Guinataa'ng Dilis at Sitaw

We Pinoys love additional side dishes that will complement our main dish. In this case, the adobo I am complementing ... not supplementing, okay? ... with the Guinataa'ng Dilis and Sitaw (anchovies and long string beans with coconut milk), which is my focus right now.

But honestly, I truly had a tasteful craving to eat the anchovies as the main dish and the adobo - the side dish.  Anchovies have this distinct flavor that makes you savor its unique piquancy even as you merely think about - and tasting it at a certain moment, actually - will just make you feel that 'satisfaction', just like when you are scratching that itchy 'red ant bite', if you know what I mean...

Anyway, I just simmered the anchovies in coconut milk, garlic and onions, then added the string beans and threw in some pepper flakes for the "umph"... no salt, no patis, cause the dried anchovies is salty enough!

ENJOY!!!

Minty Pork Chops! ...if you've never tried them, it's a good new experience! Marinate in light soy (to make sure that the flavor does not overpower the mint) and lemon before saute-ing in minced garlic. When cooked, serve with FRESH mint leaves. Take an itsy bitsy cut of the mint per bite, unless you want your chops more minty!

"InADIN" Bicol Express... I cooked the taro leaves separately from the chicken... when you cut the 'formed' "laing", you will see the chicken inside. (you can use pork, or the traditional "DAING" or anything you want - using "real" coconut milk (not from the can) will give you an HONEST coconut OIL... Note the center of the laing with spicy bagoong alamang. I also wanted to 'present' the laing/bicol express differently... subukan!!

Vegetable Curry and Shrimps ...

Vegetable Curry and Shrimps ...

I would have made 'Shrimp Curry' but the shrimps would have "shrunk" and would not be 'tender' if it is overcooked within the curry sauce when simmered so - I microwaved the raw shrimps with the veggie curry sauce. 

If you have it with rice, just pour the sauce on the rice. You'll be able to enjoy the mild sweetness of the shrimps separately while savoring the curry and the coconut milk blend as well...
add Paprika to give it a little spicy kick!

PAKKAIN new PAK Labels

We have revised our PAK labels of pre-PAK'd meals and have added more to our original standard menu selection.

From the original "Apat na Sikat" labels, we eventually established - that the 'favorites' of our regular customers, are the following four 'ulams' (viands): the Pork Adobo, Beef Kaldereta, Chicken Sarciado and the Palabok!

From the four variances, we now have a total of 20 labels to use to cater to neighboring offices we intend to deliver to, aside from the Pinoys who avail of the Consulate Office's services, over and above the captive market within the Philippine Center Management Board building. By the way PAKKAIN also has its "special service" the Consulate office's clients such as the elderly's, to the people on wheelchair and the diabetic. Visiting people from "out of State" find PAKKAIN convenient, since they do not know the city, (not knowing where to find inexpensive food - and "Pinoy" food for that matter). They need not go out of the building as they wait for their passport renewals or legal documentation just to get a meal.

As we re-establish our existing market in view of the 'transfer' to the new location and new commercial kitchen in Hayward, we are very exited to regain momentum as our new venues are better than the initial ones we had - both the Cafe and the kitchen. Hopefully, we will achieve our desired pace soon enough.
But confidently, in time, we will consistently make all our labels available in our little Cafe at "The Fourth" (suite 419) downtown 447 Sutter Street.

Meantime, we hope you can come and visit us and get a taste of our food and experience our PAKs, as we introduce our hygienically "prepared" meals through 'blast chilling' (to eliminate bacterial growth) - what's more is that our food do not have MSG, and we only use vegetable oil (if necessary at all).

THE PAKKAIN meals - a better way to enjoy healthy Pinoy food downtown San Francisco!!

Wanna PAK?