When you hear about
Malabon, the first thing that pops on your mind is food right? Then, hold that thought cause I'll be sharing with you my recent
Malabon Food Trip Special experience.
For only 600 php per person, you can try the six most prestigious food stops in
Malabon.
Food Stop #1: Lugaw Express
Lugaw Express has been around since 1984. The store opens at 9 pm and closes around 11 pm. It's a shabby place with a few tables and plastic chairs but customers are dropping by non-stop. It serves only one dish and that is as the name implies lugaw made with chicken broth.
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Lugaw with Kidney and Liver (40 php)
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Your coupon can be used to claim 1 bowl of
Lugaw with your choice of chicken part: legs, wings, kidney and liver or chicken feet. Each bowl costs 40 php. The plain lugaw costs 10 php. All the chicken parts costs an additional 30 php except for the chicken feet which costs 9 php each.
Food Stop #2: Hazel's Bakery
Hazel's Bakery is the home of the purest white
Puto and
Puto Pao.
We had the chance to view their squeaky clean kitchen with huge steamers.
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Puto (13 php)
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| Puto Pao (15 php) |
We got a single serving
Puto and
Puto Pao n exchange of our coupons.
Food Stop #3: Nanay's Pancit Malabon
Nanay's Pancit Malabon has a humble home-like facade. It has a small almost unnoticeable sign.
Walking in, you can already smell the enticing smell of
Pancit Malabon.
It has a very busy kitchen with big pans and toppings are laid out.
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| Pancit Malabon |
Our coupons entitled us to a single serving of their
Pancit Malabon. Never had I seen a plateful of
Pancit Malabon topped generously with so many toppings. It had slices of egg, shrimp, pork, celery and greens. While I usually eat
Pancit Malabon with a squeeze of calamansi, I found this to be heavenly without it.
Food Stop #4: Jamico's Restaurant
The highlight of our food tour is
Jamico's Restaurant which is the home of
Judy Ann Crispy Pata.
Judy Ann Crispy Pata has won the hearts of diners since 1974.
While they take pride of the
Judy Ann Crispy Pata, they have more to offer. Our coupons granted us the opportunity to taste a plateful of their best-sellers. It has sample servings of the
Judy Ann Crispy Pata,
Torta Alimasag,
Shrimp Embotido,
Chicken Pandan and
Jamico's Fried Rice. The
Judy Ann Crispy Pata has a sweet coating. The
Torta Alimasag also had a sweet thick sauce that's similar to my favorite
Fookien fried rice. The
Shrimp Embotido is so flavorful. And, lastly, the
Chicken Pandan offers a great twist to the usual fried chicken.
Food Stop #5: Dolor's Kakanin
Every since I was young,
Dolor's Kakanin Sapin-Sapin has been present in every occasion and on random casual days.
I'm so glad to visit it's original home where I got to capture how it is made.
Check out the video below.
We exchanged our coupons for a small plate of
Sapin-Sapin.
I also bought an assorted plate for 65 php. It has a
Bibingkang Malagkit in the center, 3 pieces of
Kuchinta, 3 pieces if
Pichi-pichi and 3 pieces of
Puto. The family loved the
Kuchinta. The
Puto was good enough for me too.
They also had delicious
Breadsticks and
Macarons that's makes a good gift item.
Food Stop #6: Betsy's Cakes
Our last stop is
Betsy's Cakes where we exchanged our coupons for 4 pieces of their specialty
Broas.
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| Broas (17 php) and Ube Macapuno Broas (30 php) |
It's not the typical lady fingers that you expect. The
Broas I've been accustomed to is toasted, crunchy and crumby.while this one was soft, moist and fluffy like a mamon. The classic plain one is good but I prefer the
Ube Macapuno Broas more. It is a bit more pricey at 30 php for a small size though. They also have a wide variety of budget-friendly cakes. But, I found them to be inferior to their
Broas.
Overall, we
Travel Tripsters had a fun and one-of-a-kind experience in touring around
Malabon for interesting food stops in tricycle. The serving sizes were just right. You're sure to get your money's worth and have a belly-filled by the end of the
Malabon Food Trip Special.
For more information call the
Malabon Tourism Office: 281-4999 Loc. 1003 or call/text the
Malabon TODA Association at (0918) 651-7343 | (0922) 950-1500 | (0922) 809-3010
