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Friday, August 6, 2010
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Food Review: Go Greek! Kebab
You've heard of reviews and you've heard of food (hopefully) but have you ever heard of food reviews? Of course you have. It's just that most of the food reviews we see are in the other side of the world. We're about to change that. Here's the 1st EVER blog [not really true] that reviews foods in the Philippines.
The review format is in an easy to read what-I-liked-what-I-hated format. I then give a rating out of five out of the probability that my taste buds would like to be entertained by the same food again.
Go Greek! Kebab
Location: Glorietta 4 Food Court/Place/Palace/Mansion/Haven
Store Picture (courtesy of 5 mins of google since I couldn't find a company website) and
Actual Picture of Food (courtesy of my trusty Nikon D40):
I've never tried Greek food before. It's easy to find Japanese, Korean, Italian, Chinese and American food all around malls but Greek food is a bit more uncommon. So I've been curious about Greek food for a while wondering what makes it different from other countries. According to wikipedia, Greek cuisine makes wide use of oils, herbs and various meats. They also use olives, cheese and some other food I'm having a hard time to spell.
Surprisingly enough, what I ordered in "Go Greek!" had those ingredients mentioned. And they say wikipedia wasn't accurate. Included in the kebab meal was rice, kebab of your choice (lamb, chicken, fish, steak, some other animal I can't remember), a salad side and 2 sauces.
On to the review.
What I liked:
Kebab or OKAYBOB (silent o): I hate to use the term perfectly grilled but it is the most apt description. It doesn’t feel under or overcooked. Just right. The meat is very juicy too. Pretty big pieces too.
Cheese Sprinkled Salad?: I'm not the one who usually orders salads but hey it's included in the meal so why not try it? I don't think I've tried salad with cheese-like sprinkles on it. It definitely suits the salad since it gives a nice texture to the food.
2 Sauces made from Awesomeness: In the actual meal picture you'd think one part of the plate was empty but fret not! It's actually a white sauce. I don't know what the hell it's called and I don't really care. The white sauce tastes like the same white shawarma sauce [citation needed].I don't know where it's supposed to be used since my meal came with no instruction manual. I tried it on the salad. What an great combination. Who would have thought those two things could ever be combined? Definitely not me. If your wondering what the other sauce is, I also don't know what it’s called. It’s a sweet green alien-goo looking sauce with foreign food bits. Its awesomely matched with the meat on the kebab.
Feeling Light: I don't mean that it's in microscopic portions. The combination of food is a great meal that makes you full without the eat-all-you-can guilt. Most of the everything is in the right portion for me.
What I hated:
Restaurant Price: Even if that food is that awesome, 195 (and above for the other possible hard to pronounce food) is too much for me. 200 range is the starting restaurant/it-deserves-its-own-separate-store price for me and this isn't it. It's a freaking stall! At least have your own store so I can feel a bit better about the price tag.
More meat on the Kebab Please: I'm not too much of a this-is-my-last-meal-on-earth kind of guy but I love a lot of huge portions of meat since I think that's what I pay for the most. The kebab needs to be extended buy a few more inches with more meat or possibly less whatever that was.
Tomatoes: Man do I hate tomatoes. I cannot stand it's watery icky texture.
Whatever Vegie/Fruit/Alien substance was in the kebab: What is that anyway? Reminds me of tomatoes.
Final Thoughts:
With that my I've finally had a glimpse of Mediterranean food. It's pretty darned good. I'd love to try it again and I do recommend it to you dear reader if you want to try something different. The price tag is a bit high but worth it.
Rating: 4 Finely Chiseled Greek Gods out of 5
The review format is in an easy to read what-I-liked-what-I-hated format. I then give a rating out of five out of the probability that my taste buds would like to be entertained by the same food again.
Go Greek! Kebab
Location: Glorietta 4 Food Court/Place/Palace/Mansion/Haven
Store Picture (courtesy of 5 mins of google since I couldn't find a company website) and
Actual Picture of Food (courtesy of my trusty Nikon D40):
I've never tried Greek food before. It's easy to find Japanese, Korean, Italian, Chinese and American food all around malls but Greek food is a bit more uncommon. So I've been curious about Greek food for a while wondering what makes it different from other countries. According to wikipedia, Greek cuisine makes wide use of oils, herbs and various meats. They also use olives, cheese and some other food I'm having a hard time to spell.
