Puerto Princesa Food Trip Series #1: Bona’s Chao Long

May

2010

Puerto Princesa Food Trip Series #1: Bona’s Chao Long

posted by Karla Redor under Fast food, Vietnamese |

Beef Stew with Noodles @ Php 45

You will most likely wonder why you should try out Chao Long (Vietnamese dish) when you’re is in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. In addition, you will also think why there are a lot of eateries in Puerto Princesa that are offering Chao Long. History tells us that there were Vietnamese who became refugees here in the Philippines. This was the main reason why there are a lot of eateries offering Chao Long.

In Puerto Princesa, the Chao Long there is very much different from the one peddled in the streets of Vietnam. In Vietnam, Chao Long is known as rice porridge with innards. In Puerto Princesa, Chao Long is served with rice noodles and meat in a tasty broth that is sweet. You can also spice it up by adding the spice condiments in your table. It is also served with bean sprouts, mint and basil on a separate plate. These ingredients are to be mixed with the soup.

Garlic Bread @ Php 20 per order

After smelling the aroma of the garlic french bread at Bona’s, we decided to order some and pair it with our Chao Long.

Bona’s is a popular place to go for the locals of Puerto Princesa. It’s just a simple hole in the wall place where you can enjoy cheap, good food. How to go there? Just ask your friendly tricycle driver to bring you to Bona’s and they already know where it is (it’s in Manalo Extension).

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#1 Puerto Princesa Food Trip Series # 2: Kalui’s | Food Trippings on 05.09.10 at 12:47 am: [...] also staying in our hotel also, but there’s no more slot for us. So, we decided to try the Chao Long first in Bona’s which became a “pre-dinner” thing. It was our last night in [...]
#2 azenith penaflor on 02.20.11 at 9:11 pm: bona’s chaolong and kalui’s restaurant are best!
#3 onnee on 07.15.11 at 9:24 pm: SARAP mag kain ng chao long…. wla ako makita d2 sa cebu…. sa palawan lng miron
#4 cleverly on 09.17.11 at 3:52 pm: taste hopping i call it,going from one chao long restaurant to another one in the vicinity of puerto princesa i would say that “Thalias Chao long” at Kentroys along Malvar has the best Chao long in PPC.
Theirs is served together with soft chunk of beef tarnished with cubes of carrots and potatoes along with a slice of boiled egg which gave it a total exquisite taste at a very low price. Of course basil leaves and beans sprout is always present.