Cooking with Truffle Is NOT Complicated

I'm a Truffle buff and I'm not afraid to cook with it. I'm also the first one in line to have dishes with it, because for the fun part, I'm crazy obsessed with it. 

Cooking for it must be a mystery for most people, but let me tell you a simple rule. If you are cooking with truffle, use the black variety. If you are using it for a salad or finishing something like soups or dishes, use the white kind because it doesn't need heat for the flavor to permeate. With that in mind, the good people over at UMBRIA are suggesting two new dishes which you can serve your family and friends. Let's introduce these two recipes and get straight to business.

 Beef Mushroom Sandwich

Ingredients: 30 grams Sukiyaki Cut Beef, 50 grams Portabella Mushrooms, a table spoon of soy sauce, Mayonnaise, a good crusty bread, Umbria Truffle Oil and Worcestershire Sauce.

Marinate the beef with soy and Worcestershire sauce (overnight if possible) but 30 mins would do. Cook it with butter, mushrooms, season with salt and black pepper. Put mayo on bread, when beef caramelizes, add mushrooms. Salt to taste, then finish the beef with a little Umbria Truffle oil after placing it on top of bread. Remember, a little goes a long way.

 Potato Leek Soup with Truffle

Ingredients: 3 Medium sized potatoes, 35 grams of leeks, 750ml chicken or vegetable stock, 125 ml of Cream, White Pepper, Umbria Truffle Oil

Peel potatoes and cut into slices, chop up leeks and saute on hot pan with butter. When leeks become wilted, add potatoes, stir it in til it crumbles. Add broth, salt and pepper to taste. Put it into a blender or use an immersion blender if you have one. Add in cream, mix thoroughly (not to boil so it gets creamy). Put a few fresh leeks on top, crunchy bacon (if you have it) and about a half teaspoon of Umbria Truffle Oil. Put this on the side of the sandwich we prepared earlier, and it's a meal you'll love for sure!

Make sure you enjoy your time at home and prepare food for them, your family and friends will surely love it because the one who prepared it is YOU. Truffle is NOT complicated, think of it as perfume when you're about to go out on a date, but you're just putting it on a plate. Umbria is distributed in the Philippines by Dygen Food Ventures Inc. which is under Dyna Drug Corporation. It's available at https://goodwill.market/ which you can order online with.

Trust me on the truffle.

Paymaya Launches PAYMAYA MALL

Mark Dee Head of Growth and Marketing Partnerships

Something big happened this morning as cashless payment king Paymaya just announced something innovative that will happen in their app. They call it Paymaya Mall. This one stop shop will place all their partner merchant stores in one place so if you need to buy anything, you can visit their sites through the app and pay for it digitally.

Mark Dee says "Over the past year, we have seen millions of Filipinos do online shopping despite the quarantine. The regular groceris, essentials, food and drinks have been on top of the list. Even malls and shops have closed and online market places have sprouted and ecommerce are being utilized for businesses to run. Paymaya has been there for payment systems, today, we're proud to present to you the Paymaya Mall. We're bringing your favorite merchants together in one place so you get the convenience straight to your phones. We are now bringing our merchant partners to 28 Million Paymaya users nationwide. You can get the best value with cashless transactions using the app. Food, retail, sport, groceries, fashion, and now it's easier to browse and see which merchants and stores already cater to Paymaya as their payment system nationwide. There are no extra costs in being part of the Paymaya Mall for our partners. Our mission has always been financial inclusion for all. The experience is super enhanced with what Paymaya can only offer."

Maya (their official mascot) showed us several brands including McDonalds Philippines, Mercury Drug, Landers, Goldilocks, Rose Pharmacy, and a whole lot more. Merchants don't have to pay a fee to be included here, which means it is a good thing for businesses. Since it's Chinese New Year, Paymaya is starting it right with a P880 cashback on purchases in the PayMaya Mall. If you spend Php 300 using your PayMaya mobile number, you get 20% cashback of up to P88 per transaction. And you can do this 10 times but only til March 15, 2021. If you do it all, you'll get Php 880 in in cashbacks. Isn't that huge? Well, that's not all, because they've got 500 off your first Pick.A.Roo order if you enter the code PAYMAYAROO on the app. Aside from that, you can enjoy 12% off on Rustans purchases, a 5% discount on Boozy (they've got tons of drinks) among other perks inside the mall.

As the country's leading financial provider, this is one way to push for cashless payments in the country. These merchants must be exposed with their 28Million customers that Paymaya also has online and this positions them as the most rewarding finance related app and brand in the country. Delivery fees will still be in the merchant partners and can be paid in the Paymaya app.

This is the most rewarding payment system today as they have Balik Bayad which returns part of your payments instantly. There are several offers and discounts which you can also get today, if you have not seen it yet, you better check the app and go visit the Paymaya Mall.

Serving Your 24hr Wing Fix at Chix R US - Wings and Things

 

I've been craving for wings after the holidays and yes, I've found a place that does it 24/7. I work at night so if I skipped dinner and need to eat at these hours, I need them to deliver at my house without any worries. They're a pretty new brand, but I had to have my wing fix because I haven't had this for a long time because of obvious reasons, we're all under lock down because of the pandemic.

 

 

The brand sports a very happy rooster, so that's assuring. Their selling point? Variety. They don't actually just sell wings, they have other things on the menu like Chicken Tenders and Karaage. I like my wings just the way it is but if you've got family members that prefer things without bones, the Tenders and the Karaage is a mighty good alternative.

 

For the chicken Tenders, they got it on Salted Egg flavor. If you're more on the protein intake, you'll be glad they have tenders so you don't have to fuzz about having to remove bones on your chicken piece. It has a nice spicy kick. Prepare a bit of drink of course to loosen the lips. Chicken and beer sounds like a good idea. Size is about the length of a breast slice, comes in several pieces too. They have it in 6-12-18 and 24 for this cut, same as the wings.

 

My Karaage came in on a Korean Glazed flavor. It's crispy breaded chicken balls rolled in a very Asian inspired sauce. It has that soy gingery flavor, pretty legit. I would suggest you get this or the original, I think you get to appreciate it more in those flavors. But again, that's just my preference. If you would like it in other flavors, they've got Teriyaki, Honey Garlic, Garlic Parmesan, Buffalo (another favorite of mine), Buffalo Extreme (for the stronger kind LOL), Peri Peri, Alabama White and Honey Sriracha. This comes in 5-10-15 and 20 piece packages.

If you fancy wings like I do, I got the Whiskey Barbecue. It's got that sweet savory thing on it, I'd honestly have it as is. But you know what, you can actually have it with rice too. They also had it delivered hot that I couldn't touch it initially, but after a few minutes, it was good and they also got me plastic gloves so I could chow down immediately.  I finished it in a flash and yes, I actually wanted seconds. Though I think I could really have it on other days because now, I know how accessible it is. 

Apart from the chicken, they've also got dips for it like Bleu Cheese, Sriracha Mayo or Garlic Aioli. They also have Spaghetti, Carbonara, or sides of thick cut or curly fries, mashed potatoes, coleslaw and mozzarella sticks. See what I told you about variety? Well if that ain't enough, they're very affordable too. So if you're craving for wings anytime of the day, go call them at 0922 879 9264 or their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ChixRUs. 

Now go get that wing fix now! It's pretty good.