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Pares in Cubao
jerome agpalza
Pares in Cubao
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is extra cheap. Nakaabang sa eskinita where the laborers eat. Masabaw madalas pero swak nang hapunan sa low-budget mong taste, at naglalaway mong pisngi.
What constitutes Pares in Cubao? May anise for the kick that keeps calling me. May laman: malansa, mataba, madungis, tinipid. Malapot ito nang kaunti. May harina, may utak, may body. (Saraaap.) Manamis-namis sa pagsitsit ngunit pwedeng parisan ng patis, toyomansi, o chili garlic. Weird ba? Huwag kang magulat. Just add rice, ganyan ang classic.
Pares in Cubao, muntik ko nang subukan. Noong pagitan natin ang Oxford, Cambridge, ang buwan. Madilim, maingay, at masangsang ang mga streets noong ako’y 17, at lumingon ka sa akin. Ang sabi mo, try it once, you won’t regret it. Mas marumi, mas funk. Don’t you get it?
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