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    [Burgos] ▬ Magnum Ice cream, First Time of Palagutom Boy!

    Posted by: Edmar del Castillo Guquib / comment : 13 , , , , , ,




    Selecta Magnun Ice Cream became a craze when it came out the market even if it is much expensive compared to other ice creams. I have heard that some supermarkets and grocery stores ran out of supply.

    The funny thing is, people, I mean, "many" people post their pictures on facebook with that magnum with them. I can't see the point over there! Is it because expensive? Urgh!!! Well, I commend the marketing power of the company who made that ice cream. They have made the people crazy, kudos :p

    I have always been curious about that but I was not as eccentric as "them" who have gone crazy to buy it and post it in facebook, lols!

    Well, I was able to taste that, I think about more than a year after it was released in the Philippines. Now, grocery stores have a lot of them, the supply is not running out anymore because those crazy curious magnum-facebook posters have stopped doing the crap, urghh!

    I was able to taste it at the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse, in Burgos, Ilocos Norte when one of my tourist-clients bought one for me upon the encouragement of the ice cream vendor that i have to pick the magnum.

    So yeah, first time to eat magnum ice cream, it was October 20, 2012.

    [Batac] ▬ Where to Eat Empanada in Ilocos Norte the Cheap Way?

    Posted by: Edmar del Castillo Guquib / comment : 24 , , , , , ,


    "So after the tiring walk, he is about to starve to death and 35 pesos is all that he got for his budget for lunch until he found a place to eat and saw the empanada of Batac City!"

    Heading to Ilocos and hungy of empanada? My next question would be, what part of Ilocos? Well, Ilocos Sur and Norte is the home of the famous Ilocano empanada and I must say that every city and some key towns in these two provinces have their own versions.

    The traveling gutom landed in Batac City, Ilocos Norte without having any breakfast so he is ultra-gutom and he still managed to have a walking tour to Batac City with empty stomach.


    Ilocos Norte empanada is known for their "orange" color and in Batac City, they are evident.

    And since he is damn poor that he can not afford expensive foods, he endured the hunger while touring Batac City on foot. Tired and exhausted, he only has 35pesos for his food budget today and he was able to find his cheap food in Batac City. The traveling gutom of course also needs to eat to have a strength to his hungry traveling career (for no renumeration, LOL!).

    So after the tiring walk, he is about to starve to death and 35 pesos is all that he got for his budget for lunch until he found a place to eat and saw the empanada of Batac City!

    The traveling gutom  found this green building and he saw that there are many people having their tummy moments. 

    He is not expecting too much from this building because it looks like a "common" place to eat and it is not for luxury so he smiled to a point that his smile reaches his ears because he hates expensive restaurants with expensive menu. So seeing a not-so-expensive-looking setting is a heaven-delight for this ultra-hungry poor eater.

    There he saw the menu and he tried the 35 pesos empanada because 35 pesos is what all he got for his lunch budget today.

    Surprisingly, this won't be enough because he has a voracious appetite but it was magical how this 35-peso-empanada of Batac satisfied his hungry tummy considering the tiring moment he had without breakfast and the alay-lakad  or walk for a cause since he also has no penny to commute every now and then.


    The Batac Riverside Empanadaan

    Well if you happen to be in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, you can try to eat empanada at Batac Riverside Empanadaan and it is located just southward the facade of Batac Parish Church. It says riverside but the river was so dry. Anyway, Palagutom survived the challenge! 

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
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    Gutom Location:
    Batac Riverside Empanadaan
    Batac City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

    Mission Status:
    Mission Accomplished

    Criteria:
    Presentation:                   10
    Taste:                              20
    Innovation:                      30
    Price to Quality Ratio:     40
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                                         100


    MY FOOD SCORE: 57/100

    < 50: Needs improvement
    50-60: Average (It is easy to find everywhere/It is Common)
    60-70: Above Average (Not your ordinary food)
    70-80: Very Satisfactory (It is worth the prize)
    90-95: More than Perfect (It is more than what you paid for)
    95-100: Beyond compare! (Word can't explain the excellence)

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