Sam Gyup Sal (Sliced Pork Belly)

SPOTTED @

that restaurant on the first floor of our office bldg.

EDY Bldg., #144 Kisad Rd.,

Baguio City

Price: 100/serving (good for 1 person)

I had free lunch today! Courtesy of my pretty boss, Ma'am Grace. I'm so sorry I don't really know the name of the resto 'coz it's in Korean [hehe].

Anyway, sam gyup sal is a Korean pork dish. It's basically just thinly sliced pork belly strips served with lettuce, other veggies, spices, sauce and oil. (it varies per resto) 

This is how it's eaten. { Oh well, it varies from one eater to another, but this is how I was taught by genuine Koreans themselves! } 

1. Grill/fry the pork strips. You can cut them into bite size pieces before or after frying (your choice!) 

2. Dip in ssamjang (bean paste something that's really good~~ trust me) then in the seasoned sesame oil. Okay, actually you may want to dip in sam jang only or sesame oil only. I prefer both! 

3. Put this meat on a lettuce or cabbage leaf. 

4. Next put anything you want ~~ green pepper [the one you put in sinigang or dinuguan] , kimchi, rice, garlic and other things the resto provides. 

5. Fold the leaf/ wrap everthing inside the leaf. Open your mouth and swallow everything all together (good luck if you placed so many things on the leaf) 

** Of course you can always opt to be demure and eat each ingredient one at a time, but then you wouldn't be enjoying the dish the Korean way. 

I've tried this dish a couple of times and for a simple dish like this, it's satisfyingly delicious. It was my first time though in that resto coz it just recently opened. Most Korean restos here in Baguio sell this dish for 220-280 for an order which is good for 2-3 people. So the price is basically the same. I like that the curly presentation of the meat. Most resto's pork slices just lay boringly flat on the plate. The meat's really fresh, too. I also like their tables with the built in grill. The only thing I didn't like is that they gave chinese cabbage instead lettuce. I want lettuce for my samgyupsal!!! Overall, I enjoyed that stomach- filling lunch ~~ belly satisfied!! Oh and we got free softdrinks ~~ because ... uhmmm ... did I mention that my boss is pretty?!?!

Baby Back Ribs

SPOTTED @ 

Little John's Convenience Outpost

Camp John Hay

Baguio City

PRICE: 145 Php

For my very first spotted food I decided to start with a dish from my daughter's favorite resto. I have lived here in Baguio almost all my life, but I discovered Little John's through the blogs of Baguio tourists. The most raved dish was their BB ribs. So on my first visit, I had to try it. I quite like it. The meat was tender and the flavor was bar-b-q-wee. Oh and it came with an additional bar-b-q-wee sauce. I'm not sure if the marinade is the same with the extra sauce, but the meat and the sauce tasted the same for me. I'm a saucy person so the more sauce is ... the better. The tiny serving of coleslaw on the side complemented the meat. It's ... ummm ... tangy ( I'm not sure about this adjective though ... but -- oh well -- I think it is ). I just wish they'd put a li'l more. And I wish the meat was a bit bigger (maybe MUCH bigger!!). But overall, I think it's a fine dish. It made me feel good eating it! I find myself ordering this same dish everytime I go there.

My daughter likes this dish, but it's not the reason why she likes the resto. Their draw-while-you-wait gimmick and the possibility that this drawing goes up their wall are the reasons why my 5-year-old loves this resto.

The service is fast. Our orders come even before my artist finishes her masterpiece.