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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce.  Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the  lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...

How do you eat your canned sardines?


Sardine is a popular canned good that can be cook in so many ways. I will share you ways people eat their canned sardines.
  1. Some people like it just from the can and eat it the way. 
  2. Some people like to sauté and cooked with onion and garlic with the canned sardine.
  3. Our employee also put sardines in egg omelets or in their soup.
  4. Some people eat it with sauté onion and scramble egg with the canned sardine.
  5. Some people put it on their noodles.
There are no limits how you want to eat your canned sardines.

The Filipino eats their sardine with rice or in pandesal bread tops it with sunny side up egg.

Filipino Sardine Recipe:
Ingredient:
  • Canned of sardines
  • 1 - Onion (chopped)
  • 2 - Cloves Garlic (minced)
  • 1 - Egg (beaten) - Optional
Step 1:
  • In a pan add little amount of cooking oil
  • Add garlic and onion sauté
  • Add the sardines from the canned along with its tomato sauce
  • Add egg (optional)
  • Mix together until egg is cooked
  • Ready to eat.






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