Bavaria Restaurant Iloilo City

I'm blessed to have people around me who love food and who love to check out food from various cultures. One of the restaurants that I love going to is Bavaria in Iloilo City. It's located at the ground floor of Nagarao Pension House in Jaro, Iloilo City.

Bavaria serves German cuisine and the ambiance of their place gives you that rustic feel. The dishes that I really enjoy from their menu are their homemade German bread. The bread really complements the various dishes that they serve in their restaurant. The usual things that we order are their pasta and their sausage platter. They serve really delicious sausages. If you are a big fan of beer, they also have a wide selection of local and international beers. They even serve Weizenbier which is, according to them, a yeasty wheat bear from Germany.

The place is really very conducive for laid back moments and productive conversation with friends, families, or loved ones. I know it would've been better if I have remembered to take more photos of the place so I'm sorry I didn't take much photo of the place. I can probably update this entry the next time I go there.

Craving much - Siopao, Red Velvet Cupcake, Teren-teren

I can just imagine hearing people say, 'Eew! Carbs!' with the sight of this (lol!). I'm glad I'm one of those who are quite blessed with a very fast metabolism. It has its downsides though. For one, it can get expensive when I eat a lot because I get hungry quicker than usual people. Another disadvantage is that I have the tendency to become a bit of a hyperactive and people around me would have no choice but be on the receiving end of my antics.

To give you a background, I have been craving for siopao, a meat-filled steamed bun, for weeks. The white bun in the middle is the siopao. Now, I did not buy all these in just one store. I purchased the siopao from a local bakeshop chain, Tibiao, in spite of others suggestion that I should get Roberto's. Sadly though, it was enrollment day for me and I did not have much time to go to the downtown part of Iloilo. The siopao craving lasted for more than three weeks. (Yes, it was that bad.)

Since I bought the siopao from Tibiao, I caught sight of Teren-teren. Teren-teren is one of the bestsellers of this bakeshop and it's been a favorite of  mine since I first tasted it when I first got here in Iloilo which was around early 2000. It is simply bread with some sweet filling which is probably a combination of milk, sugar, and butter or perhaps some egg maybe. They are really delicious when warm so I would often request the bakers to reheat them for me which they usually do for most customers anyway.

And to top it all - this lovely red velvet cupcake was just bought on impulse since I was looking for a place to stay with a friend but it was something that I enjoyed. I wasn't really pleased with their red velvet version because it was too sweet for me. So these are all products of a crazy day, don't worry because I didn't really eat a heavy meal after that and I walked home so I can somehow burn what I ate.

Ham and Cucumber Ciabatta Sandwich

Ham and Cucumber Ciabatta Sandwich

This is one of the quickest meals that I can make in the morning before I head to school. Sandwiches are really easy to make and can be healthy depending on what you put in it. I brought these to school today for my lunch.There's a bit of protein, carbs, and veggie so I think it's healthy. (Back me up on this please... Haha!) I'd be experimenting more with sandwiches. If you're a big fan of sandwiches, feel free to to check this blog again soon or maybe suggest some combinations via the comments or you can send me a message, too.

Anyway, I also brought the remaining cucumber which I cut into sticks and sprinkled with a bit of salt for a bit of flavor.

Ingredients used:

• ciabatta bread
• ham
• hot water
• cucumber
• mustard
• black powdered pepper
• cooking oil
• iodized salt

What I did:

I just pan-toasted the sliced ciabatta bread on a non-stick pan over medium heat. When I was done, I added a few tablespoons of hot water. Then, I cooked the slices of ham in it. When most of the water had evaporated, I added some cooking oil, waited for a bit and was done with the cooking part.

I placed the ham and thin cucumber slices onto the bread, added some mustard and sprinkled it with salt and pepper.