cup Duru coarse bulgur (available online through goodwill.market/)
•     1 lb. skinless shredded chicken breast or thigh
•     2 tbsp olive oil
•     1 large onion, chopped
•     1 tsp minced garlic
•     2 carrots, peeled and diced
•     2 celery stalks, diced
•     1 can diced tomatoes, drained
•     2 tbsp tomato paste
•     1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
•     1 tbsp baharat or garam masala (available in Assad Minimart in Manila 250 php/250 grams)
•     1 tbsp ground coriander
•     1/2 tsp cinnamon
•     4 cups chicken stock
•     3 cups hot water (plus more as desired)
•     Salt, pepper and sugar to taste

Garnish Ingredients

•     2 tbsp fresh cilantro / wansoy, chopped
•     1 lemon, cut into wedges

Equipment and Tools

• Deep Pan with Cover
• Stirrer

 

Chicken Bulgur Soup Simmered

Procedure

• Step 1: Sauté the onion and garlic over medium heat until softened.
• Step 2: Add the carrots and celery, and sauté for for more 2 minutes.
• Step 3: Add chickpeas, tomatoes, tomato paste, baharat, coriander and cinnamon and stir and sauté for 1 minute
• Step 4: Add shredded chicken and season with salt, pepper and sugar to taste.
• Step 5: Add 1 cup coarse bulgur and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

Chicken Bulgur Soup Served Warm With Garnishment

• Step 6: Add chicken stop and 3 cups of water and simmer for 20-25 minutes (depending on the plumpness of bulgur you desire).
• Step 7: Garnish with lemon wedge and sprinkle with cilantro.
• Step 8: Serve warm.

Tsinoy Foodies  Chicken Bulgur Soup Recipe Rating
Recipe Difficulty Level	★★
Estimated Preparation Time	15 minutes
Estimated Cooking Time	30 minutes

 

Also sharing Duru Bulgur Lugaw Recipe by Chef RJ Ramos 

Ingredients

• 1 cup Duru Bulgur Coarse
• Chicken Breast & Thighs
• ¼ cup onions
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 4 cups Chicken Broth
• Garnish Ingredients
• Tofu
• Crispy Garlic
• Spring Onions
• Egg

Procedure

• Step 1: Prepare all the usual ingredients in making porridge, like chicken, onions and garlic, and ginger, but swap out white rice for Coarse Bulgur.  
• Step 2: Boil some water then add some ginger and chicken. Cook it for 25 minutes. 
• Step 3:In another pot, saute the onions, garlic, and ginger. 
• Step 4: Add 1 cup of Coarse Bulgur and add 4 cups of chicken broth. Let it simmer for 15 minutes. 
• Step 5: Add shredded chicken and season with salt, pepper and fish sauce according to your taste. Mix thoroughly an let it boil for 15 minutes. 
• Step 6: To make this Filipino favorite even more special, you may garnish your bowl of steaming hot Duru Bulgur Lugaw with more shredded chicken, hard boiled egg, fried tofu, and spring onions.  

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A few weeks ago, Tsinoy Foodies was asked if we wanted to try out locally produced duck products.  We said yes for two primary reasons: 1.) We love supporting the local food industry and 2.) We are really interested in exploring more on duck meat.  

 

Primaduck Breakfast Platter: Pekin Duck Smoked Longganisa, Pekin Duck Tocino, Pekin Duck Skinless Longganisa and Pekin Duck Tapa

Last week, we received a variety of Primaduck’s frozen Pekin duck meat products.  Upon researching more about the products, we discovered that Primaduck is actually a subsidiary of EDL Agritourism Farm Inc.  What an intriguing coincidence because 8 years ago (way back in 2014), we had a fun experience during our visit in EDL Excellence Gamefarm and Estancia de Lorenzo in San Mateo, Rizal.  During that time, its farms and events places were still being conceptualized and developed.  We have already observed and noted then how EDL really cares about proper training, process and investment in technology in breeding its farm animals.

Now, back to Primaduck and its Pekin duck meat.  Duck meat as a poultry dish is not as popular as chicken.  While there are many types of duck, the Pekin (Asian) or Long Island (Western) duck is the most popular for consumption, because of its quality meat, flavor, tenderness and weight (up to 5 kg).   

Trivia: By the way, just found out that the dish is called Peking Duck but the variant of the duck is called Pekin Duck.  

