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Empanadas and ‘ensaimada’ from weekend markets

Empanadas and ‘ensaimada’ from weekend markets

In weekend markets like Salcedo and Legazpi in Makati, people are slowly coming out again from quarantine.
Every Saturday at Salcedo, Casa Daza has a booth that offers empanada, siopao and other dishes. I go there after badminton, and to a nearby stall to refresh myself with ice-cold dalandan juice.

Then I go to the Vietnamese stall and order shrimp salad and fresh spring roll. That is my Saturday routine.

Come Sunday, after my morning badminton, I go to Legazpi. I pass by the stall of the Warung Indonesian restaurant which I’m happy to observe is always sold out.

A few stalls down is Imang Salud Kapampangan Homemade Classic Empanadas. I tried its giant ensaimada recently and I was beside myself: It was soft, not moist but a bit dry (which I liked), light and out-of-this-world delicious. It was topped with sugar and mildly salty queso de bola. It’s one strong reason to go to the Legazpi weekend market every Sunday (tel. 0920-9478819).

Baked, frozen

Another delicious discovery is Unagi Supreme Sushi Bake with homemade sweet sauce drizzled over unagi (Japanese eel).

Other variants are Dashimaki Tamago, Kani, Ebi and Tobiko (tel. 09171902933, @astoriaskitchen on Instagram).

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Each dish comes with four packs of nori sheets. Spoon the sushi bake and a piece of unagi and on a nori sheet and pop the whole thing in your mouth. It’s a meal in itself.

Frozen Brazo takes after the classic Pinoy dessert, Brazo de Mercedes (@Mariamakes.ph on Instagram). The fluffy meringue sits on top of ice cream, and under that is a rich custard on a base of semi-sweet crust. It is a sweet tooth’s dream dessert. Eaten frozen, it will also make you hum. A must try!

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