RAMEN NAGI'S HOT NAGI-TO-GO ROCKS!

RAMEN NAGI'S HOT NAGI-TO-GO ROCKS! 

Ramen Nagi released a new ready-to-eat ramen for takeout. Unlike the frozen version that is ready-to-cook, this ready-to-eat ramen is as delicious as eating their ramen while dining in. The ramen was delivered to us fresh and hot. The broth was delivered in a separate pouch from the meat, vegetables and noodle. You pour the broth into the bowl. Then heat it in the microwave to make it as hot as the ones served in the restaurant. Voila! It's like eating the ramen in the Ramen Nagi restaurant.

Hopefully, when they successfully launch it nationwide, they will provide the further option to customize. We tried requesting they add several levels of spiciness and they obliged. We received the ramen spicier than the usual chef's recommendation.

Note: I got my ramen at the Ayala Malls Feliz branch.

HOW TO ORDER

I ordered ramen from the Ramen Nagi website at www.ramennagi.com.ph

My tip: Although they do not customize, I still tried to make a request to increase the level of spiciness by filling up the notes box at checkout and indicating how many levels of spiciness I wish to add. They obliged. The ramen they delivered had more fire sauce.

PACKAGING

The ramen arrived in a paper bag.

The ramen condiments: noodles, vegetables, meat were contained in a microwaveable bowl. The hot broth is in a separate pouch so the noodles remain fresh and not soggy unlike if it was delivered with the broth mixed in already. There is a 4 hour time stamp within which to consume the meal to guarantee freshness. Chopsticks, a spoon and napkin is included.

HOW TO MIX

Open the lid of the bowl.
This bowl is the Red King without the broth.

Pour the broth into the bowl. As you can see, the pouch is very well made. The left edge is narrowly shaped for easy pouring when you cut through it.

Red King with the broth poured into it.
If you wish a hotter version, you can just put it in the microwave.
The ramen comes with a microwaveable bowl.

Green King without the broth

Green King with the broth

Butao King without the broth

Black King without the broth

Other ready-to-eat items you can order:

Chicken Karaage

Pork katsu roll

BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA: Cheap places to eat near the Barossa Visitor Centre

Barossa Visitor Centre

BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA: Cheap places to eat near the Barossa Visitor Centre

We tried two restaurants near the Barossa Visitor Center serving delicious food and are reasonably priced. I recommend both restaurants for those doing the hop-on-hop-off Trailhopper wine tours from Adelaide since the Barossa Visitor Centre is one of the places included in those tours. 

1. TANUNDA TAKEAWAY 

(FORMERLY TANUNDA CHICKENS)

We dined here right after the trailhopper wine tour. Although slightly drunk, we were able to reach this place easily because it's right across the road where the Barossa Visitor Center is located. 

Location is right across the Barossa Visitor Center

This is the old sign when it was still Tanunda Chickens
We ate there when it was still Tanunda Chickens in 2018.
So what we got was roast chicken

Google view of the old entrance
Note that it is beside the Fine Aboriginal Art & Souvenirs Store

This is the new sign and entrance.
This photo is taken from their Facebook page.
Note that the store beside it is still the Fine Aboriginal Art & Gifts store.

OPENING HOURS : 

Photo is taken at their Facebook page
Current as of July 2021

MENU

(Current as of July 2021)

(Taken from their Facebook page)

FACEBOOK PAGE: Tanunda Takeaway

2. AMANTI PIZZA 

This pizza place serves a lot of different varieties of pizza, from the traditional to the gourmet so you have a lot of choices but prices are very reasonable. The pizza and pasta that we bought shown in the photos below are really good. This place is highly recommended.

Location is also very near the Barossa Visitor Centre

OPENING HOURS

MENU

TO SEE THE MENU order online HERE

Below are photos of what we ordered:

The Diavolo

Beef, jalapeno peppers, onions, fresh mushrooms and capsicums, cheese, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, chilli.

Tomato fettuccine

A creamy sauce with white wine, bacon, chicken, sundried tomato, onion, asparagus and fettuccine with mozzarella or parmesan 

Website: https://amantipizza-tanunda.com.au/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amantipizza/ 

Morgon 2019 by Domaine Mathieu and Camille Lapierre: My Review

WINE REVIEW: Morgon 2019 by Domaine Mathieu and Camille Lapierre

It's my first time to drink Beaujolais and I'm trying to recall where I first encountered it in a song. Google to the rescue! It was Barry Manilow's song, No Other Love. That was the first time I heard it and I always wondered what it tastes like. 