 

Because ducks are waterfowls (as distinguished from chickens which is a land fowl), it has heavier fat deposit in its skin as protection from the cold then leaner and more protein-filled meat (23% fat content against 40% fat of a store-bought chicken).  Moreover, ducks can fly so it has more blood distribution resulting in darker meat.  The older the duck, the darker the meat.  But to be clear, duck meat is still classified as white meat just as other poultry since it does not contain as much Myoglobin protein as other four-legged mammals.

 

Primaduck Pekin Duck Tocino (250g) P72.00

 
Duck meat usually costs more than Chicken because of raising requirements: 1.) requiring 25% more space than chickens and 2.) taking a week longer and more feeds than chickens to grow to a marketable size.  So it’s really amazing that we have locally-sourced Peking ducks sold by Primaduck at very affordable price marks:
1. Pekin Duck Ball Ham (1kg) P215.00
2. Pekin Duck Square Ham (1kg) P215.00
3. Pekin Duck Honey Cured Bacon (250g) P80.00
4. Pekin Duck Tocino (250g) P72.00
5. Pekin Duck Tapa (250g) P70.00
6. Pekin Duck Skinless Longganisa (220g) P58.00 / (1kg) P200.00
7. Pekin Duck Smoked Longganisa (250g) P95.00
8. Pekin Duck White Sausage (500g) P155.00

 

Duck consumption is growing.  China remains the largest consumer at 76% (5.5M tonnes last 2018), followed by France and Myanmar.  When it comes to duck dishes, the Philippines is already world-renowned for “Balut” which is classified as an exotic dish by foreigners.  Yet, it's quite interesting that Primaduck has innovated ways to make frozen and marinated Pekin duck meat into easy-to-cook Filipino favorites.  Allow us to share our experience with them.

Pekin Duck Honey Cured Bacon (250g) P80.00

 

Among all the variants, we loved the Pekin Duck Honey Cured Bacon the most!  We just cooked this through an air-fryer and our Pekin Duck Honey Cured Bacon turned out to be deliciously lean and crispy.

 

BLT Sandwich with Primaduck Pekin Duck Honey Cured Bacon

 

 

BLT Sandwich with duck bacon, lettuce and tomatoes anyone?  With all honestly, we'd opt for this healthier sandwich and skip the pork bacon any time.

 

 

Primaduck Sandwich Platter: Pekin Duck White Sausage Sandwich, BLT Sandwich w/ Pekin Duck Honey Cured Bacon & Pekin Duck Ham & Cheese Sandwich

Check out our sandwich platter with Pekin Duck White Sausage Sandwich, BLT Sandwich with Pekin Duck Honey Cured Bacon & Pekin Duck Ham & Cheese Sandwich.  Aside from the BLT Sandwich, we also enjoyed the Pekin Duck White Sausage.  The Duck Ham was the sweetened kind which was a bit too sweet for our preference.

Primaduck Silog Platter: Pekin Duck Smoked Longganisa, Pekin Duck Tocino, Pekin Duck Skinless Longganisa and Pekin Duck Tapa

Filipinos love having Silog Meals for Breakfast.  Silog is a Portmanteau word combining sinangag (Filipino fried garlic rice dish) and itlog (Filipino word for "egg").   So we thought of making one using Primaduck's Pekin duck meat products.  

 

Primaduck Pekin Duck Smoked Longganisa

The best of this platter is the Pekin Duck Smoked Longganisa and Pekin Duck Tocino.  The taste and texture is not far off from the usual pork counterpart.  

With the Pekin Duck Skinless Longganisa, we're actually not sure if we cooked it right.  The packaging just says "fry in a single layer pan until cooked".  Unfortunately, since we are new to this type of meat, we had no idea or even an approximately on the temperature or time for cooking it.  We're also not sure how the inner meat when cooked would look like so we're guessing that we failed in cooking this so it tasted kinda funny.  

 

Primaduck Pekin Duck Tapa

The Pekin Duck Tapa was dominantly salty with a counterbalancing pepperish taste.  Since we had a better first try of the Duck Tapa during our visit at Estancia de Lorenzo, we just couldn't help but yearn for that.  

 

Overall, we're so glad to try Primaduck Premium Pekin Duck Meat.  It is an amazing, proudly pinoy product, that shows innovativeness and progression.  Primaduck delivers within Metro Manila so hope you can all check them out.

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