Spring Rolls---Lumpiang Shanghai

It is one of my favorite party dish. Its easy and clean to eat. And you can match any dip or sauce with it. Yum!

Spring rolls are a specific type of fried pastries. It is very famous in several Asian countries including the Philippines. In Taiwan, they are open to 2 options how they like their rolls.

1. Fried

2. Non-Fried

Fried spring rolls are generally smaller and crispier. They can be sweet or savory; the latter are typically prepared with meat or vegetables. Non-fried spring rolls are typically bigger and more savory. In contrast, non-fried spring rolls typically fill the wrapping with pre-cooked ingredients. The most commonly eaten style of non-fried Taiwanese spring rolls is called runbing. -source-

Spring Roll Wrappers HERE

Little they know, here in the Philippines we also made these 2 versions available. Lumpiang Prito and Lumpiang Sariwa.
Same procedure and ingredients, different name.
This type of lumpia is filled with ground pork, minced onion, carrots and spices with the mixture held together by eggs. It may sometimes contain any vegetable of your choice that is easy to cook. Lumpiang shanghai is cooked deep-fried and best served with sweet and sour sauce.

Tea Talk And Others Related To Health

Just last week I posted an article about tea and the amazing results it gave me. HERE
I am just an ordinary person trying to make the most of what I have, everyday. Like I said, Tea has been part of my family's diet since childhood. My parents are health buffs. We've gone organic since I was a kid. The result: Not a single member of the family got hospitalized until now.

Tea is good with digestion. It burns fats. It will only go haywire if you don't eat and you take so much of it. Simply because there's nothing to burn. Anything taken less or too much is bad for one's health. Its a matter of balancing. Eating a well-balanced meal, simple exercises best support the tea issue.
With the Simple Exercises I mentioned, I am referring to the following:
-brisk walking
-regular chores around the house
-playing and running after your kid
-even errands
We all need movement.
A well-balanced meal comes with great moderation. Tea helped me acquire this. At the same time, you will still be healthy with all the vitamins, fiber and protein your body needs. Tea is good. And it really did made my tummy smaller in 3 days. Not as flat, but you know there's improvement. And I took it without even exercising. What more can it bring if you get some movement go with it.
Drink a hot cup of tea with meals. Some people tend to gulp cold beverages such as milk, soda and water with their meals. Having a hot cup of tea will encourage less liquid while your eating, which is much better for digestion. People tend to sip rather than gulp with a hot drink. Green Tea is very famous for weight loss results. source
I personally, don't take anything that is being advertised a lot or has become a trend (that includes organic). Red Rice is the only organic product I rely on at the moment. The rest I trust, are the ones my parents are using. And besides I can't go organic all the way, I have a growing kid who needs a balanced meal everyday. And tea is the one that's helping me balance my own in-take. The one I'm using right now is not available here in the Philippines, maybe at some health store. It's Bergamot. An herb, a type of English tea with a balanced aroma, colour and strength. But again, it's not the only one around. Dried jasmine i love too.
The Lifestyle?
A doctor told us that the diseases which we are making waves at the moment, are acquired thru the food we have been eating through the years. It's not the food we are taking- in now. Of course it's clear that if we continue this unhealthy lifestyle, it might just cut our lives short.
And to be honest, I can't say that I have a healthy lifestyle. Reality check: Eating in restaurants, especially fast food proves it. But nobody is perfect. Nobody can say that your lifestyle is right or wrong (xcept the experts). And Again..."Anything taken less or too much is bad for one's health".
NOTE: This is not a paid review. All statements are of the author's only. Based on experiences and conversations with experts.

Restaurant Thoughts @ Fish & Co.

Location: The Mall Of Asia---Ground Level, Entertainment Mall, South Wing

Specialty: Seafood

Budget: Php200-450

It's the day after Christmas, everyone's out spending their Christmas gifts, all are out having fun with their loved ones and enjoying meals. We literally went around the 3rd largest mall in the world, looking for a restaurant. But thank God for crowded restaurants, we were able to try Fish & Co. for the first time.I am very fond of making food reviews, may it be through my online journal or simply by word of mouth. Especially food outlets we tried for the first time. I have been seeing Fish and Co everywhere in the metro. At Greenbelt 3, The TriNoma Mall and at The Shangri-la Mall.

That night, we weren't into seafood. That's why it took us several rounds to finally try Fish & Co. And it didn't disappoint us. We ordered some small munchies that will fill up our tummies a bit. Except for my son's Chicken Mango Glaze. You know kids...they should be eating the right food at the right time. Fish & Co. has a menu consisting of seafood dishes prepared in the most delicious way you could ever imagine. Their dishes are indeed fresh to perfection. We thought that it will only fill our tummies a bit, but we went out with our bellies full. With the NY Fish & Chips alone...it is the best I've ever tasted. It's so juicy and creamy inside. There was no after taste.

Here are some of the dishes we tried:

Fried Calamari (if I'm not mistaken, you have the option of having it grilled) It also comes with the most tasteful mayo -garlic sauce.

Chicken Mango Glaze

New York Fish & Chips
Be blissfully stuffed with the generous portion that we present and enjoy the treat as all their dishes are delicious and prepared in a straight-forward and wholesome manner.

Uses natural ingredients like olive oil, herbs and specialty home-made spices. They also have a complete meal available, a Kid's Bait or a Kid's meal and bottomless drinks :)

http://www.fish-co.com/main