Loving my experience at Rockwell's 2nd Ultimate Taste Test and Rockwell's 3rd Ultimate Taste Test, I'm back again for the Rockwell's 4th Ultimate Taste Test to discover what new food entrepreneurs have to offer.
There were around 40 food concessionaires but I'd like to focus only on new discoveries.
Ice Creams/Frozen Yogurt
I was able to try Blue Bell Ice Cream's Sea Salt Caramel and Red Velvet Cake ice cream. While, Kool Kids offered Dark Chocolate which they made with nitrogen and cream mixed with Kitchen Aid upon every order. I found Blue Bell Ice Cream's Sea Salt Caramel too sweet for my liking but the Red Velvet Cake ice cream is a must try! Kool Kids' Dark Chocolate was rich and creamy. That night, I actually visited their store with the family in SM Megamall. I'll have a separate post on that.
Other Ice Creams/Frozen Yogurts that were there which I've encountered were Jack Frost Premium Ice Cream, Merry Moo and Pink Berry. Jack Frost Premium Ice Cream served their classic best-seller wintermelon and a new flavor called Raspberetto (Raspberry w/ Amaretto). I still prefer their Basil. Merry Moo impressed me (more than my prior tries with them) with their White Choco Match Avocado. The texture, sweetness and creaminess is perfect. The Scandalously Chocolate was pretty good too. Pink Berry offered the Salted Caramel which I've shared before and their new Cherry variant. I tried the Cherry and loved it. They offered a new topping too called the Sugarpova Premium Gummy Candy which was a hit for those who have sweet tooth. I, on the other hand, chose my classic favorite topping: Roasted Almonds.
Dairy Products
I'm a big dairy fan especially when they are all natural and as fresh as they can be. I enjoyed Hacienda Macalauan 3 Cows Yogurt Drink in Mixed Berry and Green Apple, Buffy's Blueberry Yogurt, Strawberry Yogurt, Fresh Buffalo Milk and White Cheese Pastillas The Dairy Farm's Cheese, Garlic Butter and Salted Butter.
Spreads
Butchay's Spread the Love Alugbati and
Bicol Express Spread were really creative. I loved the
Bicol Express since I love spicy foods but the
Alugbati tasted bitterishly healthy.
Made by Max PH's Almond Butter and Almond Butter Banana Smoothie was so rich and creamy that it's difficult to believe that its all natural and sugar-free.
Main Dish
I seem to have forgotten to take a photo... but the top main dish is Bhest Lasagna's (Facebook Fan Page) Premium Beef Lasagna. It is the one of the best contender there!
Chili Asylum's Corned Beef Chili was the bomb! The Watermelon Salsa was just okay.
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| Wise Eats Manila |
Everyone was raving about Wise Eats Manila's Lamb Ham. Their Bratwurst and Calamansi Premium Marmalade was also awesome! What's cool about their processed meats is that they use fresh meats, premium cuts, gluten-free spices and don't use nitrite and nitrate (which as I've researched are converted to nitrosamines when cooked and are listed as carcinogenic by accredited Medical associations).
To be honest, Kitchenini's Burong Tilapia Wrapped in Mustasa Leaf portion was too small for me to really appreciate its flavors. But, I did love the crunchiness.
HomeGrown Greens is worth the mention just because I've toward organic fresh food.
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| Fisher Farms |
Fisher Farm's Gourmet Baked Rellenong Bangus is a great choice for lazy cooks like me.
I forgot to try Pink Mixer Bakery's offerings =(
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| Denise and Polly's |
Denise and Polly's Air Dried Angus Beef Tapa is less guilt but more flavor dense!
Fork Play's no msg and no artificial preservatives Roast Chicken is simply delightful!
You simply wouldn't mind being sinful with Belly Bob's Boneless Lechon Belly de Cebu and Crispy Lechon Sisig de Cebu. Every bite delivered a superb crunch followed by explosion of fatty oil and juice from the tender meat.
Cookies
Technically, I've tried Cuptain Cakes before but that was for their cupcakes. So their brownie crunch cookies belong to a different avenue. I recall being more impressed with their cupcakes though. The Crumbly Oven's Chocolate Cookies were really good! They were crumby but soft and moist like
chocolate crinkles.
Green Baker's Lemon Basil Cookie and Garlic Cookie were also delicious!
Desserts
Dolci is our new family favorite dessert. It has the fun texture of my favorite halo-halo topping: Nata de Coco with bold rich coffee flavor. Pair it with ice and milk and you have the best dessert that you can enjoy anytime at home.
Gorgy Balls Graham Balls was loved by fellow foodie friends. I enjoyed Chichi's Forever Sweet Banaloaf in cream cheese. I forgot to try Hoft and Briet's Dessert Station's Puto Flan but it looked good. Red Spatula is said to be the former owner of Red Ribbon. I got to try their Dulce de Leche which was too sweet for me. I still prefer the classic plain mamon.
Make Peace Cookies by Cuizina Co. Raisinuts Oat Cookies was a bit sweet but good. I enjoyed Sweet Fevrier Co. Kisstachio Oatmeal Cookie more. My Cup of Cake's Calamansi Cupcake and Tablea Cupcake were also on the sweet side. Chizu's Cheese Cup Cakes are one of the best cheese cupcakes I've ever tried! I just love the not-so-sweet classic or old-fashioned style cheese cup cakes. We used to buy a specific brand in Rustan's when we were young but it's no longer available. Love the generous nuts of Chrainis Red Confectionery Tofee Candy. Jertie's Kitchen gluten-free and muscuvado-sweetened Dark Chocolate Brownies and
Pumpkin Jam deserves praise for ingeniuity! Being a matcha fan, I also enjoyed
Panic Baking's Matcha (Green Tea) Oatmeal Bars but I'd prefer stronger matcha and less sweet.
Other concessionaires that I've shared before which you can check out:
Happy Monster's Elvies Pie,
Dulcelin,
California Pizza Kitchen and
KXP.
I'll have a separate post on
TWG soon.
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