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Our fave Mint Chocolate desserts in Manila, Philippines
Looking for mint chocolate desserts in Manila? I gotchu! I am a mint chocolate fan who decided to list down my favorites in this blog post. This post about mint chocolate is not sponsored, but some of the products are made by me. What I can promise you is that I LOVE each and every mint chocolate product in the list.

I never really ate mint chocolate desserts before my then boyfriend (now husband) influenced me. Many people hate mint chocolate, saying it tastes like toothpaste, but I wasn’t put off by its flavor. I actually enjoy it (although not as much as my mint-loving hubby does), to the point that I created Mint Chocolate Cake for my small-time online cake shop. Yes, a mint chocolate cake exists in Manila!!

I’m listing down below mint chocolate desserts that we loved, in no particular order.

Mint Chocolate desserts in Manila that we love

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream from Baskin Robbins

The mint choco chip ice cream milkshake at Baskin Robbins is actually one of the best milkshakes I’ve tried, even compared to non-mint ones! So yummy and refreshing~ You can get it from their stores.

Mint Chocolate Gelato from Caramia PH

Photo Source: Caramia Mint with Chocolate

Mint gelato from Caramia was one of the first mint chocolate treats I had tried. It’s extra delicious because gelatos in general have this silky smooth texture that makes them better than ice cream! Get it from their stores.

Mint Choco Chip Cookies from Cookies PH

Big, chunky, soft, and buttery peppermint cookies with a generous amount of premium-tasting Belgian milk and dark chocolate chips! You may order it from the Cookies PH website. This is the best mint chocolate cookies I’ve tried so far, even compared to mint cookies outside Manila and Philippines.

Its recipe was developed by me. Maybe I like it because it’s based on my preference, so I’m open to other mint chocolate cookie recommendations~

Mint Choc Chip Bar from Gnaw

Photo Source: friars.co.uk

Chunky, minty white chocolates with chocolates. I choose this as my number 1 favorite mint chocolate bar! If I remember correctly, we used to buy Gnaw Mint Choc Chip bars from Robinson’s Manila supermarket.

Mint Belgian Chocolate Cake from Catzie’s Cakery

A delicious mint chocolate cake exists in Manila! Moist chocolate cake layers are sandwiched together and coated in creamy, minty Belgian chocolate frosting. We’ve talked to other mint chocolate dessert fans about this cake, and they say that they love the perfect blend of minty and chocolatey flavors here.

The Mint Belgian Chocolate Cakes are made in small batches and delivered in limited slots every Wed/Sat/Sun. We recommend to reserve your date at least 1 week ahead because the slots are sold out quickly. You may message Catzie’s Cakery to inquire on the availability of your preferred delivery date first.

“Winter Chill” Mint Chocolate Bar from Goya

Photo Source: Goya Chocolates

We didn’t expect so much from the mint chocolate of Goya, but it was better than Hershey’s!! It’s a smooth milk chocolate bar with an ample but not overwhelming amount of peppermint extract. We got it from SM Savemore in Chino Roces corner EDSA.

I’ll update the list when I have a new favorite mint chocolate dessert! Got suggestions for my list of mint chocolate desserts in Manila? Comment away! 🙂

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Our tastes in mint chocolate treats may not be the same, but below are some of the ones we had tried but didn’t enjoy as much as the ones above.

Mint Chocolate desserts in Manila and beyond that we didn’t like
- Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Mint bar (a bit too sweet for us, and not enough chocolatey flavor)
- Cold Stone Minster Ice Cream (peppermint flavor was too strong)
- Subway Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies (the plain cookie dough tasted eggy and the mint only came from the chocolate chips. Maybe a way to improve it is to use higher quality melt-in-the-mouth mint chocolates.)
December 22, 2021
Not impressed at “Impressions” restaurant at Maxims Hotel: nice ambience but horrible food service

So we tried the sit-down buffet at Impressions in Maxims Hotel, but we sat down eating nothing for a long while. They say Impressions is a fine dining restaurant, but the food service is not so fine. I could ignore the hungry mosquitoes of Impressions feasting on my feet that night, but waiting so long for our food at a buffet where food is supposed to be served nonstop fails expectations. When the food was served, it was not even properly cooked!

