Dimsumting in my Mind

it was past twelve noon and red was craving for food. we had our stomachs set on teriyaki boy as it recently opened it doors in Ayala Cebu but the line outside waiting to get a seat made us do an about face and troop instead to Harbour city for chinese dimsum.


Dimsum Galore!



i resisted (very badly i think...) to pick on the dimsum that ron and red ordered from carts that waiters wheel around the restaurant. three types of carts go around: fried food, steamed samples and dessert cups. you can also get rice toppings from any of the cart and choose from pork, chicken and beef. everything is priced at Php 40 per serving, the service is fast, easy and convenient as you can pick out your food from the carts without having to wait for orders to be served.

morsels and pieces of the delicious selection disappeared quickly as they worked on the food like piranhas on a frenzy. all along i twiddled my thumb as i resisted the temptation to dig in.

you see, i ordered the combination hotpot that has chicken, pork, beef, chinese sausage and vegetables layered on top of sticky rice and served in a hot hot hot ceramic bowl. added with a generous portion of sweetened soy sauce and spicy chili sauce, it picks up the flavors of the different meats competing for my tastebud's attention. easily, this is my favorite.

priced at Php 90, the dish is a real value for money option. be warned, it takes around 10 to 15 minutes to prepare the dish. believe me, it is worth every craving second.

just in case you're wondering how the table looked like after the feasting frantic frenzy, here's a snap of the empty table:

(click on read.more for restaurant details and contact numbers)

Harbour City
(032) 231-6283
3rd Level, Paseo Ciudad
Ayala Center Cebu

Comments

Bon said…
Holy Smokes!!! mouth watering dumplings...ang diet wala na...hahaha lolz
7:07 AM
Anonymous said…
In case you want to try making it at home you can buy the soup mix for Chinese hotpot, as well as the ceramic bowl itself. And just throw in whatever veggies and meat in it. Of course, don't forget to boil the noodles separately and mix it in afterwards! Sarap! :)
6:28 PM
Cacho said…
hiya :) i tried the recommendation but used cooked sticky rice instead. MAS masarap ha ha ha ha. the one in harbour city is rice kasi...
9:59 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

the sign

"Lord, give me a sign..." no, i haven't fallen victim to overly melodramatic movie lines. on the other hand, i actually did use these words while attending mass last sunday (Redemptorist, Cebu City). you see, i have been increasingly dissatisfied with matters regarding the church but not necessarily my faith. to a point that i am debating whether i should even attend mass. i was asking myself if i wanted to attend mass given the fact that the church is getting more political. sure, i understand liberation theology and standing up for what is morally right. but that is exactly the same thing that has been bothering me, the moral thingy. the local church is proclaiming that the current administration has no moral leadership. i am not refuting that claim, on the other hand, the church could have said the same thing about itself. except that they rather not comment on anything when it comes to issues facing the institutional church. and there are tons of dirt, make that hun...
Read more

a most unusual saint

Image
the title Black Magic Mary is enough to conjur images of a witch draped in black robes similar to that of the Virgin Mary albeit with a more sinister aura. in Sta. Maria Church in Siquijor, a saint wearing a black habit holds a skull in one hand and an "inverted cross" in another is fast gaining a reputation that is probably influenced by the mystic history of the island itself. locals have speculated that the skull is actually her husband's and that she murdered her husband for reasons that seems to have been lost in history. a bit of research show that the locals refer to the saint as Santa Rita de Siquijor, probably a Filipino convention where we name the Virgin Mary with annexes related to places (e.g. Our Lady of Guadalupe). my own research led me to discover this particular "myth" in an effort to know more about Santa Rita de Cascia who is the patron saint of a church and town named after her in Pampanga. The first thing that caught my attenti...
Read more

Cambugahay, Lazi, Siquijor

Image
CAMBUGAHAY FALLS three layered cambugahay falls, the water invites you to take a dip in its cool embrace Cambugayay falls  is accessible from the main highway of Lazi, Siquijor. a marker with Kris Aquino's face promoting Casino rubbing alcohol marks  the top of the 135 steps that leads to the landing area of the three tiered waterfalls that beckon visitors to take a dip in its gorgeously blue green water. side note, manong nonoy totally avoided the trek down to the pool in the pretext of watching over our car. moderate fitness is required for this one. looks inviting for a jump? some of the locals enjoying a splash in the pool. met a family having an excursion, this is the required "wacky" pose. interestingly, when i got the chance to chat up the family, they told me that while i was doing my "acrobatics" trying to frame my pictures, a monitor lizard casually walked behind me, paused for a bit while looking at me before sauntering of...
Read more