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Beer Pairing Basics 2: French Food with Beer?

This is Part 2 of the Beer Pairing Basics with San Miguel Lifestyle Brews. This time, it was a private, by-invite-only event. (Maybe because matching beer with French food is risky and experimental?)

The premise is, if we can pair French food with wine, why not beer?  Let me share with you our experience...

30 Awesome Food Experiences around the Philippines (by Pinoy Travel Bloggers)!

Food is an integral part of the Filipino culture. To understand why, you need to travel and experience it. We asked the most passionate Pinoy Travel Bloggers this question:  "What is Your Most Awesome Food Experience while Traveling in the Philippines?"

 The answers pleasantly surprised us. We have only tried 16 (✔) out of 30.  Our favorite posts are marked with a ★ symbol because we recommend it as a must-try food experience or we want to taste the food in our future travels. Travel the Philippines First!

LUZON AWESOME FOOD EXPERIENCES:

I'm inspired by the post of Kara Santos on experiencing what Aeta food really is. Hopefully, I can go to the 2nd Aeta Forest Food Festival. For balikbayans out there, Graciel Cecilio created a great guide on how to have an awesome food experience.

Ivan Briñas Cultura's Best Bibingka and Strangest Bibingka posts were very interesting. Every Filipino should try Alagao in Antipolo as blogged by Tita Lili. If you want something more exotic, there's Frog Legs in the Estero by Brenna Bustamante. We aim to try the Pakaskas, featured by Josiah Sicad, one of these days.

1. ★ AETA FOREST FOOD by Kara Santos | CAPAS, TARLAC

"In terms of forest food, we learned that Aetas primarily plant mountain rice, wild bananas, corn, and root crops like ube (a form of taro), kamoteng kahoy (cassava) and kamoteng baging (mountain yams). Wild bananas called amukaw have lots of tiny black seeds, which are strained before the edible part of the banana is made into a refreshing juice. The extract is believed to cure 'pasma' (trembling hands and sweaty palms that occur after hard labor)."

READ MORE: Travel Up  | First Aeta Forest Food Festival

Announcing...87878 Foodie Delivery!

The Best Home-based Goodies Now Delivered Directly to Your Home :)

(9/13/10 UPDATE: Since the goods are made-to-order and freshly cooked before they are delivered, Foodie Delivery is on advanced-orders-basis except for some that are readily available.)

It all started with the realization that the yummiest food are made at home...

In the first Ultimate Taste Test, we discovered that suppliers of really unique foodie finds are primarily home-based. To buy their product, you either have to pick it up at their house or get it from their delivery or pick-up point/outlet. One time, a foodie suggested using OAP as a means to deliver these awesome finds to people. Thus, the idea of providing a delivery service for the best-of-the-best foodie discoveries was born.

Best Paella Valenciana in Manila?

Patricia, an avid reader of OAP, gave me this foodie tip about her mom's Paella Valenciana, which is a by-order, home-based business in Tomas Morato. I got intrigued because:

Chef Adrian Cuenca's Bone Marrow and Truffles Burger!

Chef's Burger Set Menu (P1,100 +10%sc). All Beef Meat Patty with Bone Marrow and Truffles, served with soup or salad, dessert, and coffee or tea.

Banchetto Love - Friday Night Foodie Market Feast!

 

If you are looking for a place to eat after a late Friday night gimmick in the Ortigas area, then Banchetto is the perfect foodie place for you. Banchetto is an Italian word meaning "a feast", and it lives up to the expectation of being the best foodie night market in the area. It was organized for the call center crowd in Ortigas as it literally opens at 12 midnight.

Here is a photo essay of our Banchetto Food Trip on Emerald...

Ice Cream vs. Yogurt - And the winner is...

Read First: [OAP SURVEY] Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt?

Out of 2,111 foodie respondents, 66.1% prefer Frozen Yogurt over Ice Cream, with 76% of the Yogurt lovers opting to have healthy toppings like fresh fruits, granola or cereals with their frozen treat. On the other hand, Ice Cream lovers favor the premium, creamy type of ice cream, and 54% of them choose to savor the flavor of ice cream on its own.

Thanks to all the people who participated in the March-June 2010 survey on the battle between Ice Cream vs. Frozen Yogurt! :) Here is the summary of the survey with qualitative results on Why Foodies Love Yogurt or Ice Cream...

Beer Pairing Basics

 

We are constantly on the lookout for ways to enhance our food experience. Last Wednesday, we had the chance to do just that as we officially had our first food and beer pairing degustation. I do hope Chateau 1771 offers the degustation menu in their resto for other foodies to try the beer and food combinations.

Here are our insights and learnings from the beer pairing experience with San Miguel Lifestyle Brews...