Trend: List of Pulutan! (Appetizers)

Whether you like it or not, there will always a need for pulutan/appetizers during a drinking session. And since later tonight i'm going to have a drinking session with my girlfriends, i came up with the list of pulutan in mind.

1. Sizzling sisig- It may be Pork, Chicken, Tuna, Bangus, etc. This appetizer is surely famous to all Filipino drinkers. My choice would be Pork sisig especially if it's a crispy pork sisig. Dencio's, Crocodile Grill and Gerry's have good Sisig on their menu, but if you want a cheaper but tastier sisig, i recommend, SISIG HOORAY! For as low as P60, you have sisig and rice meal.

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2. Ensaladang Mangga- Yes! Green Mango, onions, tomatoes chopped and mixed with bagoong can also be a good appetizer/pulutan.

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3. Grilled pork intestines- The local street foods will always be part of the Filipino drinking culture. These street foods include the Betamax (or solidified pork blood), chicken intestines, our very own chicken feet, chicken neck and head, pork barbeque and so on. There is a vendor in my neighborhood that sells super yummy barbequeslocated at Severino Reyes st. just beside Real Bank.

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4. Chicharon bulaklak and Bulalo- best place to go for these food?BULALUHAN SA ESPANA. It's along Espana, beside the old LTO office. Most taxi drivers know this place. Best bulalo and chicharon at a super cheap price.


5. Balot and penoy na may sabaw- Yum yum yum! I recommend the ballot stand near cayco st. There is this filipino guy we call kuya who sells good balot and penoy. I love the penoy na may sabaw.

6. Pizza- If you're the sosyal (shushall) one, you can try pizza and beer. =)PIZZA HUT and DOMINO's are the go to place for me. =)

7. Hot and Spicy chicken buffalo wings- i dont know where's the best place for the best spicy buffalo wings. My advise is that you cook your own, i think it will cost you less.

Trend: Bulaluhan sa Espana

Craving for a hot bulalo yet Tagaytay is too far from your place and Dencio's own bulalo is quite pricey? Then let me introduce to you Manila's very own"BULALUHAN SA ESPANA".

Restaurant name: BULALUHAN SA ESPANA

Location: Along Espana, just after Blumentritt Espana. It is inside a small compound which used to be the old LTO bldg. It is also beside Meralco. A lot of taxi drivers know this place (just tell them: Along Espana, old LTO bldg.) and is a favorite of people from different walks of life.

Address: #2166 Beta Bldg. Espana Cor. Josefina St. Sampaloc Manila
Type: Semi-canteen/ Open area

Menu:
Bulalo (which comes in two variants: nilagang bulalo-special and sinigang bulalo-regular)
Inihaw na Liempo
Chicharong bulaklak
Inihaw na Hito
Kaldereta
and many more

Price:
For the Special bulalo- P110
For the Regular bulalo- P60 or P70
Liempo- P40
chicharon bulaklak- P32

Rice- P6

Ambience:
Moderately noisy people and servers rushing to and fro.
Television to keep people entertained
Open area- smokers are seated usually outside
Comfort room- tho' i havent gone to it
Utensils- soak in hot water

Tip:
You can ask for rounds of unlimited soup.
Put lots of red chili in the mixture of soy sauce and calamansi.
Bring towellette(?), hot soup, hot sauce and warm place, you will be really sweaty.

I prefer to sit outside, it's pretty cool outside at night.

I will be posting some pics so that you'll get to see the place and the food.