A fellow grill and steak lover invited our barkada to have dinner at Impressions restaurant the other night. It’s at Maxim’s Hotel, near Resorts World Manila. We were so excited about it because the cost is only P888 per person, and that is for unlimited order of grilled foods such as lamb, steak, French duck, praws, tuna, and salmon.

Waiting for our other friends

The waitresses were pretty and polite. They had complementary bread and soup, which helped us like the restaurant at first.

Complementary bread at Impressions @ Maxims hotel served with butter

There were white bread, walnut bread, and what we think was whole wheat bread. They’re warm and chewy, served with butter. I love bread and butter! I liked Impressions’ breads so much that I was able to ignore the restaurant’s mosquitoes helping themselves on my blood that night. They were all feasting on my feet. Argh!

Bowls of pumpkin soup with bacon bits were served after. There were 3 of us enjoying the bread and soup while waiting for the rest of the gang. When they arrived, we asked for their pumpkin soup bowls to be served but that took a long while. Our barkada‘s conversations got us through the long wait just fine and our seafood platter and meat platter were served. Take note: when the first platter was served, we ordered another batch of those platters immediately because we realized the ones already served were not enough for our group. It took ages for Impressions to serve the new batch, but I’ll get to that later. I’ll comment on what their foods taste like first. :p

Seafood platter at Impressions @ Maxims hotel. Some tuna slices were sour. We hope those are still good.

The prawns were delicious. The salmon was yummy too but I realized then that I personally prefer raw salmon over cooked. 😀 The tuna was a bit sour but we thought that might be because Impressions marinated it in vinegar or lemon juice before cooking.

Meat platter at Impressions @ Maxims hotel

The steak at Impressions was too salty while the lamb was very enjoyable when eaten with the mint jelly sauce. The mint jelly sauce’s flavoring is a bit sour, which played the role of pantanggal-umay in my mouth. It’s hard to find the French duck in the platter, but they tasted great! They were the ones sliced into small pieces.

My favorite grilled foods that night at Impressions were the French duck, the lamb with mint jelly, and the prawns.

3 of our friends LOVE prawns so they ordered a new platter of it. It arrived much earlier than the 2nd batch of platters that we ordered waaay earlier.

So… I mentioned that we ordered the next batch of platters right after the first batch was served. We sat there at the table at Impressions for about an hour waiting for that second batch. Impressions call this “unlimited servings” of various grilled foods but it seemed to me like they were stalling the serving of foods on purpose so that they would not run out of food supply.

Our lonely dining table at Impressions at Maxims Hotel. It’s almost an hour of wait plus several follow-ups until they served the 2nd batch of grilled foods. Akala namin unlimited grill ito? :p

There’s no more photos of the dining area after that because I was no longer in a good mood. I ordered a glass of lemon iced tea and that took a long while plus follow-ups to be served too. 🙁

After a decade, the second batch of grilled platter was finally served by Impressions but to our dismay, the steak that we ordered medium-rare was rare and very hard to chew. Of course, we requested that they send it back to the kitchen and have it cooked longer but it was so frustrating because we waited so long for that, only to find that it’s undercooked.

Obviously, I’m not coming back to Impressions at Maxims Hotel anytime soon. When I dine at restaurants, especially when considered “fine dining” restaurants, I expect to enjoy the ambience and get good service so I can relax, instead of getting stressed out waiting for almost an hour for food that they label as “unlimited”.

This Facebook post from Impressions says “Delight in unlimited servings of grilled lamb chop, rib eye, duck breast, salmon, tuna, prawns and more with Impressions’ Grill All You Can!”

