TSING TAO BEER
We're in Chinatown right ???? So might as well get a taste of one of the more popular Chinese Beer. (actually, we're the only diners drinking beer that night. hahahaha)
A bit lighter in taste (and alcohol content) than our local San Miguel Beers which I think would account for the numerous bottles we consumed that night. (around 4 liters for 4 people is still no laughing matter.)
STEAMED CRABS IN GARLIC
Nice garlicky flavor. Too bad the Crabs were a bit oversteamed and a bit watery.
PRAWN SALAD
Not exactly my idea of a great beermate because of the sweetness of the Mayo sauce. (It was our lady companion's idea to order this) But I still its a nice dish ......the prawns were big, the batter just lightly covered the prawns and the sweetness of the mayo sauce was not overpowering.
SIZZLING OYSTER (In Black Bean Sauce)
I have actually eaten here many times before. (as well as at their very original branch which is President Restaurant), but this was my first time try this dish. They were a little heavy handed on the black beans which made it a tad too salty. A little more chili peppers would have made the dish really fantastic. But overall, I still think its a nice Beermate dish. (Would also go well with a bowl of plain rice)
STEAMED EEL (In Black Bean Sauce)
Call me bias, but I will bravely say that you haven't tasted the flavors of YING YING until you tasted their eel dish ....... this has been, through the years my most favorite chinese inspired dish. And so far, I don't think any other chinese inspired resto has been able to match the delicious taste of this dish (disclaimer: Ying Ying, did not pay me to write this paragraph. hahahaha)
FRIED FROGLEGS
Just like what your mom would use to say ....... fried froglegs really taste like chicken. I like Ying Ying's version because they don't have that "chinese herb" aftertaste.
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YING YING TEAHOUSE is located at 233-235 Dasmarinas St. corner Yuchengco St. Binondo, Manila.
ohhhh maaannnn!!!! the eels are awesome :) hehehe i was waiting for some one else to confirm it, coz a lot of peeps said president has the best. too bad on the crabs though.:( but the froglegs made up for the slack hehehe :) im gonna try the froglegs someday ehhehe
ReplyDeleteI surely want to try eel, too. Frogs, I got to taste the ginataan kind, but the fried ones, not yet.
ReplyDelete@ steven ...... actually, from what I know, YING YING and President Restaurant are of the same owners. So I guess the recipe is just the same.
ReplyDelete@ Jenn ..... I tried their adobo version of the frogs. And I'm sticking to the Fried version.
The address at the end is a nice touch.
ReplyDeletewe like to eat here when in the area. nice to know that the owners of President and Ying Ying is the same, my aunt would surely be happy about this info :)
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