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After trying so hard not to order Pizza Hut’s new offering, I finally indulged last Christmas eve.  My mom has been craving for Lechon for the longest time.  Since it’s noche buena time and we didn’t prepare anything.  We decided to order delivery for our mini celebration.

I remembered that mom loves pizza too so I figured that we should just try out Pizza Hut’s holiday offering, Lechon Pizza.  Perfect combination, isn’t it?

I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about Pizza Hut’s Lechon Pizza.  Even if the thought of it conjures up images of a defibrillator and a massive heart attack, sometimes you just have to indulge.  Sinfully good food sometimes has its way of finding itself sitting right in front of you.  With all the calories and cholesterol this pizza must have, I know that this had to be a once in a blue moon treat.  And what better time to have such a rich and cholesterol heavy pizza than on Christmas Eve for our Noche Buena.

So, I called Pizza Hut Delivery a few hours before Christmas eve.  I got a busy tone, so I tried again and still it was busy.  I must have tried quite a few times, but I still wasn’t able to get through.  I was beginning to feel that it would be almost near impossible to reach them in time for our Noche Buena.  Well, when everything fails, try going online.  And what do you know, Pizza Hut allows us to order online too!!  Woohoo!! Oh the wonders of technology and how it can oftentimes be a saving grace when it comes to a lot of things, even ordering food.  I love it!

Pizza Hut’s Holiday offering comes in 2 sizes:

• Medium Size (10″) – Php 329
• Large Size (14″) – Php 499

It was a no-brainer that we ordered the medium size hahaha!  Kidding aside, I was delighted to find out that they have “Holiday Feast” offerings.  One option has spaghetti included while the other one has an ultimate cheese pizza.  We ordered Feast 2 which has the extra pizza.

I was pretty excited to find out what Lechon Pizza looked like.  Apparently, the lechon skin is separate from the pizza itself.  They provided instructions on what to do with it: crack it into bite-sized pieces, put on top of pizza and enjoy it.

The lechon skin was unbelievably thin.  I guess all the fats were dissolved when it was fried.  Doesn’t feel too greasy which is cool!

The Pizza itself can be eaten as it is, without the skin, but I think what we all love most about Lechon is really that crispy skin.  So, of course, we decided to put it on our pizza.  Aside from the crispy skin topping, the pizza itself is already loaded with tons of cheese and a whole  lot of roasted pig (the lechon).  I still can’t believe the combination, lechon and pizza all in one.  Whoever came up with this idea is just a genius in my opinion.  Definitely not a friend for those on a diet, but this is a welcome treat for any Filipino celebration.

The lechon pizza was so delicious, but it was definitely a heavy pizza.  I was only able to eat 1 slice of it before becoming immediately full.   I’m not sure if I was already full, or if the pizza itself is just that heavy in calories that it really fills you up that much.  In any case, I think this is a great price for how much you get.  1 to 2 slices, and you’re full right away!

I asked my mom for feedback as well.  She told me it was good especially because it’s new and unique!  I felt it was a good variant.  Hopefully, Pizza Hut will consider having their lechon pizza as a permanent pizza variant.  Well, let’s see.

If you haven’t tried Pizza Hut’s Lechon Pizza then I suggest you do.  You have until January 15, 2011 to order it.  We finally tried it and we loved it.  It’s definitely not your everyday ordinary pizza, but it’s something that’s definitely a welcome treat especially for us who love lechon! 🙂

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Lechon Pizza
available at all Pizza Hut Branches
November 16, 2010 to January 15, 2011
(02) 911-11-11

Oh Chef Rob Pengson…. One of the reasons why I was so excited to attend the Holiday Ham event last saturday.  He didn’t disappoint.  Not only was he very nice, he was very acommodating and warm too!  But, it’s really not just about cute chef Rob Pengson.  The star of the event is definitely the December offering of CDO, Holiday Ham: The Premium-Cut Ham.

Ham is a must have in our Noche Buena feast.  I’m especially excited for a great Christmas celebration this year.  2 big factors: my mom and my fiance.  Having them with me during one of the most important day of the year makes it complete.  With that in mind, we need to have delicious food items on our table for the celebration.

