The Best Spanish Foods/Restaurant

[Magaling]

the negra is best taken as a side dish with, perhaps a valenciana, since color black isnt exactly appetizing.  well that's, at least how i take i.  i couldnt order the negra as my main dish.

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Another way to enjoy paella negra would be to take one or two scoops of mayo and mix it up with the rice before you eat it. I find that it enriches the flavor of the squid ink. But it's just me. Might be too weird for you guys but give it a shot . . .

[Magaling]

the negra is best taken as a side dish with, perhaps a valenciana, since color black isnt exactly appetizing.  well that's, at least how i take i.  i couldnt order the negra as my main dish.

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Here's a tip. I hope you don't mind.

 

If you're out on a date and there's just the two of you, ordering two types of paella might be too much. A good side dish that will go well with paella negra would be pollo al ajillo. At Minggoys, even my kids love the pollo al ajillo!

[masi]

Leche flan seems to be the most popular.  It is actually very similar to the leche flan as we know it. 

 

Cremas (their version of creme brulee) are also okay although each region seems to have their own version (Honestly, I don't know this for a fact.  The only reason I said this was because I've tried crema catalan and crema madrileño.  Different names but they all taste pretty much the same to me). 

 

In Spain, I don't see a lot of desserts on the menu of most restaurants I've been to except for assorted cakes, pies and helados (that's home made ice cream for you).  What we've done a couple of times after meals is to walk up to the nearest pasteleria for the usual suspects . . . pastillas, turrons, polvorons, etc. 

 

Geez . . .you could walk into a pasteleria and find over a dozen different kinds of pastillas!  Their polvorons are actually very creamy and not nearly as dry as our version.  At yung turron, hindi iyon yung turon na saging ha!   It's close to what we call turones (as in turones de casuy and turones de mani) in the Philippines.

 

I will be in Spain again later next week.  Sana kung nandito ka sa Pinas, dadalhan kita ng pasalubong . . .Hehehe

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have a safe trip...

[Wyld]

the negra is best taken as a side dish with, perhaps a valenciana, since color black isnt exactly appetizing.  well that's, at least how i take i.  i couldnt order the negra as my main dish.

i remember dona nena, close to makati avenue and jupiter street.  i think it was owned by bobong velez or his brother.

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hmm yeah i guess thats a thought. i just found that dish so overwhelming...

 

thanks for that bit of info

 

I will be in Spain again later next week.  Sana kung nandito ka sa Pinas, dadalhan kita ng pasalubong . . .Hehehe

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Lol thats like dangling a carrot in front of the bunny rabbit

 

Soon enuf...

 

 

 

Another way to enjoy paella negra would be to take one or two scoops of mayo and mix it up with the rice before you eat it.  I find that it enriches the flavor of the squid ink.  But it's just me.  Might be too weird for you guys but give it a shot . . .

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Mayo? Ulk. Sige. Ill keep that in mind... ive a feeling it might not be for me... But im open...

[masi]

Another way to enjoy paella negra would be to take one or two scoops of mayo and mix it up with the rice before you eat it.  I find that it enriches the flavor of the squid ink.  But it's just me.  Might be too weird for you guys but give it a shot . . .

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pretty unusual for a dish... i shy away from mayo because of high cholesterol in my blood stream. my wife attributes this to the jamon and chorizos that i have consumed.

[black cat]

I'm not much into spanish pero okey lang since my hubby is so into it (aside from japanese).. kahit saan okey din lang.. but my favorite is the black paella.. just be cautious though whenever you smile kse baka black na rin teeth mo.

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[Magaling]

pretty unusual for a dish... i shy away from mayo because of high cholesterol in my blood stream. my wife attributes this to the jamon and chorizos that i have consumed.

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Hahahaha! Yes, all that jamon and chorizo will eventually take their toll on you (or should I say us?). Yung chorizo pa naman, talagang napaka-sebo niyan! Yung jamon naman, has at least ten times more sodium than what your doctor would allow. :cry:

 

I was going to suggest low fat mayo. But I know it's not the same thing. For me, low fat and low sodium also translate to low taste :cry: Personally, kapag may bawal sa akin, I'd rather abstain completely rather than go for a poor substitute (this rule only applies to food, mind you. With most everything else, it's fair game :evil: ).

[masi]

I'm not much into spanish pero okey lang since my hubby is so into it (aside from japanese).. kahit saan okey din lang.. but my favorite is the black paella.. just be cautious though whenever you smile kse baka black na rin teeth mo.

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hi black cat.. glad to see you here!!!! yes you are truly correct!!! the last thing you would want is play smiley cutie with your date after eating paella negra... :boo: well, if he ate some of it too, 2 na kayo itim ang ipin... :thumbsupsmiley:

[masi]

Hahahaha!  Yes, all that jamon and chorizo will eventually take their toll on you (or should I say us?).  Yung chorizo pa naman, talagang napaka-sebo niyan!   Yung jamon naman, has at least ten times more sodium than what your doctor would allow.  :cry:

 

I was going to suggest low fat mayo. But I know it's not the same thing.  For me, low fat and low sodium also  translate to low taste  :cry:  Personally, kapag may bawal sa akin, I'd rather abstain completely rather than go for a poor substitute (this rule only applies to food, mind you.  With most everything else, it's fair game :evil: ).

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wherever high cholesterol appears it tags along its buddy, cardiovascular disease. the salt in the jamon will wreak havoc in heart while the while the fat in the chorizo leads to LDL in the blood stream.. just like a laurel and hardy tandam... but no laughing matter. we're not yet talking of the cheeses, the anchovies, sardines, etc...

 

good that this thread is tied to the wine savvy thread... the wine makes our hearts healthy.

[gorgonite]

Could that be Minggoy's, which is located at Casa Susana beside the ATC?

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Hmmm... it wasn't Minggoys. I don't know if the restaurant is still open today. It's been years since I passed by that area. It was in the building near Alabang-Zapote road/Madrigal Ave. intersection.

[tentacle]

casa armas. sarap ng iberian chicken, crab with garlic and cocinillo.

[masi]

casa armas. sarap ng iberian chicken, crab with garlic and cocinillo.

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i couldn't agree with you more! easy with the cocinillo though. which casa armas branch do you frequent?

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[tentacle]

. . . which casa armas branch do you frequent?

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we used to frequent their branch in jupiter. but now, their branch in greenbelt 2 is much more accessible from the office. so that's where we go on weekdays. on weekends, we go to their branch in podium as we live in QC.

 

their original branch in malate isn't bad, too. i just find it a bit too crowded.

[spongebobby]

had lunch at minggoy's at the fort yesterday. the paella was excellent, but everything else was ordinary. the leche flan was disappointing as it was seemed like it was just defrosted in the microwave.

 

casa armas is still my fave.

[augustmoon]

Masi,

 

You should write a Book. With all the knowledge you have with food, wine, watch etc. etc. you should be a gourmet, style..etc.etc arbiter. Can't think of a proper name...basta lahat.EXPENSIVE.

 

:-)