Breakfast at NAIA Terminal 3: Cosina Ilocos

We checked-in early for our flight to Tuguegarao last week. After checking-in, we decided to have breakfast at the newly renovated food hall of NAIA Terminal 3 at the ground floor level. What used to be a spacious duty free shop is now a spacious food hall with many options for travelers and well-wishers (i.e., fetchers and those sending-off relatives and friends). After going around to see what's available, we decided to have our breakfast at the Cosina Ilocos especially after seeing the lonnganisa on display.

Classic Ilocos longganisa and longganisang hubad (without the skin)

Ilocos empanada - I must admit I was amused with the term "warming showcase" for the food on display

Cosina Ilocos' menu

My breakfast was the classic longsilog with hot chocolate for my drink

 

I will write about the food hall in a future article here. Some stalls have no concessionaires yet and most people tend to congregate at the areas near the hallways, escalators and elevators. Cosina Ilocos is located further inside and there were less people there so it was less crowded and noisy. Some passengers and airport terminal staff we saw there were just lounging, catching up on work, having meals or even sleeping on the seats. The comfort rooms were also renovated and are very clean.

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Snacks: Ja! Zartbitter Schokokeks

I just came back from a trip to Tuguegarao City in Cagayan Province in the northern part of Luzon Island. There's so much to share from that trip including food and places visited. But before those, here is something about a delightful snack; thanks to our friend from Germany who gifted us with this pasalubong earlier this year.

This is basically a box of chocolate covered biscuits

Details about the chocolate at the back of the box

Nutrition information and ingredients. The chocolate claims to have 50% cacao.

 

Inside is a plastic tray with several pieces of the chocolate-covered biscuits

 

This was an enjoyable treat for me. It reminded me of the Alfort chocolate-covered biscuits I enjoyed while in Japan that are now generally available here. It also reminded me of the Knick Knack snacks we used to buy and eat when we were in grade school. That was, of course, on the sweet side of chocolate snacks.

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Chocolate review: Yummy Deserowa dark chocolate

Sharing another chocolate I picked up from one of my sorties at Clark.

The brand is Yummy. 'Deserowa' actually translates to 'dessert'

Details on the chocolate at the back of the package

Nutrition information

This is supposed to be a dark chocolate but ingredients state only 18% cocoa powder. Information here also states the chocolate to be produced in Poland.

The chocolate was okay but it is not at par with the finer chocolates we've tasted that were produced in Europe. This was more of the more basic types that I probably will classify with the local chocolates I've tasted from Bicol, Iloilo and other provinces that are not Auro, Malagos and Theo & Philo, for example. There are, of course, the small batch makers that I appreciate (and have posted their chocolates here before).

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