Impressions should stop calling it unlimited when they just plan to stall the servings of food on purpose.

September 4, 2017
Patch Cafe: a place I’ll surely visit again in Baguio for yummy food and drinks

Next time we visit Baguio, I’d like to eat a meal and dessert at Patch Cafe again! And possibly stay at Bloomfield Hotel, since that’s where Patch Cafe is. 😆

Our third day in Baguio last long weekend was our last day. We weren’t sad to be going soon because we were already satisfied in our adventures.

Burnham Park strolling in the morning before lunch at Patch Cafe

Before heading to Patch Cafe for lunch, we visited Burnham Park first.

I was so happy to see flowers blooming all around Burnham Park on that Baguio visit. Both my companion and I were happy to watch a samoyed and a golden retriever pass by too. We were too shy to approach the owner to ask if we could pet them though. 😆 A few years ago, we visited in August and Burnham Park barely had any flower. Actually, we wouldn’t have planned to visit Burnham Park if I hadn’t seen a friend’s Instagram post of the park with lots of flowers! 😆

Our satisfying lunch and dessert at Patch Cafe in Baguio

Patch Cafe’s ambience

Look at Patch Cafe’s interior:

I liked this kind of ambience. To me, this kind of interior arrangement made me feel like I’m in a cozy house with lots of comfort food waiting for me. 😀 Two other tables were occupied near ours, and I noticed that they’re tables full of Asian foreigners. One table seated several Koreans and 2 locals, the other seated another group of foreigners who I’m not sure if Chinese, Thai or Vietnamese — definitely not Japanese or Koreans. 🙂

Food at Patch Cafe, Baguio

We had chili tuyo pasta and buffalo wings plus banana cookie shake. Then later, for dessert we had chocolate praline and tiramisu cupcake. Also iced latte and brewed coffee.

Our lunch at Patch Cafe

Buffalo wings with blue cheese dip and battered fries, chili tuyo pasta, and banana cookie milkshake at Patch Cafe, Baguio.

I had been craving for some creamy banana dessert for days, and at first sight of “Banana Cookie Milkshake” I ordered it right away (like dessert round 1, lol). No regrets! It’s very creamy with that delicious flavor from the banana. The cookie on top was so yummy — crunchy with tasty chocolate chunks. <3 I know the caramel sauce that’s dripping all over the glass is supposed to make the milkshake more yummy, but it made my hand so sticky when I held the glass. I guess one should use napkin when holding such that. xD

We loved the chili tuyo pasta! Very flavorful, according to my companion. The shredded tuyo is where most of its flavor came from. This tuyo pasta is oil-based, with just a hint of sourness, probably from calamansi. There’s a slice of half a calamansi on the chili tuyo pasta’s plate, in case you want your pasta more sour.

Buffalo wings from Patch Cafe in Baguio was only slightly spicy and not sour. The flavor was on spot on for what we’re looking for in buffalo wings. 😀 Blue cheese was easy to take out of the blue cheese dip, which was good cos we don’t like blue cheese but like the white dip itself. The fries were battered and crispy which we also liked. These thinly battered fries reminded me of similar fries that I tried at Baguio Craft Brewery. So is thinly battered fries a thing in Baguio or something? 😆 I like it.

Our dessert at Patch Cafe

Patch Cafe’s desserts are of good quality and they are very affordable.

Iced latte, brewed coffee, tiramisu cupcake, and chocolate praline (Patch Cafe, Baguio)

Hehe. I think the cupcake matches my shirt! And you know what, looking at the colorful plates and cups of somehow Patch Cafe puts me in a better mood. 😀

Let me start with the drinks we ordered for dessert time:

This is iced latte, which my companion called “perfect”. The blend of flavors was perfect that we didn’t add sweetener to it.

And this is brewed coffee and it’s really good. The taste reminded us of Dunkin’ Donuts’ brewed coffee, which is our favorite brewed coffee in Manila.

