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When Mom Violy wanted seafood, one name kept popping up: Breakthrough Restaurant. Would it live up to the hype?

After a road trip and exploring the area, Mom Violy requested some seafood and was given a recommendation to dine at  Breakthrough Restaurant . When we entered the restaurant, we saw it was bustling with customers, and Mom Violy asked for a table by the window to enjoy the beach view . The server informed us that we needed to place our order at the counter and choose the seafood to be weighed, similar to the process at Dampa . Tita Edna was busy snapping photos, while Carmina was filming as Mom Violy placed her order. Breakthrough isn’t air-conditioned, but they provide electric fans at your table for comfort. Mom Violy wanted sinigang and was deciding which kind of fish to have with her soup. Mom Violy requested the crab and shrimp to be cooked in butter and garlic. Mom Violy also ordered adobong pusit (squid). Tita Edna placed her own order, which was kilawin na dilis . Carmina wanted fresh lumpia , but since it wasn’t available, she opted for pinakbet instead. Everything seeme...

Eggplant Lasagna without the Pasta from Cafe Leonor located in Marikina City, Philippines

Most of us eat eggplant the Filipino way is making it into torta that is battered with egg, but you haven't seen a lasagna version without pasta. We don't need to worry about the carbohydrate in reality it is melted cheese on the top to enhance the flavor linger in your mouth. Using a fork you begin to dig inside to see what is the ingredient when looking at the plastic clear container the layering is the melted cheese how it resemble how a lasagna may look. It is a combination of an eggplant salad and torta only difference there is melted cheese on it which makes it really unique. Those who are in the mood to try something new may look into  Cafe Leonor . If you really want some garlic pasta must try their Prawn Aglio Olio with two pieces garlic bread for PHP 325.00 ($5.80). Or a big portion of Soy Garlic that comes individual plastic containers for PHP 260.00 ($4.64) includes  mixed vegetables and rice. Carmina will someday try their other dishes in the future who knows we c...