Great Breakfast at Binulo Restaurant

Food trip is something common when you are in Pampanga. Famous for being great cooks, Pampanga is also well known for their exotic dishes. However, I don’t think I have the courage to be adventurous to taste their exotic dishes. You don’t have to eat insects or the genitals of an animal just to appreciate the cuisine of the Pampangeños. A simple breakfast in Binulo Restaurant has captured my love for Pampanga’s food.

I’ve first read about Binulo Restaurant while looking for a place to eat near Clark. I’ve read in an article in “Byahe ni Drew” about the restaurant. It is considered as a must to eat in Binulo when you are in Pampanga. Other blog also mentioned the place as part of their top restaurants to visit in Pampanga.


Even though I’ve did some research about the restaurant I never expect that it is that accessible in Clark. That morning, me and my sister were torn between eating in Binulo or in Crazy Pete Diner. Both of them offer a buffet breakfast with almost the same price. When we checked Binulo we saw that the tables outside are already full with people so we decided to head at Crazy Pete Diner which has fewer people. I was already hungry so when I entered the diner I immediately checked their menu. To my dismay they don’t have any breakfast in their menu. We asked one waiter about their breakfast meal since they have tarpaulin outside about their buffet breakfast. The waiter told us that their breakfast menu was no longer available and it was only 7AM that time. The waiter apologized and even suggests that we go to Binulo restaurant. Hurriedly, me and my sister went to Binulo.

All the tables have customer though they have not occupied the whole seats. A lady approached us and asked us how she can assist us. We asked for a table however she said that there is no available table but we can share with other customers. Luckily, two guys sitting on a round table that is good for eight persons left.

While I was getting my food at the buffet table, a long table was vacated so I asked my sister to transfer to that table which is much nearer to the buffet table. For breakfast, Binulo offered rice, longganisa, tocino, scrambled egg, danggit, ham and sausage.

The danggit always run out so it’s easy to guess that the customers love it. It is very crispy that you can easily chew it. There is also chicken dish which I think is Caldereta but I didn’t tried it.

My personal favorite is the longganisa. At first, I don’t like it because it’s burnt appearance however when I sliced a portion of it, the meat inside has the perfect red color. The taste of the longganisa was just perfect. I don’t even need to dip it into the vinegar.

Pandesal is something that would not be forgotten in any Filipino breakfast. Aside from pandesal, there is also puto which reminds me of my childhood days. The puto was really good.

Their delicious food is complimented by overflowing freshly brewed coffee. 

Every now and then there is a waiter to replenish the food in the buffet table. The waiters are also very fast in cleaning the table and attending to the customers’ needs.

Binulo restaurant is located inside Clark, Pampanga. Surely it is a place to dine while you are in Pampanga.

Hot Air Balloon Festival 2015: Filling the Sky with Everything that Flies

While everyone was busy for Valentines, me and my sister were busy to go to Clark Airfield Pampanga. We have made plans since December last year so we were definitely excited about this trip. From February 12 to 15, Clark Airfield will be filled with everything that flies. It is the 19^th Hot Air Balloon Festival.

We want to watch the Sunday event however we don’t want to wake up early to travel from Rizal to Pampanga so we decided to go to Clark on Saturday afternoon. We arrived at Clark at around 3PM and we went directly to our hotel. While unpacking our things at the hotel we agreed to go to Clark that afternoon to already buy the ticket for the Sunday event. We also want to know how we would reach the place tomorrow morning so we think it’s a good plan.

We went to the terminal of jeepney going to Clark. Going to Clark that afternoon was easy although there was bit traffic. We were also able to buy our ticket for tomorrow event. We saw group of paragliders in the sky. There are also some remote controlled airplanes putting up a show. 

At around 4AM we headed to the terminal however the line for jeepney going to Clark was so long.  We took a tricycle that bought us at the entrance of Clark from there we had to walk to the entrance of the event which was a bit far.

There were definitely a lot of people in the place. Cars are having a hard time to find parking. Good thing even though with a lot of people we were able to find a good place to the event. The sun was starting to rise when the preparation for the inflation of the balloon began.

People started to took pictures while the balloons are being inflated and when it slowly taking form. While watching the inflation of the balloon, the sky was filled with paragliders with flag-designed parachutes. One paraglider went down holding the Philippine flag and the national anthem was played in the air.

A band was playing while the balloons started to fly and filled the morning sky. 

 

The sky was filled from ordinary shaped hot air balloon to huge devil pig, farm house, puppy, grandma’s boot house and even a Vincent Van Gogh designed hot air balloon. You cannot stop yourself from saying “Wow!” everytime the balloon took its form and fly into the sky.

The Hot Air Balloon festival just gives a different feeling. Aside from the Hot Air Balloon show there are still different activities lined up for the day. There are also aircrafts and drift cars on displayed in the event. Although the trip was tiring it was worth it.