July 2015

Filipino Restaurants in Auckland 1

Chikos Restaurant and Cafe (Henderson, New Zealand)

I can’t remember when was the last time me and my wife got really excited with a restaurant but definitely Chicos filled that gap, it’s so good at last I can promote a Filipino Fusion restaurant to my non Filipino friends who are asking me where to eat Filipino food. ...

Picadillo 1

Picadillo

Picadillo is a dish made with minced meat (pork or beef), tomatoes and other ingredients like onions, corn, carrots, peas, potatoes, beans, raisins and capers. Popular in countries with Spanish influence like Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Picadillo is a dish made with minced meat (pork or beef),...

Pizzalette 1

Pizzalette

Pizzalette is a breakfast dish where pizza and omelette are combined together. So is it a pizza or it is an omelette? Well you decide but basically this dish is made with an egg base topped with pizza ingredients like pepperoni, bell pepper, mushroom and cheese. I haven’t seen any...

Salmon and Wilted Spinach with Cream Sauce 1

Salmon and Wilted Spinach with Cream Sauce

Salmon and Wilted Spinach with Cream Sauce is a dish made out of wilted spinach topped with baked salmon served with a creamy sauce infused with lemon, a full dish on its own but you can also add some rice or bread on the side. Looking for something quick and...

Pineapple Fried Rice 1

Pineapple Fried Rice

Pineapple fried rice is a Thai style fried rice made out of rice with pineapples and prawns, you might find the combination of ingredients weird but if you had tasted Thai dishes then you would say that this would make sense as it follows the basic principle of Thai dishes,...

Buko Pandan 1

Buko Pandan

Buko Pandan is a type of dessert salad made out of young coconut strips, pandan jelly and sometimes sago pearl and nata de coco on a cream and condensed milk dressing. This desert from the Bohol province is considered one of the most popular Filipino dessert. In most Filipino gatherings...

Chicken Khao Soi 1

Chicken Khao Soi

Khao soi or khao soy is a Thai noodle soup dish where egg noodles, pickled cabbage, shallots, lime, ground chillies are served in a massaman curry style broth topped with fried noodles. Meats can then be added like chicken, beef and sometimes curdled blood. Khao soi or khao soy is...