We always order to-go. Our neat little packages are wrapped in brown paper like these.
But that is not why they call their store Binalot. This is why. You open your little package and out pops your dish even more neatly wrapped in banana leaf! Now that is the ultimate native touch.
Our personal favorite? The Bistek Walastik. Tender beef slices with that distinct 'bistik' taste on top of steaming rice, with red egg and tomato on the side.... dinner is served. Unfold your banana leaves and get ready for a hearty treat.
saraaaap...
ReplyDeletenatikman ko na dati mga food nila.. sarap! lutong bahay talaga.. kakagutom!
hi bloghopping from senor enrique's site. the food looks good, what is it made of?
ReplyDeleteMukhang masarap talaga. I think the banana leaf enhances the taste of food wrapped with it.
ReplyDeleteBefore the advent of aluminum foils, plastic wraps, tupperwares and the like - there was the banana leaf which was abundant in everybody's backyard.
mimi,
ReplyDeleteplus, they are very affordable diba. i heard too that aside from the malls, the branches of Binalot are often near schools and universities. i guess one of their target customers are the students. ang mura nya kasi.
Belle TH ,
nice of you to come by. yea, it is good. the one in the photo is my husband's and my favorite. the Bistik Walastik made of beef strips cooked the Beefsteak pinoy style. this is topped over steaming rice and there are sidings of itlog na maalat and tomatoes. some dishes have achara as the side dish. you should try it! you might like it too.
rhodora ,
yea. the banana leaf helps seal the juices somehow of the food wrapped inside diba. i think it is still widely used these days. they still wrap our native suman, and even embutido in them.
yea, Binalot is good. and really cheap.
This is a new favorite eatery of mine (only since about a month or so ago). Love their adobo, but will try the bistek walastik next time :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip!
Ang saraaaaaaaaaaaap!! San kaya malapits sa amin yan? Maka-hunting nga!
ReplyDeletesenorE ,
ReplyDeletenow ive got to try naman your adobo favorite. dami din raves about it. :-)
mindy ,
lahat ata ng SM malls sis meron. try daw the adobo. masarap din daw. :-) take out lang kami usually. kasi pag dine in sa foodcourt, they dont give plates kaya sa dahon ng saging ka eat. hehehe... unless trip mo. :-) happy chow!
Hi. I came here from Senor Enrique's blog (I was intrigued when you said you wanted to be a teacher but ended up a doctor ... I wanted to be a doctor, my late father - a doc - put his foot down so I ended up teaching. But no regrets.)
ReplyDeleteI've read a lot about Binalot but have never tried it. Because of your post, it's now on my list when I next go to Manila.
You're too young to know this but "walastik" was an expression we had when we were kids. :)
hi bugsybee! glad you visited. yea, i wanted to be a teacher. but my mom dissuaded me. ok lang naman. life turned out to be just as fulfilling for me anyway.
ReplyDeletebeen to your site too.. i love your blog entry about Growing Old... it hits a spot, really.
oh, and im quite familiar with the Walastik term. am not really that young-ish anymore either. hehehe... life begins at my age, you see.
keep in touch. oh and by the way, my sister who is in arizona, who is also a teacher, is also a "Bugs". that has been her nickname since high school. coincidences!
hope you enjoyed my blog...feel free to browse around some more... do visit manila soon!
Huy! I eat here minsan pag lunch time. usually tapa and their boneless bangus ang order ko. Sulit sa bayad :D
ReplyDeletehi ferdz ,
ReplyDeleteit really surprises me na marami palang may alam sa Binalot. when i blogged this, i wasnt expecting any comments at all. i just wanted to talk about it. turns out twas pretty good pala talaga.
hi i blog hopped from senor enrique... yeah an sarap nga nitong binalot... sa me robinsons summit bldg ba tong store na to?
ReplyDeletehi pusa,
ReplyDeletenice name. welcome to my munting blog. this branch is at SM Bicutan. almost all malls ata may branch nito. swak sa budget diba!
Doc Gita, mas lalo kung namiz ang mga pagkain dyan ah. Dami ko na palang namiz dyan..heheh! kakagutom napo..gigutom mo ang buntis ah. heheh!
ReplyDeleteingatz!
ginutom mo pala ang buntis..heheh! ayun..parang bisaya tuloy ang tagalog ko..heheh! (it shows) yikes! lol
ReplyDeleteA!, mata na lang ang busugin mo sister. not your tummy! para di mashado mabigat si baby ilabas, hehehe. speaking of the baby, lapit na diba... thats really exciting! congratulations in advance... :-)
ReplyDeletekagutom naman yan
ReplyDeletepuntahan ko nga nearest branch nyan dito
as per recommendation nila, tutubi, nag take out ako tonite ng adobo for papa. sarap din daw eh. im trying the inihaw naman tonite. sana yummy nga din! order na! :-)
ReplyDeletei wanna try binalot also! kaya lang wla pang branch nyan dito sa amin. will try na lang when i visit manila again.
ReplyDeleteHi Gita! Alam ko two years ago pa ito, pero ngayon ko lang kasi nabasa. Hehe... Maraming salamat sa pagsulat mo. :)
ReplyDelete@Binalot, thanks for dropping by. feel free to visit din anytime!
ReplyDeletehi, new to the site, thanks.
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by, anonymous. leave your name next time!
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