I asked Dilshan, the Sri Lankan lifeguard at our pool at World Trade Center, for recommendations for nearby Sri Lankan restaurants. He pointed me to Ceylon Cuisine and Dana Restaurant. Sri Lanka Lunch Took the 41 bus to Ceylon Cuisine. Ordered their Special Weekend Lunch of chicken with beetroot, dal, rice, chicken sausage, veggies, a boiled egg, breadfruit and cashew nuts. Delicious. But very spicy. High up on the Scoville Scale. Marita was sweating profusely as she ate. I felt my own sinuses clearing. There's another Sri Lankan restaurant next to Ceylon Cuisine. We'll try it next time.
Tortang Talong & Arroz Caldo It's been a very long time since I've had tortang talong (pan-fried eggplant dipped in egg). Ordered this dish at Pusong Pinoy, a new Filipino restaurant near our apartment. Also ordered arroz caldo, which had curiously yellow rice (turmeric?). We enjoyed our meal as we listened to customers taking turns singing karaoke. At one point, the track of "Through the Fire" by Chaka Khan came up. Nobody dared take on that classic. We've resolved to take pictures of the people in restaurants - waiters, cashiers, cooks, etc. Food pics get boring after a while. The 2nd best version of that song, IMHO, is Renee Olstead's.
Sinigang refers to a Filipino stew that uses souring agents like tamarind. Beef and shrimp are popular proteins in sinigang . Sinigang Tried a sinigang made with corned beef at Sentro Restaurant in Makati. Also some fried galunggong which used to be a poor man's fish and is now a gourmet item. Both very good.
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