This dessert called “chocolate praline” was very interesting.

The texture is weird on first bite, but that’s because it’s an uncommon item in dessert stores. The coating was like chocolate ganache that is a bit gelatiney in texture. Inside it is like dark chocolate mousse and hazelnut praline. I’m not sure, but there could also be some sort of wafer layer inside. I loved it too! If I had the chance I would buy a chocolate praline again at Patch Cafe in Baguio. 🙂

Tiramisu cupcake was nice.

Its cake part is basic vanilla cupcake. My companion didn’t like it because to him, it’s not moist. To me it’s not a problem. I know it’s not easy to make moist vanilla cupcakes. 😆 The center and bottom is soaked in coffee syrup. The tiramisu cupcake is topped with fluffy cream cheese frosting.

This is the kind of cupcake that is good quality to me. Larcy’s Cupcakery also makes good quality cupcakes. On a side note, I really don’t know why some people go crazy over Cupcakes by Sonja — their cupcakes are too expensive for the quality (frosting is either too greasy or too gritty with powdered sugar).

I loved everything I tried at Patch Cafe in Baguio! <3

So yeah, like I said, I definitely want to try other items at Patch Cafe when I go back to Baguio someday. From ambience to food quality, Patch Cafe is a comforting place to go in Baguio.

I even ordered some of those chocolate chip cookies for take-out. Hihi

These cookies were crunchy, but still a bit moist inside. And I really liked the choco chips they used. OMNOMNOMNOM~

November 14, 2016
Lazy Bastard: try it for beefy burgers and customized breakfast sandwiches

We decided to walk along Jupiter Street with our Pokemon Go apps turned on, hoping to add a couple of kilometers to our incubated Pokemon eggs.

Our tired feet brought us to Lazy Bastard. It’s at Jupiter street corner Galaxy street.

Entrance to Lazy Bastard in Jupiter St. corner Galaxy St.

We already ordered cheeseburger and slappy joe when we noticed their breakfast sandwiches can be customized. I want to try hashbrowns instead of bread buns (they call this “outsides”) and sausage patty with bacon and cheese as filling (they call these “insides”). Hehe. 😆 Or maybe waffle outside, with sausage, hashbrown, bacon and cheese inside… Served with vanilla milkshake! The latter sounds less nakakaumay. Too much oil, I know. Their menu even detailed the steps for their breakfast sandwiches:

Step 1: Choose outsides
Step 2: Choose a lot of insides
Step 3: Die Happy

I definitely want to take step 3 by being happy but without dying yet though. XD

After a few minutes, our burgers were served!

Cheese burger with tots

Sloppy joe with onion rings

The sloppy joe was too sweet. To me, it would probably be enjoyable if the sweetness was just subtle. Lazy Bastad’s sloppy joe is even sweeter than the average beef tapa, and almost as sweet as tocino. 🙁

Cheese Burger from Lazy Bastard is very good, and I think it’s because I loved the melted cheddar cheese that they used. The burger patty itself is very beefy. I loved it!

We ordered these burgers as part of combo meals for additional P90 on each meal. We had tots (they’re like hashbrowns shaped like small cylinders) and onion rings. The onion rings are onion slices fried with batter. My companion said it’s like tempura batter. The sides were served in paper bags, but we poured them on our plate for better presentation. Tee-hee.

“Calamantea” at Lazy Bastard

Their calamantea (calamansi iced tea) is refreshing and goes well with their burgers (or any greasy food) because it lessens the umay feeling. It’s a must-try!

I will go back to munch on something again at Lazy Bastard when I have the chance, but will never try their Sloppy Joe again. Sorry but it was horrible because of the level of sweetness.

Go to Lazy Bastard if you want meaty, beefy beef patties and cheddar cheese on your cheeseburger, or if you want breakfast sandwich with waffles outside, and a high stack of sausage patty, bacon, cheese, eggs, and whatnot as filling! 😆 Die happy.

