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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Sentro is the new centre of my palate's attraction

Ed and I have always liked Abe because of their Filipino lutong-bahay food. This was once our "staple" food, thus the frequent visits to Mall of Asia. Lately though, we have been frequenting Greenbelt because of the need to accommodate our foreign visitors who just stay at New World, across Greenbelt. Since we started "Greenbelting," we have made an agreement to try out all the different restaurants in the area. Heaven was so kind to have led us to Sentro.

On our first visit, we ordered:

  • Crispy Drunken Shrimps
    • The fun in this was it was crispy and you can eat the entire shrimp even with its shells. It isn't so fun though when the sharp postions hurt the insides of your mouth! 
  • Sinigang na Corned Beef 
    • Delicious indeed! The food servers will let each of you have a taste of the sabaw in order for you to let them know if you are okay with the asim or not. The "corned beef" isn't actually ground, but huge chunks of it. (Imagine the chunky corned beef in can).
  • Home-Style Chicken Adobo
    • This was my favourite of the day. It tastes so home-cooked and it caught the perfect taste of adobo. The way the food was presented was so unique, with the shredded green mango and all.
  • Drinks: Sago't Gulaman (refillable)
    • Nothing but sweetness to me, but this is the only place where I have tasted this mix. It tastes so Filipino, I don't really know how to describe it. Muscovado probably?
On the second visit which was last night, we had:
  • Bangus na torta
    • Tastes like some torta I've had before, but since I was craving for it, I'd say it was delicious. The unique twist to this is they used shredded bangus meat.
  • Kare Kare
    • Nothing special as well, but good. I couldn't even remember the last time I ate kare kare. What troubled me though was the price. For a solo plate of this dish, PhP 520 wasn't so worth it. The serving for sharing is PhP 820.
  • Pandan Lemon juice (pitcher)
    • This is the highlight of my day. Again, tasted so Filipino. You would very much distinguish the pandan and the lemon flavour from the drink. The combination was perfect.
While I haven't really given rave reviews about the food, I'd say Sentro is a must-try for people who want to witness a twist to Filipino cuisine. 

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