Posts Tagged With: barbecue

Surfin’ Ribs

Prior to leaving Kenya completely, I spent a mind numbing 40 days without eating any meat (seafood meat included) for Lent sacrifice. At first I thought it was cool that I am being healthy only eating grass and all for this sacrifice until around the 8th day that I thought I was really out of my mind to try something as crazy as going vegetarian. I was born a carnivore and I think probably die happy gnawing on some meat. Yeah, I survived the 40 days but not before the image of Harold gnawing on honey glazed baby back ribs seared into my head. Since I am going home earlier than him, I promised retribution.

And thanks to my ever supportive friends who likes to ruin all plans of diet, they took me to this tiny place near Parklane Hotel, this used to be where Flame It used to be in Escario. I thought we were going into another hole in the wall grease joint where everything is fried so I was quite surprised that their menu includes pasta, spicy crabs and..RIBS! I was not expecting much because the place certainly does not look much but when I had my first bite of their ribs, I was certainly not disappointed. Read more »

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Food Trip: Parian BBQ

Four years ago, I made friends with a bunch of guys boarding in Parian; they were reviewing for the ECE board exam then and I was on my last year in college. They were the ones who introduced my taste buds to the sweet, spicy, tangy taste of Parian barbecue sauce. So whenever they would borrow some of my books, I would gladly retrieve it in Parian just so I could eat the roadside barbecue with the very interesting sauce.

My Parian friends had long relocated and I had not stepped foot in Parian for ages but I never did once forgot about the taste of the barbecue sauce. Everyone knows about Larsian and their barbecue but nobody ever talked about the small roadside barbecue in Parian (and I’m guessing that’s because very few people knows about it J). So a week ago, I suddenly had this craving for barbecue, particularly, the Parian barbecue so James and I boarded a jeepney for Parian and got into the business of looking for the barbecue stand.

It has been 4 years but the small barbecue stand is still there and I doubt if they ever expanded or added chairs, although, I did notice they added chorizo on their meaty offerings.

One would easily miss this tiny barbecue stand and dismiss it as ‘another roadside barbecue stand’; there’s no sign, just a couple of tables and a grill on the sidewalk. A keen observer though would notice the number of people flocking to the place. Location: From the Parian Fire Station, turn right then on the first corner, turn right and smack on the wall, is the barbecue stand I’m raving about. Read more »

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Food Lovers Guide to Larsian

I don’t know why they call it Larsian but the place is probably an institution in Cebu City; it has been there even before I was born. But if you happen to be in Cebu City, it is really worth stopping by.

1. Larsian is located beside Chong Hua Hospital, you can get there by cab or by PUJ (Public Utility Jeepney). If you will opt for the cab, you can just tell the driver you want to go to Larsian, all drivers know where it is. If you want a cheaper option, look for PUJs that plies the Robinson route (if point of reference is Ayala Center Cebu, you need to walk half a block to get to Asilo Milagrosa jeepney stop and look for PUJs with signs 04C and 17C). Get down in Robinsons Place and ask for directions to Larsian. Larsian is a 5 minute walk at leisurely pace from Robinsons Place.

2. Larsian consists of many stalls, all of them selling barbecue of all kinds (intestines, gizzard, chicken, pork, liver,etc..). Once you’ve chosen your vendor of choice, you get to choose what you would like to be barbecued and then the ‘attendants’ will guide you to your table.

3. They will not take your order of hanging rice, they will automatically put a basket of it in front of you. And no, you dont have to finish all of it, they will just count how many you ate when you’re done.

4. To eat puso or hanging rice, there’s no need to untangle the weaving, the ‘puso’ is already cut in half for your convenience.

5. There are no spoon and forks around, barbecue is best eaten with your hands. You can wash your hands on designated areas or you can just use the plastic as gloves while you eat with your hands. Read more »

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