Spicy La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me: The Ultimate Review and Pictorial

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A new “Karinderia” recently opened nearby and they offer La Paz Batchoy, an Iloilo specialty. Of course, having become the aficionado of local cuisine I had to check it out as soon as I heard about it. Sometimes in life we regret the things we do and we wished that we could get the time spent doing those things back and that was one of such moments in life.

While they did deliver, at least to the table I was seated at, the La Paz Batchoy didn’t deliver and I couldn’t wait to rush out for another La Paz Batchoy experience.

Which I will review here with you.

Why I Am The Appropriate Reviewer

In last decade, while most local foodies and hipsters dedicated their time at reviewing their novel experience of fusion foodS — yes, that’s right, food with closing s— I have not only left behind the world Western First World, which already had discovered fusion food — without closing s— a decade earlier but also dedicated my taste buds to discovering the real local kitchen, cooked by locals not by highly pretentious schooled chefs often cooking as if they were working with erlenmeyers. No, the places I eat at and have come to know like barely any other expat, are your typical “mom and pops” eatery and would give the British Health and Safety department heart palpitations at best.

Additionally, contrarily to local custom, I do not frequent fast food joints and also avoid other franchises which often try to imitate western cuisine.

I live and eat locally and local style.

Spicy La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me

La Paz Batchoy is as previously mentioned a specialty from Iloilo. Despite not even being a century old, it already has its own Wikipedia page which describes the meal as following:

Batchoy, also called batsoy, is a noodle soup made with pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, beef loin and round noodles. Its origins can be traced to the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines, hence it is often referred to as La Paz Batchoy.

So how does Lucky Me’s pot noodle variant of La Paz Batchoy, we rushed out for after previously mentioned eatery experience, stack up?

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Spicy La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me - mouth watering

As can be seen in the photo Lucky Me’s Batchoy is packed in a wrapper and to be entirely honest, stacking it is rather difficult. Without even being a specialist, it is easier to keep a Jenga Tower standing than to stack several packs of La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me, without feeling like a Pisa Tower failure. Failure, because unlike the Tower of Pisa, your stack of La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me will inevitably collapse.

If you truly want to stack up your pot noodles, we highly recommend Nissin’s Souper Meal.

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Nissan Souper Meal, the more stackable experience

Unboxing Spicy La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me

With the goal of writing this review we did initially struggle choosing for La Paz Batchoy rather than Nissin’s Souper Meal, but the spicy beef brisket was not available thus we followed our initial desire to get a leveled up La Paz Batchoy experience and decided that we would nevertheless figure out a way to provide the unboxing experience, like any professional review blogger would. Not that we consider ourselves a blogger though, but that’s a story for another time.

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A recycled paper shopping bag

In true unboxing way, we of course had to look what was inside the not so much box.

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Oh hey! Is that Nissin’s Spicy Seafood? And spicy corn chips? 😋

Finally, we found the mouthwatering just add water™ La Paz Batchoy. Spicy variant nonetheless.

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Hearty and mouthwatering Iloilo specialty 👌

La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me: What’s In It?

Usually this type of pot noodles claims to have “real vegetables” in it. Lucky Me’s Spicy La Paz Batchoy makes no such claims.

But a quick look at the ingredients shows anyone that there’s more in that little 55 gram pack than most can shake at — or will put in — an average hotpot pot.

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An ingredients list almost as long as from here to Rome, but then condensed in few inch width only

Once we discovered the mention of carbs, we immediately switched our mood from “curious foodie” to “your average friendly neighborhood manosphere testosterone worrier”.

Because, that’s what one does in 2019, right? Right?

Right.

Suddenly we were totally looking forward to our upcoming regal. We were equally satisfied with the “what’s in it part”, as Lucky Me’s meal had ingredients, noodles, garnish, and even seasoning.

It promised to become a glorious day. Fueled by carbs, obviously.

In our “your average friendly neighborhood manosphere testosterone worrier”, mindset we proceeded without caution and decided against doing what we knew we should do.

No, no scissors for us but a testosterone driven strong pull and opened was that bitch solidly humid-resistant wrapper.

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And plenty of small bits of noodles on our desk, outside of the picture frame too. Happy We!

And then, then it all started. Aside from having “noodles”, in broken and dried form, all over our desk, the real challenge started now. Obviously, the package was now upside down and as you can imagine, now we had to find a way to access the other things in the wrapper all while not infecting our upcoming meal. With things such as dirty fingers because, obviously, we totally assumed that anything in the package was sterilized. Unlike our fingers.

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Look even the garnish is garnished, with a glued on portion of oil

Because we wouldn’t dare to try to guess what the garnish truly is, although it is accordingly to Wikipedia supposed to be pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, beef loin, we decided to proceed to the next stage.

Again, throwing caution in the wind. Which was surprisingly easy because there was a typhoon raging outside and thus we didn’t struggle finding wind unlike we would have done during the dry season. ‘s All good, man.

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All ready to be drowned

Because here at MayhemHQ we love our spice we opted for a larger bowl, larger than the recommended 400ml water needed, because “spice + water + letting stand too long = extra spicy”.

