Feliz Navidad
How was your Christmas Celebration? I
hope that you were able to have a wonderful celebration!
As for me, I had a great time with my
family. We stayed up till it was December 25 and greeted each other then
followed by opening of presents. I feel so blessed with all the gifts I
received this Christmas and I also feel blessed because I was able to spend the
entire day with family (without having to do school work or errands).
For Christmas Dinner, my father
decided to treat us in one of my mom’s customers. (Background story: My mom’s
business caters to restaurants, hotels, and other food establishments. She
delivers fresh fruits and vegetables.) The restaurant’s name is Tapella. It is
located at the ground floor of Greenbelt 5. Tapella serves modern Spanish
dishes. Their signature dishes are tapas and paellas.
So guess what we had…. J Yup,
we did order paella and also other dishes. My father went ahead and ordered
Croquetas Variadas, Pollo Moruno con
Couscous, and Rabo de Toro. Croquetas Variadas are croquets when translated in English.
Inside these croquets are ham, salami, and mushroom. The mixture of the ham and
salami together with the mushroom tasted good and different from the croquettes
I have tasted in the past. Pollo Moruno con Couscous is Moorish Chicken on
Couscous. The chicken was lovely. It was juicy and flavorful, without
overpowering the chicken flavor. I have heard of couscous but haven’t tasted it
before. It’s like rice but not quite. It has a different mouth-feel and taste. The
Rabo de Toro was also good. My father picked right. Rabo de Toro is ox tail
cooked in wine herbs. The first time I bit the meat, I was able to taste the
wine immediately. The wine made gave the
dish an extra kick. The meat was tender and cooked right.
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| Croquetas Variadas |
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| Pollo Moruno con Couscous |
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| Rabo de Toro |
My mom ordered the Paella de Cocido.
Cocido is a type of stew that is based on meat. And it did taste like it. The
paella was yummy! I’ve been craving for paella and this dish satisfied it. J
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| Paella de Cocido |
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| Calamares a la Romana |
Then there’s me, I wanted pasta that
evening so I looked for pasta dishes in the menu. I didn’t find a lot of
dishes, perhaps this is because the restaurant was Spanish J. But
I did order Canelones Vegetal or vegetable cannelloni. It was so good! I thought
the dish would taste rustic and earthy because of the vegetables, but it wasn’t.
I loved it. It was covered with cheese, I did not know what cheese it was but
it was not salty. It complimented the pasta really well.
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| Canelones Vegetal |
It was such a great evening because of
great food and great company. Next time, I would like to taste their tapas and
other paellas. J
-DOT-
For
more information check out: http://www.tapellarestaurant.com
Photos are personally owned by writer, if you
would like to use it kindly inform or at least cite the source thank you! J
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