TessDrive.com’s intrepid food gang go on a wacky trip to two restaurants south of Metro Manila – Satya Graha Health Grocer and Restaurant in Los Banos, Laguna and at Firehouse Pizza in Crimson Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa, on board the spacious 8-seater multi-purpose vehicle Maxus G50.
Watch the video below for the full experience
In a comic approach reminiscent of classic slapstick films, our three explorers show how easy it is to go out and have a fun time on the dining table, all while observing health and safety protocols to minimize the exposure to the deadly Covid-19 virus, and partaking of only plant-based yet delicious morsels. Yes, we’re both Covid- and cruelty-free for this trip!
The first stop was lunch at Satya Graha Health Grocer and Restaurant, where the gang, composed of renowned Pinoy scientist and radio host Custer Deocaris, breastfeeding advocate Nona Andaya-Castillo, and TessDrive.com editor-in-chief Aries B. Espinosa gorged on these delicious and filling dishes:
Chizen
Ingredients: Soy fiber protein, tapioca starch, all-purpose flour, baking powder, bamboo fiber, mushroom powder, vegetable seasoning, vegan soy patis (“fish” sauce), sea salt, oats, chia seeds, xanthan gum, turmeric powder, calamansi, spices (thyme, nutmeg, paprika, black pepper, oregano powder, himalayan black salt)
Vegchon
Ingredients: Textured soy, tapioca starch, vegetarian mushroom seasoning, salt, expeller pressed coconut oil
Bicol Express
Ingredients: Kindred Vegchon (textured soy protein, cassava starch, sea salt, vegetable seasoning), kindred vegetarian bagoong (powderized Vegetari Seacharon), roasted organic nori, cassava starch, sea salt, vegetable seasoning powder, black beans, soy sauce, coconut milk, garlic vine extract, sea salt, vegetable seasoning powder, green chilli
Veg BBQ
Ingredients: Veggie meat, tapioca starch, vegetarian mushroom, seasoning, vinegar, soy sauce
Veg Liempo
Ingredients: Texturized soy, tapioca starch, vegetarian mushroom seasoning, salt, expeller pressed coconut oil
Crispy Pata
Ingredients: Textured soy protein, vegetable seasoning, cassava powder, bamboo fiber, mushroom powder, vegan patis, sea salt, black pepper, coco sugar, black salt, all spice Juniper powder, caraway powder, marjoram powder, shiitake powder
Jerky Fries
Ingredients: Textured soy protein, vegetable seasoning, salt, pepper, mushroom powder, oregano powder, water
Veggie GG
Ingredients: Soy protein, corn protein, wheat protein, almond flour, salt, seasoning, black pepper, nori grounds, nori sheets.
Sauces
Vegan gravy, atchara, Satya special suka (vinegar), vegchon sauce
Dinner was held at the Firehouse Pizza at the ground floor of Crimson Hotel, where the trio not only enjoyed a sumptuous Italian-themed dinner of plant-based pizza and pasta, but also witnessed how these dishes were made right before their eyes.
The following dishes—made with Quorn plant-based meat substitute products—were served:
The Firehouse Pizza
Ingredients: Seitan, Quorn Mince, In A Nutshell’s vegan parmesan, vegan Brie, and vegan mozzarella, jalapeno, and arugula
Four Cheese Pizza
Ingredients: Vegan Old Smokey, Vegan Herbed Fetta, In A Nutshell’s vegan parmesan and vegan Mozzarella
Truffle Pizza
Ingredients: Portobello, garlic, In A Nutshell’s vegan brie, vegan parmesan, and vegan mozzarella
Lasagna
Ingredients: Quorn Mince, tomato sauce, Vegan Old Smokey, In A Nutshell’s vegan parmesan and vegan mozzarella
Meatless Albondigas
Ingredients: Quorn Mince, tomato sauce, oregano, Vegan Old Smokey, In A Nutshell’s vegan parmesan and vegan mozzarella
Baked Fillet Caprese
Ingredients: Quorn Fillet, tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes, oregano, In A Nutshell’s vegan parmesan and vegan mozzarella
Vegan customers who intend to dine at Firehouse Pizza must specify to the staff that the Quorn product to be used for their orders must be vegan.
The trio’s trip was made even more fun, convenient, and comfortable on board the Maxus G50. The G50 epitomizes the “do-it-all” attitude of multi-purpose vehicles, and is infused with Maxus’ 124 years of British-bred heritage, global expertise and experience in LCVs, making the G50 the compact MPV that can do “Max more”.
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