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Aired (March 24, 2024): ‘Black Rider’ stars Saviour Ramos and Pipay got a little taste of what it’s like in Spain when they visited the Alba Restaurante Español!

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00:00 When it comes to food trips, most people are looking for a new trend and aim.

00:06 But Xavier Ramos and Pipay of Black Rider,

00:10 are taking a traditional route for their food exploration today.

00:15 Their destination is the Alba Restaurante Español in Tomas Marato in Quezon City.

00:21 Alba has been eating authentic Spanish dishes for almost 7 decades.

00:29 And all of that started when Mr. Anastasio de Alba became a food adventurer in Spain.

00:35 My father actually started as a dishwasher in Spain.

00:39 In one of the hotels, it was called Chipen when he was very young.

00:44 Before washing the leftovers, he would taste them.

00:46 And when the kitchen was closed, he would try cooking it himself until he became a cook.

00:50 After a couple of years that he trained the cooks and chefs of the Casino Español of Spanish Cuisine,

00:55 he established his own small eatery.

00:58 And there he started to introduce the Spanish cuisine to the Filipinos.

01:02 But of course, before he did that, he first studied our country.

01:05 He went to the market, he went to see what was available locally,

01:09 and he adjusted his Spanish food to the palate of the Filipinos.

01:14 From here, they were able to create their signature dishes from the original recipes of Mr. Alba.

01:20 For example, the paella.

01:22 If you go to Spain, you'll experience paella in a different way.

01:26 Of course, it's just that it's lower in the paella and it's more of the rice.

01:30 We Filipinos, we look for the meat.

01:33 So, what my father did was he made sure that he fills up the paella at least a little to the edge,

01:39 and then he filled it up with a lot of things going on.

01:42 There's chicken, fish, chorizo, vegetables.

01:45 That's how the Filipinos, he thought, would like the paella.

01:48 And it worked.

01:50 Simple techniques also give Alba the importance of pouring time to make their dishes delicious.

01:57 That's why some of their most delicious dishes are worth the wait.

02:03 We also have our calyos lengua that takes hours to cook.

02:07 So, we don't use quick methods.

02:10 In the kitchen of Alba's now, we don't have modern equipment.

02:14 We still use the same equipment that my dad used 50 years ago.

02:19 We all eat it because it's so delicious.

02:22 Remember, remember.

02:25 Hey, it's delicious.

02:28 It's so good.

02:29 It's like it's a gift. It's so good.

02:31 It's so good.

02:32 It's like a gift.

02:33 It's like a gift.

02:34 It's so good.

02:35 It's delicious.

02:36 It's so good.

02:40 Our delicacy is homemade.

02:45 We started to do that for our own use only, with our soups and paella, chorizo.

02:51 Now, it's increased because we are supplying restaurants and hotels.

02:55 And also, customers are buying our deli.

02:58 The sauce is so good.

03:02 It's a bit spicy.

03:04 Oh my God.

03:07 It's so good.

03:08 I want to eat it.

03:10 I want to eat it.

03:11 I want to eat it.

03:13 My challenge is actually, I'm maintaining somebody else's work.

03:16 I'm maintaining a tradition here.

03:18 It's like, if we go abroad, we'll be tired and then you'll miss your home.

03:25 I guess, it's the same with food.

03:27 We try out new things, but we always go back to what's home, to our tongue.

03:31 I'm here to keep our food traditional, the same way it has been cooked before.

03:35 As I said, we don't have modern equipment.

03:37 Everything is done the same way my father does it.

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