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    [Lingayen] ▬ Toro-Toro Eating Along Avenida Rizal East

    Posted by: Edmar del Castillo Guquib / comment : 0 , , , , , ,

    TORO-TORO ALONG RIZAL AVENUE EAST

    Toro-Toro in Lingayen's Rizal Avenue East


    Do you want to experience the local scene while in Lingayen? Well, head in front of the Lingayen Catholic Church at night and you'll know where the locals go! Goooora na!

    Here, you'll enjoy the dashing belfry lighted at night while eating your food.



    Location, Address, Opening and Closing Time


    As I've said, this is along Rizal Avenue East in front of the Lingayen Catholic Church. This local food hub becomes alive from 6pm up to midnight.



    What to Expect?


    Expect vehicles passing by. Expect to see different kinds of people. Don't expect sosyal plates, glass or whatsoever. So far, I didn't suffer from diarrhea so I would say this is a safe place for the tummy.

    Of course that this is a noisy place. There are tables along the streets where you can dine. They offer cheap food.

    [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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