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Mabuhay!
Welcome to the Philippines [or Mabuhay in Tagalog]!. You are not about to go on an intercontinental transfer just a tasting visit to experience the traditional food of The Philippines, but in Petitenget, Kerobokan, not Manila.
Fresh Lumpia may sound familiar but this dish is one of many Philippine specials at Crispy Pata. Not rice paper or wonton sheets but a paper-thing crepe is wrapped around thin vegetable strips and served cold. Drizzled along the top is a sticky dark sauce that includes garlic and sweet soy, one that tastes far better than it may sound. A small bowl of minced garlic is on the side for anyone who wishes to increase that part of the combination. This is one of those dishes that prove hard to stop eating!
Their Thai Beef Salad was a version with a difference that provoked memories of a favourite Thai snack that I had long forgotten about. This salad usually has seared beef strips but not at Crispy Pata. The beef has been marinated in a touch of kecap manis and added spices, before being slowly grilled over fi re. The result is sweet tender strips of beef as often served in Thai homes, an afternoon fi nger food for welcome guests.
A variety of other salads and vegetarian dishes [grilled eggplant in a citrus dressing] are available as well as some noodle and rice dishes different from the norm. Pancit Canton are noodles with many different vegetables, all fi nally tossed in a sweet Cantonese sauce just before serving. Tapsilog is Philippine fried rice topped with a fried egg, strips of beef tenderloin on the side. This is also served as one of the breakfast options at Crispy Pata.
Crispy Pata, the restaurant, is named after Crispy Pata the dish! Once the creation of a lady at a Roxas Boulevard street stall back in the 1930’s and long since the main star at the Aristocrat chain of family restaurants throughout the Philippines, which were spawned from the same street stall.
It is a pork leg and hock that has been long simmered in spices, cooled, then prior to serving placed in very hot oil causing the crackling to really crackle! At Crispy Pata, the restaurant, you can order the full dish or just a smaller portion for just one person or to share amongst other dishes. It comes with 3 different sauces but only one is original, the vinegar, soy and garlic one, the other two are local options and not very suitable. A bowl of hot mushroom broth is served alongside to be sipped between the mouthfuls of crisp pork and its vinegar dip.
Chicken Adobo, and variations with other meats, is the mainstay of everyone’s daily diet in the Philippines. In Spanish Adobo just means sauce but in the Philippines it represents a special cooking method; the meat is fi rst soaked for some time in a vinegar based marinade, leaving that unique taste even after its subsequent cooking in a mix of soy, ginger and garlic.
Beef Caldereta also dates back to the period of Spanish rule. It is an incredible stew, long simmered with quite an amazing number of different ingredients; mushrooms, potatoes and other vegetables all infused with the fl avours of the spice mix used for the initial marinade of the large chunks of beef. The result when served in a large ceramic pot is simple but sensational. Big chunks of so-tender beef, and vegetables, all with that lingering sweet spice fl avour. Great healthy peasant stuff, often the real base of many old cuisines.
Crispy Pata calls itself an Asian Warung and does offer many general Asian dishes and a few International standards as well, but for me it is the uniqueness of the Filipino cuisine that attracts me and makes the place such a refreshing change.
Whilst not being a great lover of Asian desserts I have to admit that I have quite a soft spot for two of the offerings here. An all-time favourite at the Aristocrat restaurants of Manila is Halo-Halo. It is best described as a sophisticated version of Indonesia’s Es Campur, and also based on shaved ice. It is served in a glass stemmed bowl in three layers, all different colours for the individual pieces of preserved fruit, and garbanzo beans, on top a piece of egg fl an. Halo-Halo is very popular with kids, of all ages.
Turon is another dessert similar, but vastly different, to an Indonesian dish. Banana and jackfruit are wrapped in paper-thin wonton leaves in spring roll fashion and deep-fried to a crisp, served hot with ice cream and cream. Simple but great! Chilled Fruit and Yoghurt is another dessert that surprises, different fruits and young coconut are with an unlikely combination of diced cheese, all tossed in yoghurt, very refreshing.
The food options in Bali, and particularly in this new food area of Raya Petitenget, just continue to amaze. Value for money is fine but the quality for the money at places such as Crispy Pata is what amazes most! This is a very professionally run restaurant, as you realize upon entering and being met with the young smiling staff. For your convenience there are two separate areas, non-smoking downstairs and smoking upstairs, both air-conditioned.
Restaurant Address
Telephone Open
Parking Price
: 847.5461
: 11.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m., daily. : Secure, off street.
: Rp. 300,000 for two [+ drinks]
Credit Cards : All major cards. Food : Asian. Wine
: Small list. Service : Smiling and knowledgeable.
Atmosphere : Clean and fresh. Overall
: Innovative dishes.
QUICK REVIEW
: Crispy Pata
: Jln. Raya Petitenget 27C, Kerobokan.
E-mail:
gerry@balieats.com
By Gerry Williams
Copyright © 2010 Gerry Williams
Reviews that appear in Bali Advertiser are based on actual visits to the establishments listed, without the knowledge of the restaurants, and are not paid for by the individual restaurants.
Opinions expressed here are those of Gerry Williams and not necessarily those of Bali Advertiser. Gerry Williams attempts to write from a ‘typical’ diner’s perspective and, whilst quality of food is the most important criteria overall, value for money is the real measuring stick.
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