Strawberry Cheesecake Frappe

It's easy to fall in love with cheesecake. Any cheesecake for that matter. But when I saw Sbux blending them in their frappuccino, honestly I doubted them.

I was wrong.

Their latest frappe is actually a special variant of strawberry and cream. The difference is the topping. You get the classic favorite topped with creamcheese instead of the regular whipped cream drizzled with strawberry syrup. It's also sprinkled with Graham cookie crumbles. Not sure why we have dark and light crumbles though. To lend color to texture I suh-pose.

Location: Starbucks

Price: 190 PhP

Rating: Mejo masaya

Hiyashi Chuka

Ramen are served warm. Usually. Then sometimes you experience the exception. Cold ramen. Hindi yung tirang cup nodols sa suking tindahan na tinago muna sa ref para wag dapuan ng langaw. 

Hiyashi chuka. Or cold noodles in English. It's best served cold, just like revenge, and, well, because of the name duh. And it will prolly be bad if you have it semi-cool or lukewarm.

You have slices of meat: chicken and pork and ham; veggies: cucumber and tomatoes; then shrimp and crabsticks; topped with a sprinkling of cheese and salmon roe--choz undine eggs ba yun or other. Iskargu! You have to mix in the cold ramen underneath while adding in the special sauce. Voila! It's kinda salad-ish but it's really refreshing to the palate.

Location: Ramen Yushoken (Alabang Molito area)

Price: 370 PhP (pricey but it's worth it)

Serving: Good for 2-3 persons sharing

Rating: Masaya

Arrabiatta

Not really a fan of Seattle's Best dahil I don't know their signature coffee. Tapos tambayan pa ng isang networking biz ang branch nila dito sa may Dela Rosa. Minsan mapapaisip ka sa dami ng nabentang droga--errr... vitamins and antioxidants--ilan kayang tasa ang narecover sa sales ni SBC.

Anyways, I had a chance to taste their Arrabiatta and I instantly became a fan. Penne, red sauce, anchovies, and parmesan. I really love the spiciness of the tomato and saltiness of the anchovies. Lakas makasushal ng dilis. Parang Bella Aldama lang ang peg!

Location: Seattle's Best Coffee

Price: 175 PhP

Rating: Sobrang Saya

Cheezy Rich

Patok pa rin pala sa takilya ang JCo. Parang NFA lang or lottohan pag milyones ang jackpot. Parang may feeding program ganyan. Naalala ko dati nakipila kami sa may bandang Greenbelt nun para bumayla ng 2 pcs at frappe. Kami pa ang nahiya nyan pagdating sa counter ha. Tapos meron pala express lane para lang sa coffee orders. Gee arr arr arr arr!

Anyways napaorder ako ng chocomint frappe last Sunday. Plus umorder pa ng additional donut. Cheezy Rich. I was hoping Cheese me Up, yung may cream cheesy goodness pero sabi no ateng counter eh 1 hour prep time daw yun. Baka chinicheese lng ako ni ate. 

So I was stuck with Cheezy Rich. Rich tlga sya dahil may filling na ng cream cheese at may actual square slice pa (cheddar? I dunno) tapos may shavings pa on top. Kung gutom ka sa cheese go. Pero may umay factor tlga ammasarrey. I'll have my Cheese me Up anytime. Willing to wait!

Location: JCo Donuts

Price: 45 PhP

Rating: Sapat

Bibimbob

"Korean? Di ako kumakain ng kimchi."

I get how people most of the time associate Korean food with kimchi cause most of their food revolve around kimchi, it being a national dish and all. Izz like saying all Japanese food is raw. Or all Pinoy food is somehow a variation of adobo. It's not.

Bibimbap is a rice dish with meat and veggies served traditionally on a stone pot. Karne, gulay, kanin at itlog. Complete meal na, pwede pa lunch, dinner o breakfast. Matutuwa si Kuya Bodgie at Ate Siena nyan. 

Yun nga lang you have to make halu halo evrathang. Kanin baboy-ish, as I'd like to describe it but it's really, really good. Very filling. Dami kong fullness. And it's only 99 PhP sa nearest SM food court.

Location: Mr. KimBob (SM Foodcourt)

Price: 99 PhP add 20 for the kimchi rice

Rating: Sobrang Saya

Mint is the new Green

"Penge nga ng Nips."

Nips talaga agad agad?! Di ba pwedeng M&Ms mint with dark choco?!

McDo BFF

Yung tipong kumakain ka ng McDo BFF meal all by yourself. Kamusta naman sa calories? Kebs. Nomnomnom.

Choz syempre best shared with the BFFs.

Rating: Masaya