November 13, 2016
Another dinner at Glenn 50’s Diner

2 years ago I had my first dinner at Glenn 50’s Diner. I ordered fried chicken, expecting it to be just enough amount for 1 person, but they served me 3 huge pieces of chicken. Sulit, right? Their foods are also delicious, and having their ice cream milkshake with your meal is mandatory. :3

This year, we had another dinner at Glenn 50’s Diner. We came a bit early for dinner, around 6:30PM, and yet, there was still a waiting list. How can Glenn 50’s Diner not be that popular with the low prices and good quality, right?

“You and I” meal at Glenn 50’s Diner

“Deep fried breaded ground beef and ground chicken, topped with tartar sauce and mayo sauce ala croquet.”

I really liked the breaded ground beef with chili con carne on top. It’s extra tasty because theres’s beans in the chili con carne. The ground chicken one was not as good as the beef, but it’s still good.

Glenn 50’s diner did not mention the chili con carne on their description of this product though.

“Gambler’s Choice” meal at Glenn 50’s Diner

“Hustler favorite, marinated pork spareribs, then grilled until golden brown topped with our special white sauce and 3 pcs. of grilled shrimps in BBQ sauce, sauteed vegetables lying on a bed of rice.”

Gambler’s Choice was pork ribs, served sliced and without bones. Glenn 50’s Diner’s menu description says that the pork should be topped with special white sauce, but the sauce is only drizzled like decoration and I could barely taste it.

On my first piece of pork spareribs, I loved it because the meat was so tender! But the next pieces I ate were not as good as the first. My companion said the pork spareribs of Glenn 50’s Diner tasted like adobo.

Also take note that the BBQ sauce are on the shell of the shrimps. I don’t like eating the shell of shrimps like some people enjoy doing, but I still ate it. Sayang yung BBQ sauce e! 😆

Okay, the photo below has poor quality. I used the front camera of my phone for that. hehe.

As always, their ice cream shakes are yummy! We ordered vanilla and strawberry ice cream shakes this time. I loved both of them. <3

Happy companion is happy!

I wasn’t able to take a photo of it, but we ordered their 100-peso burger for take out, which came with fries. They also included mustard and ketchup in the take-out box. Hmmm I think the fries from Glenn 50’s Diner was the only fries we tried on our Baguio trip without batter. Still delicious though! The burger tasted alright.

Glenn 50’s Diner shall remain as one of my favorite places in Baguio. <3

November 6, 2016
“Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe” lunch after Camp John Hay strolling in Baguio

On our first day in Baguio on a recent long weekend, we went strolling at Camp John Hay. After the tiring walk, we helped ourselves to a brunch at Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe.

Before I talk about the food at Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe, let me share some Camp John Hay photos first:

We went to Mile High, an area with lots of ukay/tiangge, and also went for a short trip at The Manor and its garden.

Mile High

Near entrance to The Manor

Gardens at The Manor

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The Manor garden was where we sat on a bench to catch our breath and enjoy the view. We felt hunger coming and decided to try Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe, which was one of the shops below Camp John Hay that we found online. Thank you, Globe for good mobile Internet!

When we arrived at Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe, we were seated right away by an attendant. It took long for someone to give us a food menu though, and we had to request it, otherwise, I think it could have taken 30 minutes for them to notice that we didn’t have their menu. Almost all tables were occupied that time.

We ordered brewed coffee and Cappuccino for our brunch, longganisa omelette with toast, and beef tapa with sunny side up egg and red rice. They only serve red rice, and have no plain rice. I realized that red rice actually looks violet. 😆

Our coffee was starting to get cold and yet our foods hadn’t been served yet. They were delicious foods though! I noticed that there were only 2 staffs going around the shop to tend to customers. I know it must be a tough job. I myself won’t be able to do that kind of work. Kudos!