I went so that I could understand what Holiday Ham has to offer.  We had Chef Rob show us a recipe using Holiday Whole-Meat Ham.  He also explained why he’s endorsing the product and why he believed in it.  Everyone was watching intently.

These are 3 things why he thinks that Holiday Ham is the best in the market:

1. Holiday Ham is made from one whole boneless meat from the hind leg which is the best cut of pork for hams.  Hind leg ham is tastier and meatier compared to the more common shaped hams.
2. Holiday Ham is a high-quality smoked ham.  The net marks attests to that.  Only whole-meat ham can be smoked in these nets because if it isn’t, pieces would fall off.
3. Holiday Ham has no extenders.  The appearance, taste & texture tell the truth.

Honestly, it was number 2 that really gave me reason to think.  I just love how the ham itself needs a net just in order to stay whole.  Not only does it mean that during the process it was almost falling off the bone, but when it gets to our table, it will surely be one of the most tender, moist, and soft hams that we will ever have.

And of course number 3 is important because often times, when it comes to ham, other companies put extenders in their ham that it takes away from the taste of the ham itself.

It’s better to understand those three things by watching the video below:

And this was the finished product.  Such a brilliant and interesting way to serve up ham.  With greens, some nuts, cabbage, and apples.  We were also given portions in our table so we were able to taste it.  To be fair, I really thought that it was delicious!  My mom was actually taking notes of the ingredients as she had planned to cook the same for us.

With ham, especially a premium one like this particular ham, I think you have so many ways to create a variety of delicious dishes.  I think you are only limited by your imagination.  I’ll be learning how to cook real soon, most probably take up some classes, but I think even right now there are some nice ideas that I can think of when it comes to cooking ham.  Of course, you can make ham sandwiches, and maybe even add some ham to our normal noodle soups.  We can add it on to our salads just like Chef Rob did.  Again, so many ways to cook ham I think.

Chef Rob was super nice!  When I asked for a picture, I also introduced my mom and he said, this must be your older sister!  I said, no, she’s my mom. hahaha!  Then when it was my mom’s turn, he told my mom that I must be just her younger sister.  Small talk with the chef, I love it!

I was able to take a Holiday Ham home with me.  Just yesterday, my mom was able to cook it for breakfast.  She followed Chef Rob’s recipe and put some lettuce on it.  I just love my mom 🙂

Holiday Ham is truly delicious and I’m sure it will be part of our Noche Buena celebration this December.  Make it part of your holidays too, I think sometimes you just have to spring for a little extra, especially when it comes to ham.

It’s amazing just how innovative companies are.  San Marino in particular was able to create a Tuna Paella in a can!  As in wow!  In most instances, we can usually only have paella when at a restaurant, and in a group since the serving for paella is usually pretty large.  However, it is now possible to eat a considerable amount of paella at a low price.  And there’s more, it’s tuna!

Another good thing they’ve done is to make the can an easy-open one.  Now, we don’t have to bring a can opener to open it.  So this product really is portable.  Meaning we can bring it anywhere we go, not worrying much how to open or how to cook.  We just open it and we already have paella which includes both tuna and rice.  Perfect!

San Marino Tuna Paella is basically a Spanish-inspired dish that consists of Spanish rice, tuna, green peas & carrots.  According to advertisements, there are no preservatives added in the product.  This is definitely a good product to consider, San Marino Tuna Paella as a healthy product with high content of Omega 3 DHA which is good for the heart.

Their sweet commercial starring Marian Rivera & Dingdong Dantes just made me wanna try it out even more hahaha!  I guess romance is the theme as they are combining 2 different ingredients into one (Spanish rice & tuna).

I tried out the product myself yesterday.  Opened a can for breakfast and it tasted good!  I loved it!  It’s basically sticky rice with lots and lots of tuna and some green peas & carrots.  Good for 1 serving.  I’ve never eaten a tuna paella so this was obviously something new.  I would prefer to eat this as a morning or afternoon snack.  I may even like this more than their corned tuna product as I don’t need to cook rice or bring bread in order to eat it.  It’s an all-in-one product and I’m glad.  Life is getting easier as time passes by.