Salusalo, UP Town Center, Diliman, Quezon City

Salusalo The Filipino Feast

UP Town Center

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Very impressive capiz light fixtures.

Complimentary Sweet Potato 'micro' chips.

Super sweet gulaman at sago. Very refreshing.

Perfect for a hot summer afternoon.

Php 75

Sotanghon Guisado ... quite delicious, very tasty.

Had enough or more than enough vegetables and shrimps.

Php 110 

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From hereon,  everything we got was a disappointment.

Sayang ...  

Bibingka Special / Php 155

I think they used all purpose flour instead of rice flour.

The egg wasn't salty.  The butter was flavorless.

At least the grated coconut was fresh.

Tokwa't Baboy / Php 100

Hubby said this lacked everything. 

No pork meat except for a few slices of pork ears 

which he did not eat.

It also lacked garlic , vinegar 

and the chilis were not spicy at all.

Goto Special / Php 80

I intentionally placed this last on the list.

Hubby said there were only a few slivers (not even pieces) of tripe.

Tasteless. Bland.  We had to ask for fish sauce to be able to eat this.

But what really bothered me was the boiled egg.

Their chef/cook doesn't know how to make a perfect hard boiled egg.

See the grey portion of the yolk? That is overcooked.

Even my maid doesn't cook eggs this way.

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To make a hard boiled egg, you need 11 minutes 

and 8 minutes for soft boiled eggs.

But if you cook continuously for 11 minutes, 

you get this dark grey circle around the egg yolk. 

This is how  I make a hard boiled egg, 
with very little or no grey colored yolk.

Put eggs in a pot of cold water.

Eggs must be submerged, not floating.
No part of the egg should be above water level.

Do not put a lid on the pot.

Turn on the heat to high.

Once the water starts boiling,

(Take note: Boiling means big bubbles not small bubbles.)

... let boil for 8 minutes. Use a timer.

After 8 minutes turn off the heat.

Let the eggs stay in the pot for another 2 minutes.

The eggs will still continue to cook.

After 2 minutes, remove the eggs from the pot

and transfer them  to a bowl.

The eggs will still continue to cook for another minute.

That is a total of 11 minutes. 

You may rinse the eggs with tap water
 to stop the cooking process
or set aside for a few minutes.

Btw, this works with small to medium sized eggs.

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/ chicsanders 2014