This was the omelette we ordered. It was served with toast, butter, and strawberry jam! Yay, I love butter on my toast. 🙂 And wow, strawberry jam makes me happier because I felt the “Baguio vibes” even more. Tee-hee. The omelette was very tasty, and I liked the parts with longganisa. The omelette also had bell peppers, onions, olives, and mushrooms. Okay, I must confess. I personally didn’t like it because even though I like the flavor they give, I don’t like munching on onions, bell pepper, and olives. 😆 It’s my fault for ordering this item without considering the ingredients.

And here’s beef tapa with sunny side up egg plus red rice. It’s nothing special but was truly enjoyable. The beef was tender, the egg yolk was runny just the way we like it, and the red rice was just fine.

They had cakes and other baked goods too. I would try those if I wasn’t full yet. 😆

November 5, 2016
Interesting dishes at “Your Local” in Legazpi Village, Makati (review)
Friend: “is your office close to your local?”
Me: “close to… my local?”
Friend: “no, the place’s name is ‘your local’!”
Me: “ohh!”

I searched for the place Your Local and found our that it’s a restaurant in Esteban St. in Makati’s Legazpi Village. They had interesting dishes like laksa fettuccine, torched salmon donburi, and beef rendang buns.

Their drinks and dessert also sounded interesting, like Arnie Palmer (earl grey iced tea with lemon grass and orange) and chocolate earl grey pudding and lime mousse.

We sat in the bar area, where we could see food preparation. I enjoyed watching them enjoying themselves prepare food.

😀 I’ll probably look like them when I open a dessert shop one day. 😆 It seemed like the salmon donburi and the black-bun burger are one of their best sellers. It was so cool watching a lady set the dish “torched salmon donburi” on fire. hehe. For several times I had seen them prepare a burger with black buns. I’d like to try that next time.

I like trying new dishes and enjoyed what I tried at Your Local in Legazpi Village, Makati.

Parmesan Fries with Truffle Ketchup at Your Local

My friend and I tried parmesan fries with truffle ketchup, torched salmon donburi, and lamb rendang. The fries smelled like bonito. I think the fries weren’t seasoned with salt because they are bland by themselves, but get tasty when you dip them into the ketchup. I liked how crispy the fries were too.

I don’t know what truffle flavor tastes/smells like, so I can’t tell if the ketchup had a “truffle-y” flavor. It actually doesn’t taste different from tomato ketchup.

Torched Salmon Donburi at Your Local

The salmon donburi was delicious too, served with black rice. The salmon was soft, moist and tasty, and I liked the rich mayo on it.

We need more rice with this!

Lamb Rendang at Your Local

Oh, the lamb rendang — I liked how the meat was shredded. Everything else on the plate went well with it: mint sauce, raisins, cucumber, and black rice. The only think that could improve the dishes is… more rice! XD I felt that the salmon and rendang were very tasty (and tasty usually needs more rice), but they seem to skimp on the amount of rice they serve with the dishes.

The torched salmon donburi needed more rice, but this lamb rendang was tastier that it needed much more rice with it. Your Local, please don’t skimp on rice. The dishes are not cheap anyway. 😆

Service? The staff who waited tables were laid back and easy to talk to, but they seemed to be in a hurry to clear tables. Someone asked if he may take the plate of a dish we finished and we said yes, but to our surprise, he also took our plate of salmon that we still wanted to finish. My friend and I were distracted in our convo that we only noticed that he also took out plate of salmon when he was already walking away… a moment when it’s awkward to say “ay kuya kakainin pa po namin yan!” ??? That salmon was not cheap. HUHU

Other “Your Local” food reviews:
September 1, 2016
Oishinbo lunch at Little Tokyo, Makati

So I’m gonna write a really quick post about our meal at Oishinbo, a Japanese restaurant in Little Tokyo, Makati. I’m just passing time as my Android Studio is running its Gradle build. ^o^;; My workstation is a bit too slow for the job.

