00:09loved it loved it loved it lola oia and her family are so very warm and welcoming and just
00:15full of amazing stories about their time in their beautiful neighborhood sharing their experiences
00:20as a loving couple raising their children during times of change to the location
00:25this was such a personal experience and i can feel how genuine my new filipino parents are about
00:31hosting new guest they were so interested in knowing my wife's and my stories as well it was
00:37just such a warm comfortable organic time and the food oh the food the best meal i had during my
00:46entire stay in the philippines i did a one-month tour through asia for work and holiday with my
00:51first week working in angela city and my last week on holiday in manila the introduction to new foods
00:59the best adobo i've ever eaten the most refreshing drink i've had in recent memory everything was 11
01:05out of 10 her grandkids and daughter-in-law made an appearance and they were just as sweet and
01:10welcoming not once did we feel like we were intruding on their day-to-day lives in the home
01:15my next visit i will book again just to come say hello food is not even necessary i just love
01:22this
01:22family that much from this one booking and can't imagine being in manila and not connecting with
01:27them again you deserve to have this similar experience please book now salamat polola oi
01:35the way to local grandma's is a world apart but just a stone's throw away from the gleaming order of
01:41bgc it's a gentle community very safe indeed of laura's houses side streets street vendors small
01:49firms lots of foliage and the welcome when you get there is exquisite so warm and friendly we sat and
01:57had a cooling drink of cucumber ginger and lime and chatted for a while before lunch was served
02:02which began with mixed fried vegetables pakora style followed by a delicious pinnock but course
02:08again a variety of mixed vegetables egg plant beans bitter gourd etc and a third course of
02:15bistec tagalog a sumptuous traditional beef dish done to perfection all through the meal grandma told
02:21stories of the old days when the district was mostly fields and meadows and the u.s helicopters would fly
02:27overhead approaching the air base we finished with dessert and sweets and never got to the end of the
02:33stories wonderful experience authentic heartwarming and memorable for tourists slash visitors who want
02:41a proper experience of real manila and real philippine cuisine this is the way to go it was such a
02:49pleasant
02:49experience with grandma grandpa and their daughter their house was clean and comfy and they were all
02:55friendly to me and i could feel like i'm one of the family members all of the dishes from the
03:01starter to
03:01the dessert were all amazingly going far beyond my expectations i can't list the specific menu here
03:08but absolutely adobo that i learned how to cook was the best food i ever had in philippines
03:13grandma was so kind to show me tips and the recipe i will definitely try cooking it back home
03:20what also impressed me was the story they shared with me about the local history in this last 50 years
03:26of city development it was far better than the information on the internet to understand the
03:32social shift into the new phase of the entire metro manila i am sure this is the things to do
03:38i've
03:38been waiting for i can recommend it to anyone visiting manila finally thanks a lot for your warm
03:45welcoming kenji from japan exclamation mark it was a fuintastic experience to join a traditional
03:54filipino food feast the informal unpretentious ancestral home of the solevens is a great location with a
04:02comfortable ambience and fresh cool air coming from the outside the traditional food they served were really
04:08some of the filipino's best the missua soup is classic comforting and it pairs nicely with the
04:14crispy flavorful side dish filipino fritters i love the creamy coconut flavor of the veggies as it
04:20compliments beautifully the crispy texture of the fried fish i enjoyed the flavorful filipino beef
04:27steak or bistec tagalog and the dessert is creamy with luscious taste and sticky texture that makes it
04:33irresistible it's highly recommended to everyone who wants to experience the traditional filipino food feast
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