Friday, May 25, 2012

Metro: Food Issue

It also features good deals, resources, discount coupons and available activities. I am a foodie and I like to try new place once in a while. The Dining Section lists restaurant by area and cuisine. This particular issue does not only showcase the “WHERE-TO’s”  but also where to try exotic foods.
Sliced Pig Ears – I love pig ears. In the Philippines, I always eat pig ears (those sold on the streets) dipped in spicy vinegar. The pinoy style is better than this preparation.



Balut and Chicken Feet – these two are not considered exotic for us Pinoys. I personally love these! I use to ask my mom to cook me adobong paa ng manok.


Dry-Aged Beef – the meat is essentially left to rot in a climate-controlled environment. As the beef rots, enzymes start to break down long, flavorless molecules into shorter, tastier ones while dissolving connective tissue, tenderizing the meat in wonderful ways. Aging meat also dehydrates it and concentrates the flavor (excerpt from Metro). 

Based on the description, I never thought that a rotten meat can sound so delicious.  

available at

Alexander’s Steakhouse
10330 North Wolfe Road
Cupertino
(408) 446-2222




Duck – not so much fan of duck meat; the least meat I would eat

Tofu – one of my fav!

Stinky tofu – popular snack in Taiwan and China; stinky tofu is indeed stinky; but stinky sounds cute and friendly like baby fart. Stinky tofu is on another plane of stankiness. It’s like eating garbage inside a sewer on a hot day. And yet, if you can get past the smell, the flavor is not unlike a very ripe blue cheese. It is an acquired taste (excerpt from Metro)

Available at
Taiwan Bistro
1310 Saratoga Avenue
San Jose
(408) 984-3440






Grasshoppers – out of the list, this is the most challenging to try  ‘coz I haven’t eaten any kind of insect in my entire life lol


The insect is roasted with salt and chiles until they’re wonderfully crunchy. A squeeze of lime finishes them off. (excerpt from Metro)
Available at
Mezcal 

25 West San Fernando Street
San Jose
(408) 283-9595




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