Surprisingly enough, what I ordered in "Go Greek!" had those ingredients mentioned. And they say wikipedia wasn't accurate. Included in the kebab meal was rice, kebab of your choice (lamb, chicken, fish, steak, some other animal I can't remember), a salad side and 2 sauces.
On to the review.
What I liked:
Kebab or OKAYBOB (silent o): I hate to use the term perfectly grilled but it is the most apt description. It doesn’t feel under or overcooked. Just right. The meat is very juicy too. Pretty big pieces too.
Cheese Sprinkled Salad?: I'm not the one who usually orders salads but hey it's included in the meal so why not try it? I don't think I've tried salad with cheese-like sprinkles on it. It definitely suits the salad since it gives a nice texture to the food.
2 Sauces made from Awesomeness: In the actual meal picture you'd think one part of the plate was empty but fret not! It's actually a white sauce. I don't know what the hell it's called and I don't really care. The white sauce tastes like the same white shawarma sauce [citation needed].I don't know where it's supposed to be used since my meal came with no instruction manual. I tried it on the salad. What an great combination. Who would have thought those two things could ever be combined? Definitely not me. If your wondering what the other sauce is, I also don't know what it’s called. It’s a sweet green alien-goo looking sauce with foreign food bits. Its awesomely matched with the meat on the kebab.
Feeling Light: I don't mean that it's in microscopic portions. The combination of food is a great meal that makes you full without the eat-all-you-can guilt. Most of the everything is in the right portion for me.
What I hated:
Restaurant Price: Even if that food is that awesome, 195 (and above for the other possible hard to pronounce food) is too much for me. 200 range is the starting restaurant/it-deserves-its-own-separate-store price for me and this isn't it. It's a freaking stall! At least have your own store so I can feel a bit better about the price tag.
More meat on the Kebab Please: I'm not too much of a this-is-my-last-meal-on-earth kind of guy but I love a lot of huge portions of meat since I think that's what I pay for the most. The kebab needs to be extended buy a few more inches with more meat or possibly less whatever that was.
Tomatoes: Man do I hate tomatoes. I cannot stand it's watery icky texture.
Whatever Vegie/Fruit/Alien substance was in the kebab: What is that anyway? Reminds me of tomatoes.
Final Thoughts:
With that my I've finally had a glimpse of Mediterranean food. It's pretty darned good. I'd love to try it again and I do recommend it to you dear reader if you want to try something different. The price tag is a bit high but worth it.
Rating: 4 Finely Chiseled Greek Gods out of 5
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Food Review: Tapa King
You've heard of reviews and you've heard of food (hopefully) but have you ever heard of food reviews? Of course you have. It's just that most of the food reviews we see are in the other side of the world. We're about to change that. Here's the 1st EVER blog [citation needed] that reviews foods in the Philippines.
The review format is in an easy to read what-I-liked-what-I-hated format. I then give a rating out of five out of the probability that my taste buds would like to be entertained by the same food again.
Today's Review: Tapa King's Tapa Prince
Menu Picture (courtesy of Tapa King Website) vs Actual Picture
Tapsilog or any silog for that mater is a very Pinoy breakfast. Contrary to what your grandparents tell you, eating an egg a day is totally ok and won't send your cholesterol levels through the roof.
What I liked:
Sweet Tapa: The tapa is nicely cooked in pieces of just the right size. I'm not a fan of the usual maalat tapa so this is just right up my alley. I can't be too sure whether it was soaked in a sauce or some sort of oil. The size is not too long, not too short and at just the right thickness and definetly not to the rubbery kind.
Atchara: What the hell is this thing anyway? I don't usually like it but Tapa King's version has just the right amounts of sweetness and was that a tad bit of sour aftertaste. Whatever. It's not the "eww vegetable" kind usually found everywhere atachara is served.
Sunny Side Up: I'm very picky on how sunny side up eggs are cooked. I don't like it a tad raw where the egg yolk looks like its going to flood the whole plate. I also hate it overcooked where the egg looks like a piece of 5-year-old plastic toy. It has to be perfectly cooked in that it doesn't look OR taste oily. It has to have that nice bit of crispy burnt layer below and the yolk is just in between solid and liquid form.
What I hated:
Expensive: This whole package comes at 125. That is some expensive tapsilog and it doesn't even have drinks yet. I can't say if it's at the right price because Tapa King is not a higher end fastfood chain nor a restaurant. This doesn't make it something you'd like to eat every few days.
Needs Coffee: For 125 that should have included some coffee and it would have been perfect with the meal. Everybody loves some coffee in the morning.
