Gigi La Crepe

*reposted from my old Multiply blog.

Bonjour!

Crepe has been already a big part of the Filipino gastronomic culture.
It is usually eaten as a dessert, sometimes breakfast or as a merienda.
I usually have a serving of crepe at the Cafe Breton.

But nowadays, I do have it by way of Gigi La Crepe.

Gigi La Crepe is a Crepe/Galette stall that serves wide varieties of French Galette and Crepe.
It is through them that I was also introduced to the Galette.
Galette is a distant cousin of the Crepe. Their differences are their flavours and their composition.
Galette is more into the savoury flavour (sausage, meats, anchovies etc.) as opposed to the Crepe which is more of into the sweet and fruity taste spectrum.

As per its composition, the Crepe is made of wheat flour while the Galette is made from buckwheat flour.
I love the way they make their crepe.
It is just simple, simple presentation but still bursting with flavor.
I had a serving of their banana and Nutella crepe and it's uber good!

The crepe has the right texture between soft and chewy which is why I love it. :)
My dad also loved the Sausage Galette (called the Galette Paisan if I am not mistaken?).

Master Gigi, as I prefer to call him (the owner) never fails to serve his tasty Galette or Crepe together with his hilarious showman antics.
He is very warm, amusing and very very entertaining. :)

Merci Merci!

You can catch him and his bright yellow cart during weekends on the Salcedo and Legaspi Markets.


Gigi La Crepe
Landline: +632 729 7783
Mobile: +63 926 879-5980
+63 926 599-8756

Noodles! Noodles! Noodles!

I love noodles, all sorts of noodles from the Western-inspired pastas into the Eastern-inspired sobas/ramen or the, Chinese stir-fried noodles.

Chinese wok-fried or stir-fried noodles are now rampant around the metropolis. They can be found in the train stations, malls, or just about almost everywhere in the street. They are usually sold 25-30 Php an order and usually topped with your choice of siomai or dumplings.I love to eat stir-fried noodles since they are lightweight, not messy and they're quick to chow.

However, I think I found the best stir-fried noodles in town that satisfied my palate.

Meet Manvy Foods.

Manvy Foods is a noodles stall in Legaspi Market that offers stir-fried noodles.

What's the catch? They make their own noodles by themselves! Yes, their noodles are home-made. Once you are in their stall, you can sometimes catch the owner making their noodles.

Oh I forgot, the noodles that they use are made from veggies! Healthy option! What comes with their noodles also surprised me. Big chunks of shrimps and generous cuts of squid! To top it off, smother the noodles with their own concoction of sauces ranging from soy-based sauces to peanut sauce. You can also ask them if you want your noodles to be boiled instead of stir-fried, but I recommend that you try the stir-fried. :)

Also available are dumplings or a purely vegetarian choice of noodle toppings.

The noodles are affordable for a pricetag of 90Php per order of the Seafood or Dumpling while 80Php for the vegetarian.

Manvy Foods

Legaspi Market

(02) 254-74040917-8487012 or 0920-9212675

Indian Gourmet's ROGAN JOSH

As described on my previous posts, I love Indian Cuisine. I love their curries, mutton dishes, biryani rice dishes, stews and their flat breads. If you are into Indian food or would like to explore the cuisine, I would like to share my experience in the Indian Gourmet stall in the Legaspi Market. Indian Gourmet is a stall that sells specialty Indian Dishes that are all home made.

It's been several times already that we went to Indian Gourmet and this is only the time that I had a try of their meals since before, I was already full by the time I passed by their stall that's why I only managed to order their specialty beverages. What I tried here is their rendition of the Rogan Josh (Php 340). Rogan Josh is one of my favorite Indian dishes ever since I started to try the cuisine. Rogan Josh is a mutton dish or stew that is cooked in clarified butter (ghee) and then seasoned with spices under intense heat. The meal can come with steamed rice or their Roti bread. I chose the Roti bread to accompany my breakfast meal since I want to have the 'authenticity' of an Indian meal.

Indian Gourmet balanced the spices right in their Rogan Josh. It's not too spicy nor not too bland. It doesnt have the aftertaste/scent associated with mutton (lamb or goat). Though, I havent' asked the owners/chef Abhra or Ria about the prevalent spices, the spices' mixture is perfect. I love the blend of the spices in my taste buds after a scoopful of the Rogan Josh with their home made Roti bread.

This is an excellent Indian dish. I would recommend this to my friend and would come back to the Indian Gourmet for another serving.

To top off the meal, we ordered the homemade strawberry lassi to quench our thirst in the December morning. This lassi is also a must try specialty.

Thanks to the owners Abhra and Ria for a warm conversation accompanying the delicious dish!

Indian Gourmet also offers Vegetarian dishes like Popadums, Dal Makhni, Mutter Mushroom, Shahi Paneer. Meat and Chicken dish like Chicken Do Pyaza. Chutney varieties like Mango and Tomato Chutney plus the sides Basmati Rice or Roti Paratha. For the drinks, also available are chai tea-latte, masala lassi and the mango honey lassi.

Cheers!

Indian Gourmet

Indian, Middle Eastern & North African Cuisine

artspice@gmail.com 09173003042 / 09209036256