It was the alpha in our “your average friendly neighborhood manosphere testosterone worrier” mindset.👌

Lucky Me Spicy La Paz Batchoy Taste

Now, being obliging and experienced review readers you, of course, know what comes next and can imagine the lovely meal and bowl to be attacked already. Indeed, that’s right, it was now time for our true and tested “Lola Compatibility” test.

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La Paz Batchoy, at previously mentioned eatery

What is the “Lola Compatibility test”?

The Lola, grandmother in Tagalog, is obviously the ultimate judge of any true and real local meal. Because let’s be honest, who knows how to cook artisan local style? Grandma does!

The Lola Compatibility Test: Spicy La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me

Sadly enough, Lucky Me’s Spicy La Paz Batchoy failed our true and trusted Lola Compability test. There is no way anybody would run out to tell their Lola about this La Paz Batchoy, spicy or not.

Even though my own grandmother is not Filipina, I would not do that to her. Nor would I endanger my own health by risking her wrath insulting her [cooking skills and taste knowledge].

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The La Paz Batchoy we actually reviewed becoming finished meal

How Did It Taste?

To be honest with you, I am a horrible foodie. By which I don’t mean that I don’t know to recognize a good meal without it slapping me in the face like fish during a good village fight in Asterix.

No, trust me I know what a good and hearty meal is.

But being a foodie - or hipster for that matter - is something rather repugnant to me. One of the most horrible launch events I ever attended in the startup scene, was the launch of a local review app (looloo).

Specifically the moment the free food was announced and 40 food bloggers jumped to the table with the dishes and all started twisting and contorting themselves in the most impossible angles to take the most instagram-worthy photos. By the time they were done, of course, the food was cold and we startup pros had long switched to attacking the free beer and mocking the habits of foodies. Not that we were a condescending bunch but they deserved it.

Yet, I did promise myself, and implicitly also you, dear reader, that for this review I would make an effort and contribute a meal photo in true foodie style.

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Of course, I failed and only remembered it when I was done eating already. Yet another failed attempt by FknMayhem at foodblogging

Luckily I can appeal to extenuating circumstance as I was totally stoned and apparently being high as a kite on weed is not the best time to review a meal. Who’ld have thunk? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Spicy La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me: Pump or Dump?

To conclude this review of Lucky Me’s Spicy La Paz Batchoy, it is time to rate the delicious — or not so — pot noodles and this being the steem blockchain, of course we will do so in true crypto style: pump or dump.

Our first food review review for #realityhubs is quite the mixed bag. By which we aren’t referring to the need to mix condiments and spice and pot noodles from a wrapper and water in a bowl, but rather our indecisive verdict.

To be honest, as a stand-alone meal we can definitely not recommend Lucky Me’s La Paz Batchoy. At least not if you’re looking for a La Paz Batchoy experience. The spice level was also rather failed, unless you think hat black pepper is spicy.

At the same time though, following our eatery Batchoy experience, we would like to recommend Lucky Me’s La Paz Batchoy. Not the full experience but the spices mix. For those who truly enjoy a bowl eaten outdoors but only have “meh La Paz Batchoy eateries” nearby.

If that’s your case, go out now and buy a pack of La Paz Batchoy by Lucky Me and grab the spices bag. Go to your eatery and order the La Paz Batchoy.

Dump Lucky Me’s flavoring in the eatery’s Batchoy. 👌

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The best part of Lucky Me’s Spicy La Paz Batchoy 👌

Stay tuned for more upcoming Pinoy foods — with closing s — reviews as next we will decide between corn chips, but not Clover chips, or the by Filipinos much loved cheap Emperador brandy.



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Thank you for you contribution. There is an obvious improvement in your writing style compared to your previous submission and your later unwarranted outburst in the comments.

I really wouldn't want to have a taste of the food you reviewed in this post because from the look of things it seems you had a bad experience eating this particular one.

Well, probably you didn't prepare it the five star chef approach or the spices and ingredients were out-rightly horrible to begin with.

Either ways, you have written a nice review and we look forward to your future contribution.

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The pretentious attitude hasn't yet left the house, I see. I think you may have missed a tag. This, yes, is a troll review. You're welcome.

PS: your team approves blatant copyright issues. None of the images in this review are marketing collaterals. All are shamelessly lifted from the product site.

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Nissan Souper Meal, the more stackable experience

you mean the Car? Nissan?

“your average friendly neighborhood manosphere testosterone worrier”

Really? Oh my xD

"Lola Compatibility Test" ,

Im losing it xD, ok Im sharing this to my page hahahaha!

Stay tuned for more upcoming Pinoy foods — with closing s — reviews as next we will decide between corn chips, but not Clover chips, or the by Filipinos much loved (cheap) Emperador brandy.

Jesus christ, Id like to see an Emperador Brandy review, ill tip you 10 steem for it. I double dare you. Add some Jollibee review, because its common, and maybe add a lollipop review?

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10/10 for presentation pre-submerging. Some stacking skills. It doesn't look particularly tasty but I'll be it was. Instant noodles can't taste bad.

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