Meralco organized an intimate get-together a few weeks ago to share with us a bright idea: Switch to Induction Cooking. The event was named as ‘Extra Jolt: An Energizing Evening with Meralco‘ and it was held at a secret location in Makati.
I loved how exciting the dinner was! Apart from the educational side where I learned the advantages of Induction cooking, I appreciate the mysteriousness and the fun concept of the event. I have been curious about Pinoy Eats World, and I’m just so glad that I was part of Meralco’s guest list. I love how Pinoy Eats World conceptualized their guerrilla dinners.
Extra Jolt was hosted by Pinoy Eats World founder chef JJ Yulo and Ms. Universe 2012 3rd runner-up Shamcey Supsup. Chef JJ Yulo introduced each dish to us as it was laid out in the table while beautiful Shamcey hosted the games wherein some of us could win an induction cooker.
The menu itself was so interesting that I took a few minutes reading and analyzing it, even imagining the food in my head. Imagine a menu with names like Meral Cow (a funny way to connect it to Meralco), Sea Nergy (energy?) and Meralco-Liflower soup!
The food was as good as how it was named. Kudos to Chef Namee Jorolan of Pinoy Eats World who cooked most of dishes during that night. I couldn’t forget about the sugared bacon and the fried chicken wings. They were too delicious to even forget. I wish to experience the food prepared by Pinoy Eats World again.
- Meralco Liflower Soup
Cauliflower soup with pine nuts and chives plus crispy bread w/ blue cheese topping. A very simple presentation but the taste was definitely divine!
- Mysterio
I never imagined a caesar salad that has bagoong in it. When we were asked to guess what the mysterious ingredient was, I couldn’t get it right! The prize, an induction cooker, was awarded to Annalyn who correctly guessed the exact ingredient – bagoong balayan.
And yes, bagoong worked very well with our classic caesar salad. I wished I had more of it!
- Tunay na Tunay
When this was served, I was a bit sad as I really don’t eat raw food. I usually skip sashimi when I dine at Japanese restaurants. In this case, I was set to skip the dish as well even if it looked delish. However, my seatmates were enjoying the food too much that I ended up getting myself a piece of the seared tuna. I put tons of ginger creams on it though just to escape the taste of the rawness of the tuna. I loved the dish honestly but I knew it was raw so I didn’t get a second serving.
- Meral Cow
Meral Kow (cute name!) was composed of kitayama beef, wing beans and mashed potatoes.
The beef was seared that the middle was obviously raw. It was cooked though in a way that the outside of the beef was cooked really quickly at high temperature. I sighed when I saw the dish, it was once again raw and I don’t eat raw food. I ended up eating the wing beans and mashed potatoes which were so yummy! I wish I’ll be braver in the future to try out raw food. Let’s see.
- Electric Cute
My favorite of the night was electric cute – chicken wings with cilantro. Just by the looks of it, it was pretty telling that the food was delicious and must be eaten ASAP! It was mouth-watering and I couldn’t wait for all of us to finish taking pictures of it! It looked so good that I felt it was a disgrace not to take a piece of it quickly.
The chicken wings were flavorful as expected. I must say though, I couldn’t taste the dip provided. I even took a spoonful of the sauce just to find out what it was. I’m very picky with chicken and this has got to be one of my favorites! I wish Pinoy Eats World would sell their chicken wings w/ cilantro as I will definitely buy one! I don’t mind eating the whole dish by myself!
- Sea Nergy
We had prawns served with basil and lots of garlic! I appreciate that Pinoy Eats World not just cook and prepare food nicely but they also choose the best ingredients for their dishes. This particular prawn dish had the freshest ingredient and we can really tell when we eat them.
- Sweetness
Last, but definitely not the least, was Pinoy Eats World special dessert: Chocolate Bananas. While the bananas were the main attraction in the dish, I was eyeing the sugared bacon. I actually asked my seat mates if any of them don’t eat bacon as I would happily eat their share 😛
I had a fun time with Meralco and Pinoy Eats World. It was also nice to see mommy Jane at the event.
Pinoy Eats World do organize food tours, theme dinners and guerrilla dinners. I was so lucky to have experienced one! Their food was unique and delicious plus their staff were so accommodating and friendly.
Thanks to Meralco for giving us the opportunity to eat good food and to learn about Induction cooking & thanks to Pinoy Eats World for the beautiful exciting dinner that you have prepared!
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