#CessieEats 6

1. Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken. Ford and I rarely like the same food. Incompatible talaga kami. But this popcorn chicken of Yougo Chicken (Aberdeen Centre Foodcourt) is our mutual love. Lagi namin itong inoorder kasi ang sarap talaga, albeit medyo salty (kaya kailangan ng Diet coke).

2. Crispy Pata and Caldereta. After watching the Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver last December 3, 2017, we went to Aling Ening Restaurant in Fraser Street to have late lunch. Aling Ening is a turo-turo restaurant. Wala ng gaanong food nung dumating kami kasi past 3pm na yata nun, wala na kami halos mapili. We ended up with one whole crispy pata (cooked na, ininit na lang) and caldereta. Masarap naman ang caldereta, sobrang konti nga lang. Ok din ang crispy pata kaso walang sauce na kasama. I just made my own by mixing soy sauce and vinegar. We paid $23.65 for these, including 2 cups of rice.

3. Taho. Halos katabi ng ng Aling Ening ang O! Taho so we bought na rin 2 liters of taho for take-home. We paid $12.

It's August pa since we last bought taho so talagang nasabik kami. Ang sarap! However, we realized na sobrang nakakataas pala ng sugar kaya dapat konting-konti lang per meal (na ang hirap gawin). My husband didn't eat the remaining taho that I left for him, natapon ko tuloy.

4. Fresh Slice Pizza. I know that I am not to eat pizza pero kapag wala na talaga akong makain for dinner at ayaw ko ng rice, I would end up buying a slice of all-meat pizza sa foodcourt ng Guildford Town Centre (the mall just across our place). I've tested my blood sugar level at hindi naman tumataas kapag one slice lang. Also, whenever I eat only this for dinner, bumababa ang weight ko kinabukasan haha.

5. Mother-and-Son's late Lunch. I was too lazy to cook lunch last Thursday (Dec. 7) so I brought Nathan to the foodcourt of Guildford. As usual, KFC fried chicken for him and 1 slice of pizza for me.

Too bad, sayang ito. My son only eats the chicken eh (ayaw niya ng fries ng KFC). Di ko naman makain kasi nga carbs ito. If only I could just order chicken, kaso meal yan eh.

6. Some greens, finally! We've been eating a lot of meat lately, di ko na talaga ma-take. I am getting old na talaga, di na ako ok sa puro karne. I only had pechay (bok choy) in the ref kaya I cooked nilagang pork neck bones. Tsk, karne pa rin.

7. La Meza Grill's Sisig. I have yet to find sisig here in BC that I like. Hindi ko masyadong type ang lasa nito eh, pero gusto naman ng asawa ko (sabi na eh, magkaiba kami ng gustong pagkain). Pero $9.95 lang ito (plus 5% tax and tip) kaya ok na rin na pamatid-craving.

#CheapEats: KFC's Tuesday Special

I've only known about KFC's Tuesday Special recently. Hindi na rin kasi ako kumakain sa KFC dito. Mas masarap pa kasi ang fried chicken na niluluto ko lol. But since my son only eats fried chicken, minsan napapabili ako ng $5 Fill Ups kapag nasa labas kami para may mapakain ako sa kanya.

But one Tuesday night, ayun nga napansin ko na may special promo sila.

For $3.29 (plus 5% tax, of course), you'll get a 2-piece chicken plus fries.

Hmmm, so ito ang ginawa nilang pamalit sa Toonie Tuesday na matagal nang naglaho. Obviously, di na nila pwedeng tawaging toonie ang tuesday special nila kasi nga 3 dollars plus na siya. I am not sure though kung sa British Columbia lang ito available o meron din sa ibang provinces. Pero hindi ako ito napansin sa Edmonton dati.

So ito ang value ng $3.45 (tax included) mo:

Super liit ng chicken, sa totoo lang. Yung leg part, makakain mo un two bites. Seriously. Bitin tuloy ang anak ko.

Syempre wala rin siyang gravy at drinks. I read from somewhere that you can add a drink for just a dollar (di ko pa lang nasubukan). It makes sense kasi ang mahal na papatak kapag nag-softdrinks ka pa.

Oh well ganun talaga. Mura pa rin yan dito kung tutuusin. Pantawid-gutom.

KFC's Toonie Tuesday

I kept on saying that even fast food here in Edmonton is very pricey. So pricey (in my Standards) that I don't eat them at all, except for occasional burgers at Wendy's.

I am happy though that once a week, I can eat fried chicken (we Pinoys love fried chicken!) guilt-free!

Thank goodness for KFC's Toonie Tuesday!

For only $2.99 (hindi na nga lang exactly toonie talaga) plus 5% tax (or $3.14 to be precise), you can get a 2-piece fried chicken and a regular fries.

Yan na siguro ang cheapest food court meal na maooder mo dito sa Edmonton.

The drawback?

• The meal doesn't come with drinks. If you're buying pop (i.e. soda) from them, then tataas ang total meal cost mo. I suggest bringing your own drinks or buying at Dollarama.
• We Filipinos are gravy-loving people loving as well. Kaso wag ng mag-attempt bumili pa ng gravy kasi around $1.89 siya. Not worth it. Here in Canada, we should just be contented in pairing our fried chicken with ketchup.
• The chicken pieces are small (one thigh and one leg) so if you are really hungry, you won't be satisfied. 

I am amazed though that despite its 'cheapness,' di pa rin masyadong mahaba ang pila sa mga KFC kapag Tuesday. Siguro kasi sawa na ang mga tao? This promotion has been running for so many years now. Or baka naman hindi lang kasi talaga mahilg sa fried chicken ang ibang lahi.

KFC's chicken here tastes so differently from what we have in the Philippines. For one, wala nga silang regular or hot options. Iisa lang talaga ang timpla ng manok -- take it or leave it. If I am to be asked, parang similar sa KFC Malaysia / Singapore ang chicken dito. Oh well, kahit ano pa man, we Filipinos are still grateful for KFC because it's the only fast food chain (similar to what we have at home) that serves fried chicken.