Final Thoughts:
Definitely some a great Brunch. If you hadn't had breakfast and just about to eat your lunch, the price tag is justified. It's more of a craving food you'd eat once every few lazy Sundays after waking up at about 11am.
Rating: 4 I-can't-think-of-something-to-write-here out of 5
The review format is in an easy to read what-I-liked-what-I-hated format. I then give a rating out of five out of the probability that my taste buds would like to be entertained by the same food again.
Today's Review: Tapa King's Tapa Prince
Menu Picture (courtesy of Tapa King Website) vs Actual Picture
Tapsilog or any silog for that mater is a very Pinoy breakfast. Contrary to what your grandparents tell you, eating an egg a day is totally ok and won't send your cholesterol levels through the roof.
What I liked:
Sweet Tapa: The tapa is nicely cooked in pieces of just the right size. I'm not a fan of the usual maalat tapa so this is just right up my alley. I can't be too sure whether it was soaked in a sauce or some sort of oil. The size is not too long, not too short and at just the right thickness and definetly not to the rubbery kind.
Atchara: What the hell is this thing anyway? I don't usually like it but Tapa King's version has just the right amounts of sweetness and was that a tad bit of sour aftertaste. Whatever. It's not the "eww vegetable" kind usually found everywhere atachara is served.
Sunny Side Up: I'm very picky on how sunny side up eggs are cooked. I don't like it a tad raw where the egg yolk looks like its going to flood the whole plate. I also hate it overcooked where the egg looks like a piece of 5-year-old plastic toy. It has to be perfectly cooked in that it doesn't look OR taste oily. It has to have that nice bit of crispy burnt layer below and the yolk is just in between solid and liquid form.
What I hated:
Expensive: This whole package comes at 125. That is some expensive tapsilog and it doesn't even have drinks yet. I can't say if it's at the right price because Tapa King is not a higher end fastfood chain nor a restaurant. This doesn't make it something you'd like to eat every few days.
Needs Coffee: For 125 that should have included some coffee and it would have been perfect with the meal. Everybody loves some coffee in the morning.
Final Thoughts:
Definitely some a great Brunch. If you hadn't had breakfast and just about to eat your lunch, the price tag is justified. It's more of a craving food you'd eat once every few lazy Sundays after waking up at about 11am.
Rating: 4 I-can't-think-of-something-to-write-here out of 5
Monday, August 2, 2010
Photography:70 GigaPixel Shot! Worlds Largest Photo
70 Gigapixel Budapest Shot
http://70gigapixel.cloudapp.net/
Damn.
Warning: Your computer might slow down a bit when loading the interactive awesomeness on the site. It uses Microsoft Silverlight which you may have to install. Have fun zooming in and out.
My Nikon D40 is 6 megapixel and it's already decades old feature-wise compared to even most digital cameras today. After seeing this amazing shot of Budapest and seeing the gear they used to take it, my gear feels so ancient like a world war 1 bayonet versus a lightsaber.
I won't expound the techtalk on the camera gear because you won't probably understand it. I will let this picture describe it. Link to the picture.
http://70gigapixel.cloudapp.net/
Damn.
Warning: Your computer might slow down a bit when loading the interactive awesomeness on the site. It uses Microsoft Silverlight which you may have to install. Have fun zooming in and out.
My Nikon D40 is 6 megapixel and it's already decades old feature-wise compared to even most digital cameras today. After seeing this amazing shot of Budapest and seeing the gear they used to take it, my gear feels so ancient like a world war 1 bayonet versus a lightsaber.
I won't expound the techtalk on the camera gear because you won't probably understand it. I will let this picture describe it. Link to the picture.
News: 100m Facebook User Account Information for Download
If you haven't heard the news already, there's a 2.8gb torrent available on piratebay which contains account information on Facebook. The good news is that these accounts are set to public so no need to worry if you've got everything on private.
If you somehow don't know how fiddle with your privacy settings, on the left side of your home page you can see your name under it "Edit My Profile" click it and below the few tabs you'll see a privacy settings link. I recommend just setting everything to friends only but it's your choice on what you want.
More on the news itself, some people from major companies are downloading these information. Interesting..
Read the full article here:
http://gizmodo.com/5598825/100-million-facebook-profile-pages-leaked-to-torrent-site
http://gizmodo.com/5599970/major-corporations-are-downloading-those-100-million-facebook-profiles-off-bittorrent?skyline=true&s=i
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