December 5, 2008
Makati City, Philippines
5:30 pm
I was so busy, that as is my wont during Fridays, I forgot to eat lunch.
Yes Virginia, it does happen to me..more often than you might think. My stomach is empty but I pay it no mind in the thrill of answering emails and talking on the phone. Truly.
So…stomach grumbling and feeling dizzy… and remembering I had to pick up a gift for a christening tomorrow wherein I would also be a ninang/godmother to a hapless and innocent child (who will have no clue what kind of ninang she is going to be saddled with , she can blame her dad for that), I dashed madly out of my home and ran to GB1 (Greenbelt 1).
Lo and behold, I passed by National Bookstore, and Via Mare.
Didn’t I say I would check out also if it was “lugaw” or “congee” that I had eaten and talked about in my post “Hankering for Congee” (http://cuh888.multiply.com/journal/item/62/Hankering_for_Congee).
So checked it, got bamboozled into checking out more of their menu..and under Altanghap, finally selected spicy tuyo flakes and a glass of cold, cold sago.
The only complaint I have relates to the rice in this dish. It was puffy, somewhat wet and certainly not the kind of fried rice I liked – which leans to fried and somewhat dried out rice – all the the better to pour sikwate (thick, rich, hot chocolate) in, my dear!
Its called “Altanghap” because its ALmusal (Breakfast) – TANGhali (Lunch) – HAPunan (Dinner) due to the fact that the meals under this heading can be served any time.
Enjoy!
– Dec 5, ’08 11:43 PM
The Curious Cat 