Despite the size of Chinese population in the Philippines, 1.5 million, about 1.6% of the Philippines population, Chinese people have a great deal of influence in many ways in the Philippines. In fact, Chinese new year holiday was declared as a special holiday in 2012 by the government. Chinese foods are the icon of their culture. Every corner of the big shopping malls has one or two Chinese restaurants.
Mr. Choi Kitchen is one of them sharing their unique food culture in the Philippines; it definitely looks like Chinese restaurant from outside.
Red color means a lot to Chinese. It's interpreted as good fortune and joy. Red can be seen anywhere during Chinese New Year and other holidays. During these holidays, people often exchange red envelops with money. They believe that red color brings fortune to people. Since red is deeply associated with happiness, wearing anything red is not appropriate at funerals. In modern days, red remains a very popular and is affiliated with and used by the Communist government.
Let's go back to our food business again. I had Yang Chow, Birthday Noodle, and Duck Soup. Chinese restaurants are known for big servings. Yang Chow, a popular Chinese-style fried rice dish, is usually good enough for 2 to 3 people so I ordered 1/2 serving instead but it was still good enough for my wife and me. Birthday Noodles, alos known as Yi Mein, is a egg noodles made of wheat flour and made of vegetables.
If you are not a big fan of Chinese food, ask them not to put herbs in your food. It might smell and taste like perfume or facial lotion.
With all these food, I paid only 570 peso, about US $13.50. Not bad!
An article on Chinese New Year in the Philippines
Here is Mr. Choi Kitchen.
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