Feature Friday: Manam Comfort Filipino

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Hello there, first Friday of the year!  For buena mano Feature Friday post, let’s go north of the Philippines for something different.  Let’s have Filipino food with not only a twist but also turns!  It’s something new to the palate, comfort food in a kinda different way.  Now let’s check some top Pinoy dishes which offer a taste of home at Manam Comfort Filipino!
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I was so delighted when Atsi Ann tagged us along for lunch to Greenbelt 2 in Makati when we were going for our Cambodia trip last June.  It was actually our first stop for our midyear fooding adventure and we got so lucky because our buena mano was a very satisfying glorious meal.  Just look at the spread that we had!

Calamares
Calamares
Garlic Pork Adobo Belly
Garlic Pork Adobo Belly
Crispy Sizzling Sisig Overload
Crispy Sizzling Sisig Overload

The Calamares is so crunchy and doesn’t feel rubbery.  It is perfectly seasoned with whatever they put in on it because the taste is so remarkable that I couldn’t even describe in my own capability.  Hehe…..  The Garlic Pork Adobo Belly is of course, very garlicky.  But the garlic is not overdone which can make the dish bitter.  It just has the right crisp on it and the adobo flavor is not that strong like the ones we purchase in grocery stores.  Though it’s cooked differently, it doesn’t lose it’s real adobo essence.  And finally, the specialty of the house, Crispy Sizzling Sisig Overload!!!  That’s with a shout!  And shout out to this best sisig ever!!!  Oh, I could still taste it!  It was my first time to have a sisig which is crispy and explodes with a feast of flavors inside your mouth.  All umami goodness is here in this sizzling plate!  It’s not nakakaumay and you can adjust its spice by the amount of siling labuyo you want to be added on it.

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So for comfort Filipino food that you deserve during tiresome travels, head on at Manam for truly malinamnam dishes!  They also have their branches at SM Mall of Asia, Ayala Fairview Terraces, and Bonifacio Global City.
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Thank you so much, Atsi Ann for the treat and to Francis of Manam for the photos!  Stay tuned here on The Other Side of Mae for the continuation of our fooding adventure!  #tosomfeatures #tosomeats #tosomtravels

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Written by Mae Olandesca

Mary Rosalie Olandesca, a lover of the arts, humanities, and social sciences, found herself entangled in the realm of applied science and engineering, a path that didn't align with her true passions. Determined to break free from her "chemical engineer" title in the Philippines, she embarked on a brave journey to Toronto, fitting her life in only two suitcases. Despite completing her Chemical Laboratory Technician program at Seneca Polytechnic just recently, she realized that the chemical world failed to ignite her heart. A momentous realization led her to embrace her true calling as a writer, with a Creative Writing course acting as the catalyst for her long-time passion in wordsmithing. Thus emerged the extraordinary persona of Mae, the other side of her multifaceted identity. For more insights into Mae's captivating journey, visit her website at www.theothersideofmae.com as she is no more an average small-town girl and is now making big things happen in a megacity!

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