? Tuesday, November 13, 2007
i've had a bite to eat at tomatokick at lunch. at last! after my job interview gilbert and i drove to maginhawa st., teachers village to finally try the specialty of the thesis-turned-into-business resto. i ordered smoked t- bone chipotle. hehe
dylan of
the peep show tried the dish too,
kaya medyo i got tempted to try it narin hehe. while gilbert ordered the pork w/salsa. parng porkchop xa na may seasoning at napaka- crispy. if i am to rate the food, 5 stars being the highest, i'd give it 4 stars, because it's a real treat to the stomach and i got really full! to think i didn't order an extra cup of rice. parking is 3 stars since may iba pang establishments sa commercial building na un, the comfort room is 2, since it's shared, the service is 3 stars, why? for the waiting time since the food is cooked as ordered, though the people are nice. total of 3.5 stars.. *sigh
all in all it was actually a nice experience, not too shabby but the food itself was excellent! it made my day, only there is something that's haunting me til now.. but let me warn you, there are graphical's posted below so it's up to you if you still want to continue [if you have the guts for it]. i hope there could be something done to stop this practice in history. it's just too inhumane. check this out..
in china, there are women opting to abort their baby girls hoping to conceive a baby boy. they sell the aborted babies for 2,000 Reminbi. i've read that the hospital may have been involved in this despicable stomach- churning practice.
in the picture below, the poor fetus is being cleansed as part of the preparation.
Then, the cutting of the entrail, intestines and internal organs of the baby begins.
And voila! the disgusting soup is done {boiled}.
if you look closely, you'll actually see the baby's face.
i wonder- how cruel can these mad sadists get? i have a five- month old baby girl, i know the cultural difference has a lot to do with it, but come on, what kind of mother does this? in the chinese culture, it is known that the first- born son is essential to the family especially to the father but why kill innocent baby girls? first, they kill the helpless being and then they cook it, serve it to crazier people and make money out of it!
pinatay na nga, kinain pa! it's a disgrace.. they say eating the delicacy will act as an aphrodisiac and promote longetivity, but does it have to come to this extent? there are other alternatives people!
balut is one but since it's an acquired taste there are lots of choices that will suit your pallate. you can conduct your own research, that's what google is for!
