I heart Bulacan: Bulacan Food Trip (Last of Two Parts)

I really had a hard time writing this entry mainly because I get hungry each time I look at pictures of food.

1. Rosalie’s Suman with Pinipig and Buko, in Marilao, Bulacan. Now this is the reason I suggested the food trip to Jeremy in the first place. Rosalie's in Marilao is a bit out of the way, unless you have a car and/or you are going to the Divine Mercy Shrine in Marilao. I have tried their ube macapuno and espasol and they were delicious but their bestseller is their suman with pinipig and buko. Their suman is not that soft, it is actually a bit makunat. It is neither too sweet nor too bland, as other varieties of suman tend to be.

Rosalie's Specialty



Suman Yakap

Then there are their other products. Rosalie's is actually a bit of a wonderland of sweets. I would have loved to buy a bit of everything - pichi-pichi in all its glorious variations, rice cakes, bottled macapuno, ube, puto, kutsinta, sapin-sapin, bibingka, biko. They even have lengua de gato, jams, and chicharon. Choosing Rosalie's as our first destination definitely put us in a good eating mood.







2. Bulalo Republic’s (wait for it, wait for it) Bulalo, in Pulilan, Bulacan. Bulalo Republic was formerly known as (scans through notes) Bahay-Bahayan, Kainan Sa Ilalim ng Manggahan. Good thing, owner Bobet Caraballos thought of renaming the place Bulalo Republic which has better recall. It seems that the owner is not the only one with good marketing sense. Even our server Malou Vizconde, who was wearing a nurse's uniform, fed us with much-needed information about the place.

"Well, hello, sebo!"

Soy sauce, calamansi and chili - perfect condiment for bulalo

Their servers are garbed in uniforms from different professions.Makes the dining experience a lot of fun!

3. Francia’s Puto Saluysoy, in Meycauayan, Bulacan. Ok sana dito sa Francia's, when we arrived, we saw rows of colorful boxes and puto fresh from the oven packed into the colorful boxes, but the lady tending the store was a bit unaccommodating, a bit dismissive, that we were discouraged from asking too many questions. We just bought a box of puto and left. Now the puto itself is another story. It is soft to the bite, made interesting by the bit of itlog na pula on top. We did not get to sample their puto pao, which looked delicious too.

Puto Saluysoy

Barquillos

Hello legs!

Beautiful couple, Anie and Jeremy

4. Aling Susan's Isaw Manok. Anie and Jeremy wanted badly to drop by Paborito, a restaurant that also sells gizzards and innards, but it was still closed when we passed by the place on our way to San Miguel. On our way back, it was raining so hard that we had to settle for this isaw place Anie recommended. Anie swore that she had been eating here since her high school days. Secret na lang kung kelan nagstart magtinda si Aling Susan. Hehe:))

This isaw is chunkier than most, it looks clean, and tastes clean.


5. Citang's, Lugaw, Tokwa't, Baboy, in Malolos, Bulacan. I can feel the couple's excitement about Citang's on our way to this eatery. Citang's has been around since 1970, and it stands beside the Sta. Isabel Church in Malolos. I also felt the couple's disappointment as we devoured our orders. The LTB they remember and loved has crunchy tofu and richer, more flavorful porridge. But the pansit palabok looks tempting and they also sell native delicacies.

Lugaw

Tokwa't Baboy

Whew! Solved!

Thanks Jeremy and Anie! More food trips to plan. Woohoo!!!

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