The deal is irresistible: the lengthy thin but puffy pizza, topped with moist pork, tomatoes, cheese, cured Italian ham or mushrooms and crisp salad greens, pegged at its regular price. But its partner dish, a choice of creamy penne with squash flowers and walnuts; linguini with squid ink sauce; or butterfly-shaped pasta with stewed tomatoes, squash flowers and zucchini, costs only P18 each.
I remember when a salad was only iceberg lettuce, a few discs of thinly sliced cucumbers, carrots, onions and tomatoes with either a Thousand Island or vinaigrette dressing. Caesar salad was the occasional treat we looked forward to.
This popular salad bar at the ground level of Bonifacio High Street Central Square, BGC, in Taguig, whips up delicious, healthy meals in a bowl or wraps.
A dedicated salad joint is stirring up excitement in town, even among people who think salads are a boring pile of greens. It has a menu designed to lure in hardcore carnivores—some of them anyway.