SM’s dimsum section is drool-worthy.  I wonder how each one will taste like.

Btw, those crab roe buns look like little white porings, don’t they?

Look at this!  Just look at this!  This is heaven right here, and it’s not helping.  I really need to get something to eat.  Remind me never to skip lunch again.

I’m hungry and bored and that makes MS Paint my best friend.  I want dumplings and a steaming hot bun of siopao right now!

This is called chami, a noodle dish which is the specialty of my dad’s hometown, Lucena.  It’s made of those yummy fat egg noodles (which I absolutely love), sauteed with pork and/or chicken, shrimp, veggies.  It traditionally tastes sweet and spicy with just the right amount of salt.  Chami is, by far, my favorite kind of pansit.  I could eat it all day, everyday.  

The picture above doesn’t do justice though.  It’s hard to find places that sell chami in Manila, and this one comes from a small food stall beside my workplace.  Not authentic, but good nevertheless!  

There’s also Buddy’s Pizza (oh, you guys should try it there).  Their Timog branch feels like home.  They have the same sunflower chairs and pahiyas motif that they do in the original branch in Lucena.  Although nothing beats traditional home cooked Lucena chami.  Any day.