My Malabon: Malabon food tour

Monday, February 28, 2011

Malabon Food Tour sidelights

With Richard Bautista as guide, naturally the Food Tour wasn't just all about food. There were bits and pieces of Malabon's history and heritage strewn along the way from the time we converged at Pescadores up to the time the group disbanded.

For more photos, please click on the following link: Malabon Food Tour Sidelights Photo Album.

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Malabon Food Tour

Like most Malabon residents, I already had my own Malabon food favorites cultivated over the years. But I recently discovered that it's still possible to keep adding to this list -- that I can actually make new food memories, so that "comfort food" is not just the food that I grew up with when I was younger. It can also be recent food discoveries that I love going back to, that in the process they become "comfort food" as well.

I recently made two such Malabon food discoveries that I've come to regard as "comfort food." Eager to savor these and other long-time favorites, I joined the MALABON FOOD TOUR led by Richard Bautista last Saturday for the Pinoy Frugal Chowhounds.

MELY'S CARINDERIA

Lunch at MELY'S CARINDERIA with its selection of of home-cooked dishes. Some favorites include beef mechado, rellenong pusit and tapang kabayo. MELY'S CARINDERIA is a recent discovery courtesy of Richard.

Beef mechado the way my Mom used to cook it - slowly simmered in finely chopped onions and tomatoes. Just looking at the picture makes me want to come back for another serving.

MELY'S CARINDERIA is on A. Bonifacio Street in Barangay Flores, Tel. Nos. 281.6316 and 282.6299.

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TESSIE'S TURON PINIPIG

Our dessert, another recent food discovery - Turon pinipig with its crunchy caramel coating.

If you can chance upon the turon still hot and freshly fried -- yum... Sometimes I buy this by the dozen to take home. But I usually bring my own plastic container to put the turon in, making sure not to put the lid on or enclose the turon. That way I can preserve the crunchiness for a longer period of time.

The turon pinipig is available at ALING TESSIE'S PUTO STORE on Flores Street, Tel. No. 281.5804. From MELY'S CARINDERIA, simply turn right on the first corner. It's a little past the Sta. Peregrina Learning Center on the right side.

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ROSY'S PANCIT MALABON

A Malabon food trip won't be complete without PANCIT MALABON. Unfortunately, ROSY'S PANCIT MALABON was closed because ALING ROSY PACHECO passed away the night before. We were so sorry to hear about her demise. Over the years ALING ROSY had acquired iconic stature as she maintained the excellent quality and emotional appeal of her product set in the quiet simplicity Malabon residents have always known. We dropped by the wake to pay our respects.

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ALING UPENG'S SPECIAL QUEKIAM

Aling Upeng's Quekiam on C. Arellano Street in Cuatro Cantos.

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ALING UPENG'S QUEKIAM is also available at the Visita (the Barangay Concepcion Public Market).

ARNY-DADING'S PEACHY PEACHY

ARNY-DADING'S PEACHY-PEACHY on C. Arellano Street, Barangay Baritan, Tel. Nos. 281.0637 and 281.0641

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CONCEPCION BAKERY

CONCEPCION BAKERY is known for its camachile, pianono and pan de sal. Located on General Luna Street in Barangay Concepcion.

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DOLOR'S KAKANIN

DOLOR'S KAKANIN is now available throughout Metro Manila because of its many outlets. Nevertheless, we passed by the original store on Escanilla Street in Barangay Concepcion because this is where it all began. See my blog posting on DOLOR'S KAKANIN for Malabon addresses and telephone numbers: Another Food Treasure of Malabon: Dolor's Kakanin

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LUGAW NI ONOY