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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Satisying Thai food cravings? Disappointment at Thaiwadee, Robinsons Antipolo

I usually crave for the dishes that I regard as comfort food. These are usually Japanese, Italian and Thai (not in any order). I didn't include Filipino food because these are, of course, generally available so I can have inasal, grilled fish or molo in many places. While I have my 'go to' places for Japanese, Italian or Thai food, they are not usually easy to go to. Yes, there is the Grab or Food Panda option but it is usually a better experience to eat at the place rather than have them delivered. Mas masarap kumain ng gyudon sa Yoshinoya mismo imbes na via delivery. 

As we have tried the food at the Thaiwadee at the food court at the Robinsons Antipolo annex, we ordered there again. This time, I got the chicken kra pao and the mango & sticky rice. 

Mango and sticky rice at Thaiwadee, Robinsons Antipolo

The disappointing Chicken kra pao at Thaiwadee

I was disappointed with the chicken kra pao because they didn't use ground chicken, enough Thai basil, and chili. The rice also looked and tasted like it was cooked around lunchtime than dinnertime. You look at the photo above and perhaps the first thing you will think of is one type of silog meal rather than a Thai dish.

The mango and sticky rice was also not as good as I wanted it to be. I should have just gotten the one by Cha Tra Mue though it was across the other side of the mall. 

I hope they improve on their food considering they're the only Thai food option at Robinsons Antipolo. I am not sure there are good Thai food options around that will satisfy my cravings for Thai food. Some restos serve Tom Yum, Chicken Pandan or Chicken Satay but those are quite common like sinigang or inasal in our case.

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