A light and refreshing Cru Beaujolais red wine is perfect for a warm sunny Friday afternoon. If you want a light and refreshing wine (which is usually associated with whites) but are in the mood for a red, go for a Cru Beaujolais red wine. It's best served cold, unlike other red wines.

Morgon 2019 came from a Beaujolais Cru, which is not an ordinary Beaujolais vineyard. A Beaujolais Cru can label the wine by the Cru name only. In this case, they call it Morgon, instead of Beaujolais.

Wine: Morgon 2019 by Domaine Marcel Lapierre 

My Review: 

Leather on the nose. Maraschino Cherry and raspberry flavor. Soft tannins. Very light and refreshing. Perfect for a warm day. If you want a light and refreshing wine (which is usually associated with whites) but are in the mood for a red, go for this Beaujolais. Best served cold, unlike other red wines. All the different flavor of fruit surfaces when it's cold.

Vivino rating: 4.3, 515 reviews

https://www.vivino.com/marcel-lapierre-cuvee-villie-morgon/w/1750282?year=2019

Wine searcher rating: 92/100

https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/dom+marcel+lapierre+morgon+beaujolais+france/2019

Blog post on the winery: 

https://www.wineanorak.com/beaujolais/MarcelLapierre.htm

What to Order at THE LAST CHUKKER at the Manila Polo Club

What to Order at THE LAST CHUKKER at the Manila Polo Club

These are the highly recommended meals to order.

I love the meals at the Last Chukker because it's simple, delicious, not overpowering with too many flavors and with all the natural flavors of the fresh ingredients highlighted. It's so much like a great homemade meal lovingly prepared by your grandmother. 

I love all the dishes but if we're a small group, the TOP FOUR I must first order are as follows: 

Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza

Pollo al Mattone
(Tender half chicken cooked under a brick

Homemade black pasta with squid rings

Banana bread pudding with Kahlua Creme Anglaise

IF YOU'RE IN A BIG GROUP, YOU CAN ORDER MORE OF THOSE BELOW:

Wood fired buratta

Chipirones a la plancha

Chicken Caesar salad

Napoli Pizza

Spaghettini alla checca

Decadent chocolate cake

Banana Nutela Napoleon

MENU

INSIDE LAST CHUKKER 

FACADE OF LAST CHUKKER 

We tried Korean Brand Tom's Farm Yogurt Almonds v. Mugerbon Yogurt Almonds and here's my review.

We tried Korean Brand Tom's Farm Yogurt Almonds v. Mugerbon Yogurt Almonds and Here's My Review.

I love pairing almonds with my after-lunch tea. My favorite is Tom's Farm yogurt flavored almonds from Korea. It doubles as a healthy dessert too. But recently, I found it difficult to source this flavor of Tom's Farm Almonds so I tried another brand of yogurt flavored almonds called Mugerbon. The 210 gram size of Mugerbon Yogurt flavored almonds is the same price as Tom's Farm Yogurt flavored almonds. 

The one on the left is Mugerborn.
The one on the right is Tom's Farm.

MY REVIEW 

As you can see, coating is looks almost the same

Taste:

Mugerborn: Tastes like Nestle creamy yogurt. It's sweeter than Tom's Farm.

Tom's Farm: Tastes like Yakult. They were able to replicate the sour Yakult tang as you bite into the almonds. The packaging shows what looks like a yakult bottle so the representation is quite accurate.

I like Tom's Farm yogurt almond exactly because of the sour yakult tang. But my daughter dislikes it. She likes Mugerborn better. So depending on what yogurt taste you like better, you cannot go wrong with either, especially since a 210 g pouched is priced the same from Shopee where I get it.

HOW TO FOLLOW UP THE REFUND STATUS OF YOUR CANCELLED CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHT

HOW TO FOLLOW UP THE REFUND STATUS 

OF YOUR CANCELLED CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHT

You can request your refund's status through the Guest Feedback form on the Cebu Pacific site: https://www.cebupacificair.com/pages/guest-feedback. 

When you fill out the form, under Type of Feedback, select "Request". Then for the Category, choose "Flight Cancellations/Changes Options". Indicate the booking reference number of the flight for refund. They reply via email. In the email, they will inform you when they processed it. And from my experience, you can count 5 months from the date they processed it, until they refund it in the same mode of payment you used to pay for the flight. I paid by credit card and they refunded it to my credit card.