MANILA, Philippines - Ninak offers dishes from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Ninak’s menu options are bagoong rice — shrimp-paste fried rice served with shallots, green beans, sautéed sweet pork, chili, and wedges of lime, topped with scrambled egg strips, and the Chilean green curry mussels. There’s also the chicken satay, tender chicken skewers served with your choice of dip (cucumber relish or spicy peanut sauce), and the red pork curry, pork slowly simmered in Thai red curry and coconut milk, with young corn, carrot, and eggplant. Not to be missed is Ninak’s version of the popular laksa. Topped with fresh greens, this serving of noodles, tofu, prawns, and eggs cooked in a rich, creamy coconut broth boasts an authentic spiciness, staying true to the real flavors of the dish.
Ninak Asian Cuisine is at Unit 101 Seven East Capitol Building, East Capitol Dr. cor. Sta. Rosa St., Kapitolyo, Pasig City.
For information, call 655-6902 or0922 857-6187.
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Cream cheese roll from Gardenia
The Cheese Cream Roll is Gardenia’s newest snack. Pop it inside the fridge for about 30 minutes to an hour and watch the Gardenia Cheese Cream Roll transform into a scrumptious ice cream sandwich. The Gardenia Cheese Cream Roll is just one of the many cream-roll flavors from Gardenia that you can take anywhere. This treat also comes in chocolate, ube, cookies and cream, rocky road, choco strawberry, and mangoes and cream.
Gardenia’s Cheese Cream Roll is available in supermarkets and convenience stores.
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Banana Nutella crisp bacon toast at Pancake House
Pancake House offers its Banana Nutella Crisp Bacon Toast — specially made butter toast with Nutella hazelnut spread in between, topped with sugar-glazed bananas, crispy bacon, and toasted almond slices. The Banana Nutella Crisp Bacon Toast is now available for a limited time only at all Pancake House outlets nationwide.
For delivery, call 588-2468.
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Take it! from Goya
Goya offers its newest treat, Take It! A great way to pair your Goya Take It! is to use whipped cream with dried fruits. Or you can go for nuts — peanuts, almonds, cashew, macadamia or pine nuts — which are popular choices for toppings and go well with whipped cream. Or make it a la mode with your favorite ice cream. Toasted nuts on whipped cream or ice cream are a great add-on to give that extra crunch to your chocolate bar. Goya Take It! is molded chocolate wafers that come in three-layer crispy wafer fingers smothered in milk chocolate. It’s available in easy-to-carry packs of two fingers, four fingers, and a six-pack of two fingers.
Goya Take It! is available at leading supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide.
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Crab, seafood, steak and wine at El Cangrejo
El Cangrejo Crab, Seafood and Steak Bistro offers crab, seafood, steak, and wine in a rustic, laidback and comfortable atmosphere. Specialties include juicy steamed crabs tossed in beurre noisette, as well as the oft-requested seafood platter and baked scallops. El Cangrejo also boasts Angus steaks, surf-and-turf combinations for meat lovers, and other seafood offerings. A selection of red and white wines and local and imported beer goes excellently with the dishes.
El Cangrejo Crab, Seafood and Steak Bistro is at Unit D1, Jardin de Zenaida, 34 Sgt. Esguerra Ave., South Triangle, Quezon City.
For reservations, call 351-0700 or visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/El-Cangrejo-Crab-Seafood-and-Steak-Bistro/160296647479640.