Kusina Salud

Earth Day buffet was what greeted us at Kusina Salud in San Pablo City.  Kusina Salud is located at around Kilometer 80 going south and it is all about authentic Filipino food.  This restaurant opened in 2004 and its exciting ambience was created by non other than noted Filipino Fashion designer Patis Tesoro.  Well his named alone connotes that he should be in the food business instead of fashion designing.

What I noticed with the food here in the south is that they are very fond of vegateable greens that are quite not what you normally serve when you have lunch or dinner at home. The vegetables were called Baradibud (where the hell did they get this name). It was so good that I think I got three to four plates of greens which I really loved.  

Our meal was actually a buffet and it was a fitting recap to our Food Trip, Road trip. For the price of P399 + 10% VAT you can feast on their buffet which consists of the following: Kapampangan Pako at Keso Freska - Fettlehead Fern Salad with Crumbled Fresh White Cheese,   Lumpiang Gulay - Crisp Spring Rolls of Traditional Vegetables with a Vinegar Dipping Sauce, Baked Tahong - Oven-Baked Mussels topped with Garlic and Cheddar Cheese,  Baradibud - Traditional Vegetables in a Light Sweet Potato Broth,  Chicken and Coconut Curry -  Infused with Yellow Ginger from Our Backyard,  Humba Liempo - with Peanuts and Cocoa, Inihaw na Tilapia - Fresh Grilled Tilapia with Assorted Dipping Sauces, Organic Rice - from Quezon, Maja Blanca - Traditional Corn and Coconut Cream Pudding.

Well, need you ask the result. The result was a full stomach and droopy eyes that wanted to sleep. Unfortunately we were one stop away before going back to Manila. As we found our way out of Kusina, our cameras clicked away since there was a mini-aviary in the place and it was a welcome delight taking pictures of all the those birds! As I said to Louise " Mahilig ka pala sa Bird!" Well even me I enjoyed taking pictures of the birds!