Saturday, September 6, 2014

Sunday Roadside Eating ...

We're back to regular programming and this weekend, it's just dad and me. So after hearing mass, we needed to do some grocery shopping as we're at all time low on supplies at home. It 11:30am and we're thinking where do we have lunch? Options meant eating at the local restos or national chains ... 

So Dad and I decided to eat at the SRP. That's our way home. S-R-P. It's the South Road Project that created the south reclamation area. With the SRP, out travel has been cut considerably vs taking the regular national highway. We used to travel 45-60min from our house to the Cebu City but with the SRP, you can be in Cebu City in 20-25min!

And eating at SRP mean, eating at the road-side "carenderias" that serve "larang, tinola, kanding caldereta, paklay" and other local dishes. Yep, the SRP is lined with these local restaurants as you go north or south-bound. 
This eatery is on the south-bound side of the SRP
So we decided to eat at Nancy's as its the most accessible and we saw steam coming out from cooking pots - which means hot soup in progress! The server hurriedly asked us what we wanted, "tinola or larang". Dad had "larang" but I can't handle the spicy hot soup so I asked for "tinola" instead. These dishes are fish-based. And because we were doing fish, we might as well do squid or "nokus". So this smiling serbedora, prepares our plates, spoon and fork, and asked us, "mais mo sir?" But of course, it's such a treat for us! Eating corn grain as rice is popular in Cebu. I grew up eating this specially when we go vacay in Alcantara (my mom's hometown, down south). 
The open "calderos" where larang, tinola and paklay are being cooked.

The hot and spicy "larang" soup!
We had our drinks those cute solo bottles of 7-Up. Hmmm, no Coke, just Pepsi products. I couldn't finish the corn-rice, just ate half of it. Corn isn't like regular "palay" rice, it's heavier and one usually get's stuffed faster.

Dad finished his meal, and looked for the "serbedora" and asked her to compute our meal. So guess how much??? Hahaha, only P175.00 for the two of us! That's 3 dishes, with corn-rice and 2 drinks! Food court lang ang peg!

So we drove away, got home in 10min. Happy to be eating out, along the road (al fresco), and happy not to wash any dishes!

So when you're in Cebu, you may want to check out the SRP's roadside eateries for some local fares!

Happy weekend!

Mrs Jane B.