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...
Most of us eat eggplant the Filipino way is making it into torta that is battered with egg, but you haven't seen a lasagna version without pasta. We don't need to worry about the carbohydrate in reality it is melted cheese on the top to enhance the flavor linger in your mouth. Using a fork you begin to dig inside to see what is the ingredient when looking at the plastic clear container the layering is the melted cheese how it resemble how a lasagna may look. It is a combination of an eggplant salad and torta only difference there is melted cheese on it which makes it really unique. Those who are in the mood to try something new may look into Cafe Leonor . If you really want some garlic pasta must try their Prawn Aglio Olio with two pieces garlic bread for PHP 325.00 ($5.80). Or a big portion of Soy Garlic that comes individual plastic containers for PHP 260.00 ($4.64) includes mixed vegetables and rice. Carmina will someday try their other dishes in the future who knows we c...