We went there for our last lunch with an office friend whose last day in the company is the day after. She likes Japanese food and she chose this place since she hasn’t tried Oishinbo’s food yet.

Here’s . 3 pieces for each kind: salmon, tuna and squid that’s cut into cute rings.

I never paid attention to the slices of lemon that Japanese restaurants serve with sashimi. But a friend suggested I squeeze some lemon juice on my sashimi, and I liked the extra flavor it lent to the raw fish.

(Moriawase: 3 x 3 kinds sashimi, P590)

My friends always liked the Spicy Tuna Maki (P298) at Izakaya Kikufuji and craved for that item while in another restaurant 😆 Good thing Oishinbo serves it too. It looks different and is not spicy at all, at least for us. But it was enjoyable. I think the mayonnaise was the key.

Delicious but I didn’t find it spicy at all

And here’s their beef curry.

Gyu Don with mushrooms (P298):

I didn’t realize this until now – that I forgot to take a picture of my own food! 😆 It’s probably because I was hungry and began eating immediately when the bowl was placed in front of me. But it was yummy! I especially enjoyed the crispy parts of the chicken.

Oishinbo address:

Little Tokyo, 2277 Chino Roces Avenue, Legaspi Village, Makati City

Oishinbo, Makati store hours:

May change without notice!
10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Mon10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Tue10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Wed10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Thu10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Fri10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Sat10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Sun10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 11 PM

For Oishinbo menu, refer to this page: Oishinbo page at Zomato

April 29, 2016
Tuna Patties: recipe for low carb diet
THIS is probably the best so far low carb recipe that I’ve tried!

These tuna patties are very tasty and satisfying, and you don’t even have to buy fresh tuna fish. They taste amazing even with canned tuna. Tastes

Ingredients:

425 grams canned tuna, drained
3 beaten eggs
1/4 cup red onion, minced
18 pcs pork rinds (chicharon), crushed
4 cloves garlic, minced
Italian seasoning (or combine dried rosemary, basil, oregano)
red pepper flakes (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying

Procedures:
1. Drain tuna completely then place it in a big bowl
2. Add to tuna: onion, pork rind, eggs, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, plus an amount salt and pepper that you think will suffice
3. Mix well and refrigerate for 30 minutes
4. Shape the mixture into 8 patties. It’s easier to just use your clean hands
5. Caution: oil splatters when you fry these so be careful!
6. Heat up the oil in a large pan then fry each side of tuna patty for 3-4 minutes per side
7. Make sure to brown each side nicely, but not blacken it. The browning gives a nice crunch, and the crunch is what makes these patties really delicious.
These tuna patties are very low in carb, very tasty that they’re not like food for a diet, and very simple to make… and so I’m surely gonna make these again!

Recipe adapted from Tuna Cakes recipe from Butter is not a Carb.

I’ll surely try this too: Mini Tuna Melt
December 21, 2015
Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower: recipe for low carb diet

This is a low carb version of mashed potato. I adapted the “Better than Potatoes” Cheesy Cauliflower Puree recipe from ibreatheimhungry.com.

Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower (mine weighed 192 grams after cleaning and trimming)
3 Tbsp heavy cream (I used Anchor brand)
28 grams butter
1.5 oz cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Clean and trim cauliflower. Break into small pieces.
Microwave it with cream and butter for 3 minutes then toss ingredients to coat cauliflower with liquid.
Continue heating in microwave for another 3 minutes.
Add cheddar cheese then microwave for 1 minute.
Quickly transfer to blender. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Microwave for 1 minute, add salt and pepper to taste, then mix well.
Store in sealed container for up to 3 days in the fridge.

The mashed cauliflower’s aroma can take some getting used to. I think I won’t be able to eat it without the cream and cheese mixed in. xD I think the carb content is not that low, (I try to target 20 grams of carbs per day, tops) that’s why I don’t want to make it often.

December 20, 2015