A MOMster Life

Ako busog, ikaw busog, siya busog sa Shabu-shabu!

Shabu-shabu is a popular Asian hot pot dish consisting of vegetables, seafood and slices of meat.
The food is cooked over boiling water with the pot placed in the middle of the table. The diners do the cooking.

RH Set A

RH Set B

Aren't they cute? Who would want to eat these?

We usually order set A or B which already includes a variety of vegetables, seafood and other kinds of meat and balls. The "meat balls" aren't familiar to me so I'll just be leaving some photos of the menu here for reference.




I had to be honest that the first time I tried it, I was like "What is this? Oh my gosh, how do I eat this? Is this even edible?"

It wasn't love at first taste, but the weird thing is, it's something that I'm craving to eat again!

To add to the experience, I could make my own sauce, too. The following can be mixed according to your taste preference:

• sate sauce - I don't really add this. Its strong flavor leaves an after-taste and neutralizes the spiciness. But I do add this to my rice separately.
• soy sauce 
• chili oil
• yansoy
• spring onions
• white onions - This consists most of my sauce! Nam nam!
• garlic
• vinegar

Garlic, spring onions, white onions, chili (only a little), more white onions, vinegar, soy sauce and more white onions!

This is my Coffee Jelly Dessert inspiration!

I've been in love with Topokki Man since 2011, and it actually makes me wonder why I haven't written anything about it on this blog until now.

Today I will be sharing my personal favorites.

Topokki with Cheese (Php 180) * Regular Topokki - Php 130 * wuth cheese - add Php 50

Topokki is a Korean snack made of rice cakes dipped in sweet spicy sauce, topped with spices, hard-boiled egg and a couple of wanton crisps. Toppings could also be added depending on preference. As for me and my SO, we always order it with mozzarella cheese.

I love how chewy and cheesy the rice cakes are. Though I have low tolerance for spicy food, I could finish a whole bowl of this, myself. That's how I love this dish! This is a MUST-EAT every time we visit the restaurant.

Dumplings (Php 20)

Topokki is also best when paired with their set of frieds (Php 130).

Extra tip: If you have enough sauce left, you could order rice to mix with it.

Ramen with egg (Php 100)

Their ramen is served with a free complementary dish. This time we had kimchi.

You could also choose to have a veggie salad instead.

Babyroll (Php 70)

For a non-spicy dish, we had babyroll - their maki version without the mango.

And for dessert, tadaan~

Mango Float (Php 80)

Other than the food, the ambiance is welcoming, artsy and fun. The walls have polaroid pictures and their tables have personalized messages and doodles from customers.

The owner is very accommodating and even waits for the customers, himself. There was one time he gave my daughter free ice cream! Thank you!!

Topokki Man also offers value meals they call USC (Unanimous Student's Choice).

Yay or Nay? Topokki Man would alwaaaays be a big YAY!

Topokki Man is located at Rosedale Suites, Gov. M. Cuenco Avenue, Talamban, Cebu and opens from Mondays to Saturdays 11AM to 11PM.

They also accept deliveries (except on Sundays). Contact them at 032 3456701.