"TapSiLog" (Befriegg)

Filipinos like us really love to eat perhaps that’s why we are so creative in naming our dishes. Who will not be familiar with the “SiLog”meals? “SiLog” or “sinangag” (garlic-fried rice) and “itlog” (fried egg) is a meal combined with another dish which primarily served during breakfast. There are the “Longsilog” (longganisa (sausage), fried rice and fried egg), “Tosilog” (tocino, fried rice and fried egg), “Chiksilog” (fried chicken, fried rice and fried egg), “Hotsilog” (hotdog, fried rice and fried egg), and etc. but the most popular is “Tapsilog” or the combination of “tapa” (cured beef ), fried rice, and fried egg. Actually most of the restaurant that serves “tapsilog” was called “tapsihan or tapsilugan”. This slang word was accepted by the people and considered as a standard word in Filipino language.

There is no clear data that says where “tapsilog” was originated. Many restaurants and some people were claiming the discovery of “tapsilog” so no one can trace where the dish actually originated. According to my research “tapsilog” was first served in 1970s and popularized inthe 80’s comedy show “Iskul Bukol” by Tito, Vic and Joey. But what is clear is that we should thank whoever created this meal. Personally “tapsilog” is one of my favorite dishes and one of the “tapsilog” I find so delectable is the one served at “Tapsi Ni Vivian”. It is 80 pesos only but sure you’ll be satisfied and just right for your appetite. We maybe have different preferences on the way our “tapsilog” was served but what I love about their “tapsilog” is the sweet and salty favor and softness of the meat of their “tapa”, combined with the perfect blend of garlic in their fried rice, topped with sunny-side-up egg; Perfect match! My mouth is watering and it makes my taste buds tickling while describing it. I guess if your thinking that I’m over reacting you can try it for yourself and maybe you will taste what I’m saying. Just last Saturday my friends and I went at one of their branches at Project 3, Quezon City and just an opinion aside from delicious foods the place was relaxing, I love the ambiance and the crew was friendly and approachable. I think I can personally recommend it to you.

"LIEMPOSILOG"- a new and best SILOG ever!

Tapsilog is one of the most popular dishes that usually serve in the morning. It is a combination of beef (TAP -“tapa”), fried rice (SI-“sinangag”) and egg (Log- “itlog”). Tapsilog are slang words. However, these terms are used by those restaurants and many Filipinos of all social strata. Tapsilog therefore, may be considered standard words in the Filipino language and not slang. The word tapsilog has spawned many other dishes, all having fried rice (or garlic fried rice) and fried egg in it and suffixed with silog. One of the best examples of that is “LIEMPOSILOG”. Liemposilog is a combination of liempo, fried rice and egg. Pork liempo is one of the Filipino's favorites. Liempo is a pork belly, marinated with soy sauce, vinegar, onion, garlic and dashes of black pepper, chilli pepper and turmeric powder. Then grill it to cook and presto! You have already your grilled liempo or also known as “inihaw na liempo”. There is nothing like a hot “liemposilog” to start-up-my day. It is new to hear and new to my taste buds but this combination is perfectly delicious.

"Choose your Silogs"

My friends and I really love to eat and hangout, we enjoy the moment of being together, talking gossip things and other than that, we also love to hunt boys or the barkadas called as “bird watching” hahaha… kind of creepy, but we’re doing this just for fun, (we’re not what you thinking of). Going back to the barkadas favorite habit which is eating, though this habit doesn’t manifest on our bodies. (Yeah! We’re not fat). Last Saturday, we go at “Tapsi ni Vivian at Bulaluhan” along project 3, Quezon City. We chose “tapsi ni Vivian” as our third place to go, for our third theme entry on our blog. “Tapsi ni Vivian” is a business which started since 1984 as a small time Tapsilugan, and now is a booming business.

We're Filipinos love to combine words and names, like silog, it is a suffix which combine at the end, and referring to the fried rice (sinangag) and the eggs (itlog). We have different kind of “Silogs” here in the Philippines which has different taste; this can be eaten in any meal and really great in breakfast. Like on “Tapsi ni Vivian” Place, they offered different “Silogs” like Tocilog, Tapsilog (Combination of Tapa, Sunny side up egg and fried rice), Chicksilog (Combination of Friend Chicken, Sunny side up egg and Friend rice), Liemposilog (Combination of Liempo, Sunny side up egg and Friend rice), Longsilog (Combination of longganisa, Sunny side up egg and Friend rice) and many more, which made me hungry while making this article. Moreover their place has refreshing ambiance and their services was good and fast. I ordered Garlic Rice and sunny side up egg with Tocino or here in the Philippines known as “Tocilog” as my meal worth php80 only. But for me, I didn’t like the taste of it, there’s something on the dish which made me to dislike the food. Perhaps that’s only on that time. But on the other hand, my two co-bloggers ordered their own “silogs”; they ordered Liemposilog and Tapsilog, which were really delicious and tasty. And if I will go home on my province I will ask my father to make some of these.

And Now I preferred "Tapsilog" and "Liemposilog" the next time I would be ordered that kind of Dish together with my friends or with my family.