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Remely's Filipino Restaurant

According to their website, Remely's classifies their food as "authentic" Filipino cuisine. When I think of "authentic", I think of food that originates from the homeland, unchanged, and true to its original recipe. Though there may be regional differences, the dish is generally the same throughout. Remely's makes sure that their food stays true to their original recipes, as well as being served in an authentic Filipino way - the turo turo restaurant.

"Turo turo" literally means "point point" in Tagalog - like in a canteen, the customer can view the dishes and "point" to whichever they like. It is a very popular type of restaurant in the Philippines, and it has been brought over to other parts of the world, as can be seen in the Vice video.

Apart from being a dine-in/take-out restaurant, you can also buy packaged Filipino foods.

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MAIN MEAL

Chicken Adobo is considered a national dish of the Philippines, and its ingredients are pretty basic: chicken or pork, soy sauce, white vinegar, garlic, peppercorns, and bay leaves. However, like all recipes, the amount for each ingredient can vary depending on one's tastes. The meat is marinated in the ingredients, browned in oil, and then simmered. It can also be made with seafood and/or vegetables.

Lumpiang Shanghai is a spring roll dish made with ground pork or beef, minced onion, carrots, and spices fried in a pastry wrapper. It is usually dipped in a sweet and sour sauce or Banana ketchup.

Remely's is very popular among Filipinos in Scarborough. I often hear its name dropped at Filipino parties where there the food is catered, or from people who like to get some "authentic" Filipino food from time to time. Located east of McCowan Road on Sheppard Avenue, in a plaza with a mixture of establishments around it - a sushi restaurant, a barber shop, a Tim Horton's, and a Filipino cargo and money remittance company.

From the outside, the restaurant is appealing in its simplicity. You can see the equally appealing interior through the glass, and when inside, you can see that the place is very nicely decorated with electronic screens displaying their menu.

Lumpiang Ubod is an eggroll like lumpiang shanghai; however, instead of being fried, it is fresh. It contains ubod (heart of palm) as the main filling with vegetables, ground pork and shrimp accompanied with a sweet peanut and garlic sauce.

I find Remely's to be a pleasant place - the staff are very friendly and dressed in uniform, the atmosphere is very warm and welcoming, and the food selection very appealing. The overall dining experience is one of comfort and familiarity. Whether you are dining-in or taking-out, the food has that homestyle quality that lends to its authenticity. It is clearly very popular among Filipinos in the area because although there were not a whole lot of people dining there, customers were constantly coming in and buying food to take out, most likely to eat in the comfort of their own homes. The customers and staff seemed to know each other as well, as if they are either family friends or just regulars at Remely's.

DESSERT

Banana Turon is a sweet banana eggroll made with plantain and jackfruit wrapped in a spring roll wrapper and fried in cooking oil with a brown sugar glaze.

Mamon (the cake wrapped in plastic) is a Filipino sponge cake that is more sweet and buttery than the average sponge cake.

Puto (in the plastic container) is a steamed rice cake that can be plain or flavoured and eaten with butter or grated fresh coconut.

Halo-halo (to the right) is a very popular Filipino dessert with an interesting mixture of shaved ice, various beans,