Bulalolicious!

On our way home from Tagaytay last weekend, Kirbs and I and our good friend Caloy made a quick stop to give in to our growling hunger at Rose & Grace Restaurant at Sta. Rosa Laguna, located just across Paseo de Sta. Rosa. Waiting for our food to arrive was truly a quite a torture i must say. I could smell the soup's aroma in the air as tables around us all had steaming Bulalo soups already. I would take a glance or two or even more at the other restaurant guests who would be closing their eyes as they take sip after sip of their Bulalo broths and munch on the crunchy cabbage and pechay. Cups of rice would be served here and there. The five minute wait seemed like forever, believe me. I had to ask the waiter to please please please bring our Bulalo already. I deserved my Bulalo right here, right now! Never, ever make a hungry child wait amidst the aroma of Bulalo soup lingering in the air, you know! And finally, we got what we came for-- a big bowlful of Bulalo. We patiently enjoyed first the steaming soup before going for the soft meat that i suppose took hours to boil. I made for myself my "sawsawan" of rufina patis, "katumbal" or sili, suka and calamansi. Kirb's had his without the sili, being not a big fan of anything spicy. Refreshment and dessert came in one--Gulaman & Sago shake, a glassful of jelly with crushed ice and sugar syrup. I was tempted to have a Bulalo take-out, wanting to have another round after we get home from the trip. But i thought the whole waiting experience was part of the deal. Craving makes something so much better. A 45 minute drive to Sta. Rosa would be worth it. I can still smell the aroma right here, right now. Call me crazy. Who wouldn't be a for a delicious bowlful of steaming Bulalo. Later then...