While traveling around the world, the family visited the Philippines and decided to combine a double birthday dinner with James. In our chat group, we discussed which restaurants we’d like to dine at, and Mom Violy has been eager to try the all-you-can-eat lobster her best friend recommended at Solaire. Carmina took charge of making the reservation through Solaire's Resort website and asked the family which seating time they preferred, choosing between two options with different time frames. Carmina registered it under Mom Violy's name and phone number. She received an email for our confirmation, and a week beforehand, a reminder was sent to Mom Violy's mobile to confirm if we were going ahead or not. Carmina replied to the SMS since Mom Violy wasn’t sure how to do it. We were told to arrive fifteen minutes before our scheduled entry time, which was 5:30 p.m. on February 12, 2026. When we arrived, we were informed we couldn’t enter the dining area until exactly 5:30 p.m...
In the Philippines people eat merienda (snack) and buy food from the street. There are vendors on the street all sorts of food to choose from. Everything is all cash basis. The common street food in the Philippines are the following: Prito (Fried) Merienda (Snack): Turon (banana lumpia with jack fruit) Banana Cue (banana cooked in brown sugar) Kamote Cue (sweet potato cooked in brown sugar) Maruya (banana fritters) Fish Ball Squid Ball Kikiam (mixed pork and shrimp wrapped in bean cured) Probem (chicken proventriculus) Kwek Kwek (duck egg) Chicken Empanda Beef Empanda Inhaw (Grilled) Merienda (Snack): Pork Barbecue on a stick Isaw (chicken intestine) on a stick Betamax (dried pork or chicken blood) on a stick Adidas (chicken feet) on a stick Helmet (chicken head) on a stick Pig skin on a stick Other Merienda are bought in a Filipino restaurant or cooked at home: Sabaw (Soup) : Sopas (chicken noodle soup) Mami ...