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Dive into a culinary journey at Ocho Seafood & Grill, where traditional Filipino seafood dishes transform family dinners into unforgettable feasts.

It’s not often we get to spend time with relatives visiting from the Philippines for a family member’s wedding. Carmina's father was getting married in Tacloban , and everyone flew miles to attend the big day. On the first day of our arrival, before the event began, my cousin Mariles suggested we have dinner together. Mariles asked if we enjoy eating seafood, and I told her we do. Carmina messaged all the family members Mariles wanted to invite and asked if they were free for dinner. Mariles had informed everyone we'll be having dinner at  Ocho Seafood & Grill  located in Tacloban. My dad arranged for a driver so we could all ride together in a van. Upon entering, Mariles informed all the family members that she had already preordered our meals. The only thing we had to order was our beverages. Crispy Kangkong with dipping sauce Calamaries with dipping sauce Sisig Pork Nilaga   Fish Chicken Inasal   Crab Shrimp Grilled Squid We also enjoyed pinakbet , though I ...

Ponceng Lechon Restaurant in Cabanatuan City, Philippines

Every other two months when my mom decides to visit her hometown in Cabanatuan, she loves stopping over to bring some food from her favorite restaurant at Ponceng Lechon. Ponceng Lechon is like a Filipino calendera type where you pick what food you want to eat and pay at the cashier. You can choose which table you want to eat. Poceng Lechon was establishing on the year 2000 it is a family owned. Ponceng Lechon Address: Sumacab Este Maharlika Highway Cabanatuan City Located across from Acropolis North Hours: Monday to Sunday: 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM Prices on the food: PHP 70.00 ($1.40) and up per order on the food served that day. They also provide half order on the food served that day. Prices may varies depending on when you go there. NOT SPONSORED. Check out  Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  and click subscribe button for more videos. Thank you for your support.

Road Trip to Cabanatuan City, Philippines

Road trip to Cabanatuan City from Manila is three to four hours drive depending what route you will take. My mom loves taking the back road to buy fruits, vegetables, salted egg, and balut before we reach our destination. Stop # 1 : No one can live out with watermelon you see every time you pass by and this is one thing my mom loves to eat either to blend to make a watermelon smoothie or cut up from the refrigerator. Price of each watermelon is PHP 70.00 ($1.40) Stop # 2: Vegetables sold on the street onion from red or white and raw uncooked peanuts. Price of Peanut and onions are PHP 100.00 ($2.00) per kilo Stop # 3: Exotic balut in what I had mentioned before in my blog on exotic food you may check it out for your reference. Jing Jing is a place where you buy it wholesale and the main factory that provide other sellers in the Philippines. Price on salted egg  per piece PHP 10.00 ($0.20) Penoy Balut per piece PHP 6.00 ...