Mahlzeit! Having brunch, devouring this arroz caldo from Tita Wendy straight from Wales! Manami spent the weekend at Marie’s place in Wales. As I was supposed to work on a Sunday, I couldn’t make it. So sweet of Tita Wendy to send me some lovin. I miss their suppah lovin family. I definitely have to go there before I leave. (Taken with Instagram at Home @ braddie)

I just died there

Spent “Judgement Day” pigging out on polvorons at home. Is this heaven or what? (Taken with Instagram at Home @ bradie)

Poor lamb with the broken ears

Happy Easter! Lamb, eggs, bunnies. (Taken with instagram)

Never an empty stomach

I’m full. It’s empty. (Taken with instagram) Madaming nagugutom sa Africa (kelangan talaga sa Africa) kaya bawal mag-tira ng pagkain sa plato, yan ang motto.

Grabe ka, Arabica!

Go Arabic after closing time and hey wait…”where’s Wally?”. So here's the story...

Manami Goto: Do you know Wally? Ruta Strolyte and Me: Uhm, no. (We're losers that way :p)
Manami: *kinda frustrated/perplexed* *looks for an iPhone to google Wally* *finds no iPhone* *finally decides to draw Wally*

Oh so where's Wally? --> @ Arabica last night, barging after closing time. :) The restaurant was already closed, technically, but the owner was kind enough to let us in. It's business, after all. I ordered something like chicken with rice and their portions are really massive (!!!). So I'd say it's relatively cheap to eat here and I love their food, especially their chili/lemon sauce (!!!).

Advance EGGciting Easter

@ Global Cafe. Our team won for finding the most number of choco eggs that have been hidden all over the cafe. Yay!

Cuisine and Culture: Chinese take-away

Spicy stir-fried squid with vegetables @ a Chinese resto somewhere near uni

Just because I missed rice so much! Before going to the library after choir practice last Monday night, Manami and I went for a Chinese meal this time. It’s not an unusual dish but because I’m not keen on something sweet for main dishes I liked the fact that it was salty and spicy. After pigging out, it’s one of those times when you wish you didn’t eat that much.

Chinese cuisine is just popular anywhere, especially Chinese buffets, pig out all you want! Even in Vienna, people love Chinese buffets. Last night a Chinese friend brought me to a higher-end Chinese restaurant in Leeds called Red Chilli (for some reason, it’s spelled with a double “L”) where they serve authentic Chinese dishes. We had this really spicy and massive beef dish, a bit too spicy for my taste but tolerable. But their fried soft-shell crab with garlic and chili totally owned me!

Cuisine and Culture: Bhuna

Meat Bhuna with chapati @ Karachi Restaurant, Bradford

Karachi is one of the oldest curry houses in Bradford just near the university campus. They serve various curry dishes and a couple of English dishes as well. It was recommended by an English friend of mine and we decided to finally try it last sunny Sunday after watching Rango — ah, who doesn’t love lazy Sundays. Bhuna is a curry dish made with medium thick sauce and some vegetables. It’s usually served with chapatis or naan (both are kinds of leavened oven-baked flatbread, a popular South Asian bread). I loved the fact that it’s spicy! Curry dishes has long been part of British culture, especially in Bradford, given its close ties with India and other South Asian countries.

This week! Yumyum. Bran flakes for breakfast, turkey ham and cheese sandwich with lettuce and tomatoes for dinner.

Two treats in a day

August 29, 2007

2pm

Prior to the CHEMbot event, nag-FRIULI muna kami ng blockmate kong si Matet. Tagal pa kasi ng 6pm na event. Ayan…excited na naman ako! First time ko sa Friuli. Nag-order kami ng isangMargherita pizza tsaka dalawang putanesca pasta. I didn’t expect na ganun pala kadami yung serving ng pasta at ang laki ng pizza! Wohoah! Considering na dalawa lang kaming kakain – di yata ako ganun kababoy. But no! In the end, naubos din namin ang pasta at may natira lang 3 slices ng pizza. Yun nga lang…more than 2 hours yata kami dun sa resto! Parang kami yung mga slow-eaters sa Diner Dash. Panalo! I’ll write a review na lang on the food.

9:30pm
Then after ng CHEMbot event, nagpalibre pa ang isa kong blockmate na si Lubai sa McDO-Katips. Oh well, burger and fries meal lang naman. Sige, go lang. Ayan…baboy. Nakita ko pa si Claire (chupekwa ) sa McDO din. Amazing!