Comments on: Merienda at Hizon’s and precious lessons my son has taught me http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me Manila food, lifestyle & travel blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ela http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-346601 ela Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:00:25 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/daily/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/#comment-346601 hi! well hizon's is a tradition in my family for decades- coffee or tea at meryenda time on christmas and New Year wasnt complete without Hizon's famous ensaymadas - rich rich rich oozing with sugar and butter and their huge slices of raisin bread sumptuous enough to eat without spread at all... plus slivers of queso de bola (the real thing, duck brand or pato i think it was called).... wasnt the coffee drinking i think but the ritual of it and the sense of continuing a family tradition of connection with the past... i used to bring my sons when they were little to lunch there - mostly old folks and dolphy around- the servings were large awesome for the boys! we loved their omelettes and hamburger steak with gravy and a big candied yam! wow ive never seen or tasted such orange coloured yams in any place except Hizon's! its worth all the trip from quezon city all the dirt and smell of Manila... so, in essence i wouldnt trade Hizon's for any ensaymada out there. just sampled Mary Grace ensaymada by the way it was delicious but i ended up yearning for Hizon's ensaymada. Bu then its a matter of taste... hi! well hizon’s is a tradition in my family for decades- coffee or tea at meryenda time on christmas and New Year wasnt complete without Hizon’s famous ensaymadas – rich rich rich oozing with sugar and butter and their huge slices of raisin bread sumptuous enough to eat without spread at all… plus slivers of queso de bola (the real thing, duck brand or pato i think it was called)…. wasnt the coffee drinking i think but the ritual of it and the sense of continuing a family tradition of connection with the past…
i used to bring my sons when they were little to lunch there – mostly old folks and dolphy around- the servings were large awesome for the boys! we loved their omelettes and hamburger steak with gravy and a big candied yam! wow ive never seen or tasted such orange coloured yams in any place except Hizon’s!
its worth all the trip from quezon city all the dirt and smell of Manila…
so, in essence i wouldnt trade Hizon’s for any ensaymada out there. just sampled Mary Grace ensaymada by the way it was delicious but i ended up yearning for Hizon’s ensaymada.
Bu then its a matter of taste…

]]> By: ajay http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-106599 ajay Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:09:04 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/daily/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/#comment-106599 Hi George. Do add me. I'll have to try Mary Grace one of these days, as I see some of their stalls in the malls. It's great to discover that you're now into food blogging..another yummy site to visit. More power! Hi George. Do add me. I’ll have to try Mary Grace one of these days, as I see some of their stalls in the malls. It’s great to discover that you’re now into food blogging..another yummy site to visit. More power!

]]> By: angelo http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-105845 angelo Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:07:03 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/daily/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/#comment-105845 i meant to write native tsokolate not naive tsokolate. there was nothing prude or innocent about that tsokolate.it was bursting with dark, seductive flavors. i meant to write native tsokolate not naive tsokolate. there was nothing prude or innocent about that tsokolate.it was bursting with dark, seductive flavors.

]]> By: angelo http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-105844 angelo Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:58:53 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/daily/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/#comment-105844 At Mary Grace's, I saw a small group ladies having pasta.There were a couple of cakes and sweets displayed on the pastry chiller but I really did not take time to identify them. I was so focused dunking the ensaimada on the thick naive tsokolate.Yup, they were delicious. Thanks for visiting my site.And perhaps you won't mind if I add your food blog to my site. Lastly, an official confession. I've been a regular lurker of "Writings on the Wall" for some time and somehow got engrossed with the travails and triumphs, much more, the complex and voracious(just kidding) eating habits of a mother named Ajay. At Mary Grace’s, I saw a small group ladies having pasta.There were a couple of cakes and sweets displayed on the pastry chiller but I really did not take time to identify them. I was so focused dunking the ensaimada on the thick naive tsokolate.Yup, they were delicious.
Thanks for visiting my site.And perhaps you won’t mind if I add your food blog to my site.
Lastly, an official confession. I’ve been a regular lurker of “Writings on the Wall” for some time and somehow got engrossed with the travails and triumphs, much more, the complex and voracious(just kidding) eating habits of a mother named Ajay.

]]> By: ajay http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-105835 ajay Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:50:25 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/daily/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/#comment-105835 Hi Angelo. I hear Mary Grace ensaymada is good too. I wonder what other treats they have?... Hi Angelo. I hear Mary Grace ensaymada is good too. I wonder what other treats they have?…

]]> By: angelo http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-104649 angelo Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:30:26 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/daily/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/#comment-104649 hi, too bad i wasn't able to wander to into Ermita where ZA Cafe is when I was in Manila.A friend brought me to Mary Grace at Serendra for a merienda of tsokolate and queso de bola drizzled ensaimada after checking Tiendesitas. hi,

too bad i wasn’t able to wander to into Ermita where ZA Cafe is when I was in Manila.A friend brought me to Mary Grace at Serendra for a merienda of tsokolate and queso de bola drizzled ensaimada after checking Tiendesitas.

]]> By: Ang-ang http://www.annalyn.net/2007/03/06/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-103477 Ang-ang Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:26:16 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/daily/merienda-at-hizons-and-precious-lessons-my-son-has-taught-me/#comment-103477 I think that is a nice place umhhh planning to be there soon... I think that is a nice place umhhh planning to be there soon…

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