June 6, 2009
Beer and sisig
For the best Kapampangan (from the province of Pampanga) food this side of Quezon City, nothing beats Trellis Restaurant along Kalayaan Avenue. It opened in 1980 and I think that it single-handedly popularized sisig in Metro Manila. Now, almost every Filipino restaurant serves it. Traditionally it's made of pork, but there are now tuna, bangus (milkfish), and even tofu variations. I haven't had pork sisig in years, but Anthony Bourdain has this to say about it: "If you've never had this divine mosaic of pig parts, chopped and served sizzling and crisp on one side on a screaming hot platter, then you've yet to have one of the world's best beer drinking dishes." One of these days, I'll have to order it just to take some pictures.
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What a sacrifice you'll be able to endure for some photos. Crisp and hot, with beer.
Enjoy your meal, and remember the photos...
Great interior, you captured the atmosphere ot the place very well!
Love Anthony Bourdain. He sure made an impression to you too huh? =) I eat sisig a lot when I was in manila. and Butuan. And Cagayan de oro. mmm. I eat sisig anywhere pala hehehe
That sounds absolutely delicious :-)
Cool place to meet friends for drinks and eats! Drats - wish I could drive there . . .
A couple weeks ago I watched the tv show called No Reservations starring Anthony Bourdain when he went there.
Lovely photo, Hilda...you make it look very warm and inviting...We'll look forward to hearing about your culinary experience with sisig and additional photos!
Hello Hilda!
It seems a cool place for a happy hour!Such a hot plate must go really well along with freezing beer!
Have a nice weekend!
Léia
Very cool atmosphere!
Hilda, when you order some pork sisig, please email me a bite, it must be delicious! :-)))
Now you make me curious what the food looks like and how it tastes ...
I don't eat pork, but would love to try the other varieties.
Looks like a great place to go with friends. Have a great weekend Hilda.
The restaurant certainly looks inviting. Now you have all of us waiting to see a picture of sisig -- it certainly sounds delicious.
Order one for me, also.
I like the ambience, simple but interestingand the dish sounds intriguing.
The room is beautiful- esp. the bamboo walls. Nicely photographed -I like it at an angle.
PS - sounds like a perfect dish with beer. I'll ask my father-in-laws wife if she likes it. She is kind of organic food oriented, so the tofu one might appeal to her.
That seems to be a very great place, i would help you to take a beer with you :o)
It's past midnight and reading this makes me hungry. Ever had Schweinehaxen?
The restaurant certainly looks inviting, would be good to be with friends.
hahaha... i like that quote from anthony bourdain.
Hilda:
Thanks for visiting the "graveyard" post.
You share so much about Philipino culture!
Our computer hard drive crashed this month, last month; then, my camera stopped auto focusing. So, I have been dealing with technology more than being online. My bookmarked list of blog friends was lost with the hard drive. Hearing from people like you, Dina, Cieldequimper, etc. is making it easier to establish the old address list!
Jan
Greensboro Daily Photo
It looks a lovely restaurant but I'm not sure about eating pig parts!
The dish sounds delicious, although I'd rather eat the tuna variation instead of the pork. I'm definitely awaiting your pictures.
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