Eats

Mama Mia Pizzeria

Not long ago did this pizza house opened, and mahn did they attract a lot of crowd. This is probably one of the most sought after pizza place in town.  The pizza is great, the place takes you to Europe, and more importantly the food is cheap, and it offers a lot of choices too.

Im not certain if this is like the authentic Italian-style pizza. But hey, with the prize like that? I wouldn't even complain. :)

Going Out For a Different Zing!

I have this problem with monotony. It’s something that doesn’t go away in my life.  The only way to kill it (at least momentarily) is of course to try something different like going to places I haven’t been to, or eating food I haven’t tasted before.

With the brave heart and steadfast mind, I entered the uncharted doors of Bangkok wok.  Wok is a Chinese term that means a round-bottomed vessel used for cooking.  The name might sound funny, but wait till you read the menu.  You’ll find yourself laughing while trying to order out dishes to the waiter, like mon pau kok or pau kok mon.  Of course those are not exact names, I made those all up, but you got the idea.

First impression. The place looks different.  Not because it gives me that Bangkok feel, but because it doesn’t.  No details, that would imply that it’s Bangkok, nothing oriental no bamboo. No nothing.   So I was thinking hmmm, probably it’s just the food that’s bangkoky (if there’s such a word!) here.  It better be good!

First one on the menu, fried hard boild eggs topped with sweet tamarind sauce.  It costs a hundred pesos for 3 eggs sliced in half. First thing came to mind: What the hell is this? What’s so special about this dish? It's a bit like kwek kwek for crying out loud and I could buy kwek kwek along the streets for 3 pesos each! But all disappointment went to a halt when I tasted it.  It tasted entirely like a different meal.  I’ve forgotten that I was eating hard boiled eggs.  The sweet tamarind sauce was the secret behind this dish.  It’s definitely a winner for me.

Next are the main dishes! Weeee!!! They brought in some crispy fish sauce, and vegetable dish and of course the bagoong rice.

This crispy fish sauce dish wasn’t crispy at all.  It's fish skin that’s fried a bit and showered with sweet sauce and a minty leaf, which made me nauseous after a minute of eating.

The vegetable dish tasted like any vegetable dishes out there.  It didn't really have that wow factor that its price demands.  What I like though, was that they added some fried garlic, which gave it that extra zing! That made this dish a passer!

And the last but definitely not the least, the bagoong rice. It really looks festive! The fried egg, fried small shrimps, onion and meat on top makes it a winner in itself.  Eating the first spoonfuls of it was heavenly that I made a big grin on my face and unbashingly said “Thank you Lord.” Now this is what I’m talking about!  Eat this in small amount or else that heaven won’t be heaven anymore.  I literally felt like vomiting when I ate a platter full of it.  As the saying goes, too much of something is bad enough. I finally got the uneasiness out by gulping down a glass of water.