Barbecue!!! in Ormoc

Our Tuesday badminton session was canceled so of course -- is there anything better to do than eating barbecue on a Tuesday afternoon when your badminton session is canceled? Well actually, there are a lot other things, but we refused to think of these others. When I pitched the barbecue idea to Maica, it was clear she was already thinking of barbecue because she said an instant yes. We called up Iana and told her to get ready. This girl diets like crazy, but even she can't say no to barbecue. We called up our favorite neighbor, Alyssa, and thankfully she was home and excited to go, and what-a-surprise, Kuyahhhhhng was home as well. Whee!

SO this is what happens when your Tuesday badminton session is canceled. Here we go!

There are only two places in Ormoc where you can expect good barbecue: at your own homes and at the P10m barbecue-han in the city plaza. (P10m!?!? Tell me about it.)

In this barbecue-han, everything is barbecued: chicken chicken, chicken gizzard, chicken heart, chicken blood (yummy!), chicken liver (atay!), isaw (or chicken intestine), chorizo, fish. It reeks of carcinogen, really. But the doctor says it's okay as long as you don't go everyday.

There are a lot of manangs to choose from. We don't have a suki yet so we just approach any of the manangs selling close to the entrance. We can never be too sure about the freshness of the meat, but certainly, we can tell which ones are appetizing and which ones are not. It's also easier if the manang you choose offer all the goods you want, so you don't go through the inconvenience of paying different vendors after eating. But if you're nicer and you want to split your generosity, it's your choice.

The fan is the coolest technology in the area; keeps the langaws away with no effort from manang. I don't think Cebu's lartian even have it. (They don't have a P10m budget, I suppose.)
The best barbecue is grilled the old fashion way.

The dining area is a long hall, but you have to sit in the tables owned by the manang grilling your barbecue, which are always just beside their stalls. There are two dining halls: one is bordered by the river and the other hall, by the skating rink. If you are especially sensitive to smell, I don't suggest sitting by the river. It can get very smelly. You wouldn't want that with your isaw or atay!

Over barbecue, they bond.

Kuyahhhhhng is back!!!... For 2 weeks anyway before summer school starts. Alyssa will join him in Ateneo starting this year and them two shall be bestfriends in no time. (Already, they're cringing at the thought :D


Make-all-you-can sawsawan! Iana nearly blinded herself with all the sili she squeezed and forced into that bowl.

P2 puso, which is a very sad thing because that's not too heavy to shell out. Your mentality would hypnotize you into eating all you can as it is that (so-called) "reasonably priced". Gr (wait 'til it adds up). And that it is that small would fool any dieter into thinking, 2 small pusos plus 2 small pusos equal to 1 cup of rice. Yeah, right.

Chicken Barbecue, P25-P30.
Batikun (Chicken Gizzard), P15-P20.
Chicken Skin (a must!), P2-P4.

(Price range given as I'm not sure what the exact price is. I did not bring a wallet to our barbecue session so I had no business joining in the calculation and anxiety over the total bill. That's how I get away, which they call mean ;)

What's barbecue without isaw? P3-P4.

Happy face. After the meal, we counted how many sticks each of us finished. Shamefully, I came up with the biggest number, at 15.

Busog faces. 2 bottles of 1L Sprite (but ofcors!). 20 pusos. 2 sticks of Chicken Barbecue. 30 sticks of Chicken Skin. 20 sticks of isaw. 6 sticks of Chicken Gizzard. Whew.


Must-visit in Ormoc: barbecue-han at the City Plaza. Ditch your diet and see what P10m supposedly looks like. That is, if you're not already a P10millionaire.

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