About Sangkap
Sangkap takes pride on its "four modern ingredients." All dishes are infused with niyog (coconut), sili (chili), kamatis (tomato), and mangga (mango) extract. As of this writing, they have two branches located in Vertis North, QC and Feliz Mall, Pasig.
Review of Sangkap
I was invited for a tasting session at the Vertis North branch of Sangkap. The place looks rustic as though it wants you to feel the classic Filipino living. The owner, Mr. Harvard Uy de Baron, generously prepared 10 sumptuous dishes. They all looked so yummy I might have heard my stomach growling while taking the food shots LOL!
Unfortunately, out of 10, I only tasted six because I was full already, but I brought a friend with me who was able to taste some of the others.
Okoy Salad (P240)
Vegetable is my least favorite, which is why I don't want to comment much on this. But if you're a salad lover, you should give it a try. The twist? The sauce is made with blended pure mango extract. Sounds nice?
Cebu Lechon Sinigang (P370 Regular; P550 Family)
According to Mr. Harvard, this is Sangkap's star dish, and I can see why. In fact, this is one of my favorites in the menu. It is infused with green mango and tamarind to complement the sour sinigang taste. It also has taro which makes the paste or sauce thick. It doesn't taste like the regular sinigang we've come to know, but if you're an adventurous foodie, you'll surely love it too!
Inihaw na Pusit at Kamatis Salsa (P320)
I may be biased with this review because I love seafood above all, but I definitely enjoyed this one. The squid meat has a juiciness that bursts in your mouth with every bite. Some grilled squid may come off dry and chewy, but this isn't one of those. Although, you may have a hard time cutting it so don't be stupid like me and better use a knife. Haha!
Bagnet Bicol Express (P 295 Regular; P470 Family)
What I like about this dish is that the Bicol express paste really complements the taste and the bagnet is so easy to chew. However, if you're expecting the sizzling spicy hot taste of Bicol express, this won't give you that. Still, the taste is great and I'd definitely recommend it.
Kilawin (P310)
Beef Mechado (P340 Regular; P595 Family)
Laing Lumpia at Gata Dip (P240)
Inasal sa Gata (P350 Regular; P680 Family)
Salo-Halo (P245)
For dessert, we were given two dishes: the Tricolor Spring Roll (P220) and the Salo-Halo. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a photo of the Spring Roll, but it tasted really good, not overwhelmingly sweet. Meanwhile, the Salo-Halo tasted okay for me. Nothing too special, and I've even tasted better ones before. But the serving is too generous, so make sure to share! After all, it's meant for salo-salo (sharing).
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