Filipinos from all walks of life are fond of this meal. Almost every place you go, in any province, restos and carenderias you eat in have its own version of tapsilog. Amidst of all the craze, it's always good to go back where it all begin and pay homage to the person who started it all.
Vivian del Rosario, owned a small cafeteria at a parking lot in Quezon City back in the 80's. Her first patrons were mostly jeepney drivers looking for inexpensive lunch. Her place started with just lugaw (congee) until she experimented in combining fried rice, egg, and beef in a meal. And thus tapsilog was born.
Few decades after, the humble parking lot cafeteria is now a fullblown tapsilog and bulalo restaurant in Lauan St. Project 3 Quezon City. After all these years, Vivian still manage her restos hands on, and now has a 2nd branch in Marikina. It is open for 24 hours, perfect for those off-hour craving.
The Tapsilog combination may be the most popular one but it is only just the tip of the iceberg. Vivian is also the one to start tapsilog's alternative tocilog, tocino (honeycured pork) to replace the tapa.
Today, with countless versions of Tapsilog like Cornsilog (Corned Beef), Hotsilog (Hot Dog), Longsilog (Longganisa) it's just nice know that we still have the original.
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Posted on 2015