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Mom Violy's First Time Dining at Mesa Restaurant

Mom Violy had informed us that one of her friends said to try Filipino food at Mesa. The day for our lunch with Mom Violy's best friend who was visiting the Philippines brought to  Mesa Restaurant inside Eastwood City. Ninang Lourdes was staying close by Eastwood City Shopping Mall. She hasn't entered inside the shopping mall. Upon entering to the third floor was able to see Mesa Restaurant giving you the menu when seated and the table. Mom Violy had ordered the In Own Ink baby squid, Crispy Pork on the vegetables and Palabok. Ninang Lourdes ordered fresh buko for her drink. Mom Violy's expectation dining inside Mesa wasn't what she had expected on the food. Mom Violy based on her taste buds the food was bland on the palabok wasn't salty enough and the crispy pork pinkabet which she had added fish sauce asking the server. Everyone has different taste buds. Mom Violy had given the food to Sonny who was the one who drove us.  Sonny said the Filipino food was good for

Bisugo Soup Recipe

This dish can be misleading it look like a tinola but actually it is not but cooked almost the same way only difference it is a fish cooked with ginger and dahon na sili.

Bisugo is jobfish or goatfish in English.

Manang V cooks this in rice water and I will show you how it is being cooked.

Bisugo Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Kilo - Bisugo (clean)
  • 1/2 - Ginger (peel and sliced thinly)
  • 1/4 Cup - Dahon (leaves) of sili (chili)
  • 4 Cups - Rice water
  • Patis to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
Preparing Rice Water:
  1. As you are cleaning the rice from preparing it for the rice cooker you will pour 4 cups of water to the rice and wash it twice and the second wash you will use that as your rice water for the bisugo soup recipe.
Cooking Instructions:
  • In a medium pot you will pour small amount of cooking oil add ginger and patis saute add the bisugo with rice water.
  • Add dahon of sili season with black pepper cook for 20 minutes
  • Ready to serve in a serving bowl.

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