Seafood diet

    From Seaside market at Baclaran to Dampa at Sucat,off to Palengke at Paluto sa Ortigas then to Dampa at Diosdado Macapagal Avenue. Yes,we are on a seafood diet.

   The first restaurant we tried at Baclaran,which name escapes me now, we learned from Jessica Soho. It did not earn our loyalty because we went to search for the best crab in oyster sauce and the best baked tahong. Sometimes it’s a search for the best calamares. For a time we frequented G-squared at the back of the market. A friend’s boyfriend pronounced it G squah -red so we called it such. When we moved to Aling Tonya’s the boyfriend has long became the ex. 

   When in Sucat, Trinity is the obvious choice. Not because it cooks the best crab in oyster sauce nor  the best in baked tahong but because it is Jaz’s favorite restaurant. She pays the bill you know. I’d prefer Ortigas or Diosdado Macapagal if I were to pay.

   The routine is - Aling Tonya’s at Diosdado Macapagal Ave., G squah-red at Ortigas and Trinity at Sucat. We even memorized the peak season for crab market. We don’t go there then. The prices are higher. We also kept the telephone numbers of our suki crab vendors.

   It is also always at lunch time. We are too scared to eat all those aligi (aka cholesterol) at dinner time. We fear we’ll all have bangungot. 

   Our latest discovery at Diosdado Macapagal is Igmaan. It is on the creek side of Dampa, near the parking area. All the indoor tables at immediate past favorite Josefina’s were reserved so Lisette and I took our chances on Igmaan. We were right.

   Crabs in oyster sauce. Just the right blend of leeks,onions,ginger some secret herbs and spices. Including the oyster sauce of course. That piece of paper behind the soy sauce is a notice that you can request for an adjustment in the taste of your food provided it has not been 25% consumed. We did not need an adjustment. The cooking fee per kilo is Php 160.

    We were thrilled of the bottomless iced tea so we ordered. Big mistake. We forgot we always drink soda when on seafood diet, to make us burp. Allowing us to eat more. 

    Calamares. Half a kilo of squid for Php 120 and a cooking fee of Php 120. Let’s eat.

    From Diosdado Macapagal we passed by Walter Mart Makati before going back to the office. Our dessert - gelato by Amici.