12 September 2013

Palo Vince Davao...The Best Tuna Pakfry

Great food in a cozy place can be experienced in Davao City.  The place is Palo Vince Davao in Dacudao Avenue.

Their specialty is their Tuna Pakfry.  It is double cooked tuna, first by paksiw then deep fried.
The tuna is crunchy on the outside with tender and tasty meat inside.  This one's really worth trying and it is guaranteed that you will definitely come back for more.

Tuna Pakfry
(taken from Palovince FB page)








Aside from the Tuna Pakfry, they also offer a wide array of sumptuous meals either ala carte, combo meals and family value meals.

Dr. Hermie Zialcita, Urologist from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute experiencing the best Tuna Pakfry.

Dr. Zialcita with Davao based Urologists, Dr. Vic Espino(middle) and Dr. Kix Latayan (right) who were also trained in the National Kidney and Transplant Institute

The NKTI Uro Boys with Mr. Tuna Pakfry himself.






06 April 2013

Little Nyonya, Authentic Singapore Taste

Yesterday was quite a busy day for me.  After doing a difficult and challenging kidney surgery and seeing patients in the clinic, a fitting end for such a day was in the works.  So, Little Nyonya, a restaurant that recently opened here in Davao, was worth going to.

The place was cozy and inviting.  The staff were pleasant and they knew the food in the menu.  And of course, the food provided a gastronomic experience!

For starters, the roti prata which is flat bread cooked on a grill like a tortilla and served with curry.  The roti prata was light, crispy and not greasy.  This was served with a curry dipping sauce which had a hint of coconut milk then the spicy yet not overpowering taste of the curry explodes in your mouth.

Seafood laksa.  Spicy coconut  based curry soup with thick rice noodles and seafood.  The soup was perfectly made.  A burst of flavors will make your taste buds wanting more. 


For the main course, Shio Bak, the greaseless crispy pork belly...and yes it was crispy yet greaseless.  Skin was crackling and meat was tender.  Perfect with the chicken rice.


And of course, Hainanese chicken, considered the national dish of Singapore.  Steamed chicken with pounded garlic and chili sauce.  Together with the chicken rice, these will put a big smile on anyone who eats these.


It was a very happy dining experience here and will definitely be coming back for more.






Manna Korean Restaurant

Its been quite sometime since I last wrote about food...been busy with work and was not able to explore the food places in Davao...

Then on one Saturday noon, while walking in SM Lanang Sky Garden, one newly opened restaurant was Manna Korean Restaurant.

Banchan,  a variety of refillable appetizers.  Most of these are vegetables but prepared and presented in a different way.  Even if you are not fond of vegetables, you will like these.





 My favorite among the banchan, Kimchi!


The JJampong, its a bright red, spicy seafood stew with lots of noodles, clams, squid, and shrimp.



For the meat dishes, the two of the favorites are:



Beef bulgogi which is made with grilled marinated meat.


No visit to a Korean restaurant will be complete without this:
Bibimbap which means "mixed rice": white rice with various vegetables, beef, egg and gochujang(red chili paste) as seen below.



I tend to shy away from rice and not really fond of vegetables but with Korean cuisine, the great taste makes me eat rice and vegetables!




07 January 2013

A Hearty Pinoy Breakfast

Filipinos love to eat...some even have 6 meals a day...breakfast, mid-day snack, lunch, meryenda, dinner and midnight snack.

I don't usually have breakfast except when I have a scheduled surgery to perform.  But on rare occasions, I may have a heavy breakfast just like what I prepared yesterday.

I prepared two side dishes:

salted eggs (itlog maalat) with tomato



cucumber  salad


The main course consisted of dried fish (danggit) and squid(pusit) and tinapang boneless bangus (smoked milkfish)




That was indeed a heavy, hearty breakfast...one that can make you eat a lot of rice!