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Laing, Sisig, and Kare-kare
October 21, 2005

Krystal's Cafe

Laing, Sisig, and Kare-kare

Celia Sin-Tien Cheng

Laing was my favorite dish as the taro leaves were soft and tasty from the coconut milk β€” one of my favorite things. But all the dishes were very unique and delicious. The Sizzling Sisig arrived on a sizzling-hot plate with a raw egg in the middle, which cooked on the plate while we mixed it with the pork belly and siling labuyo β€” Filipino chili peppers β€” and these latter totally completed the dish. Kare-kare is a traditional Filipino dish, I learned. The peanut sauce tastes like peanut butter but it’s neither sweet nor savory and has a lighter texture than I had anticipated. All the dishes go exceedingly well with rice.

Krystal's Cafe

69-02 Roosevelt Ave
New York, NY
11377
Price
$
Neighborhood
Woodside