One of the best times to be at the Valenzuela City People's Park would be during the Christmas season. Other than having a number of festive activities for all ages, the area between the Senior's Garden and Children's Playpark becomes your local merienda hub. Here are the well-loved stalls which come from the different barangays of the city.
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| Eat like a local at Valenzuela City People's Park. |
Arra’s BBQ (Pasolo)
Arra's Barbecue began way back 35 years ago as a humble barbecue stand with Arra's aunt, "Mama" Oyie Quintana in Barangay Pasolo. The business was then passed on to Arra's parents. At present, it is already managed by the couple, Ian and Arra. People would flock and wait eagerly for their orders of pork barbecue, isaw, tenga, bulaklak, bituka, bahay-guya, balat, and hotdog to be cooked fresh on the grill. On regular days, the stall grills about 15 kilos of pork barbecue and about 20-25 kilos of offal. As of present, the price of the barbecue ranges from P15-P18.
You may also find Arra's BBQ at No. 444 Pasolo Road, Pasolo, Valenzuela City everyday at 2:00pm.
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| Arra's Pork Barbecue at P18/stick. |
Mam Rose Puto Bumbong (Malinta)
As you may have read from the previous article on puto bumbong and bibingka, Mam Rose is one inspiring Valenzuelana. Why? Because she teaches students in Dalandanan High School in the morning and then sells puto bumbong from late afternoon until night time. Napakasipag!
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| Mama Rose Puto Bumbong at P20.00 (regular) |
Customers would line up to buy puto bumbong from her stall - available in two varieties: the regular one for P20 (with sugar and coconut shavings) and special variety for P40 (with additional cheese and condensed milk). Mam Rose Puto Bumbong is among the pioneer stalls which sell snacks at the park.
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| The stall of Mama Rose also sells pancakes at P6.00 each. |
According to Mang Delfin Gutierrez, Jr., they are already the fourth generation of Putong Polo makers in the family. The pioneers of the commercial Putong Polo maker in the city were his grandparents, Olimpio Gutierrez and Felissima Guzman-Gutierrez. Cooking puto became another source of income for the Gutierrez family which began way back in 1944. It was then passed on to Olimpio’s sister and husband, Virginia Gutierrez-Gerona and Jesus Gerona (1968-1982) then to his father, Delfin Gutierrez, Sr. before Mang Delfin Gutierrez, Jr. and his wife finally inherited the trade in 2001.
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| Mang Delfin's Putong Polo in giftable boxes. |
Putong Polo is a rice cake which originated in Polo, Valenzuela. In 1931, this Filipino delicacy that Valenzuela calls its own was awarded with the Manuel Quezon Presidential Award in the 1931 Manila Carnival. It is praised for its taste and long shelf life of about 3 days (without refrigeration).
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| Pair putong polo with pansit! |
You may purchase Mang Delfin’s Putong Polo at the following locations as well: (1) Polo Public Market, 6am-11am, daily; (2) South Supermarket Malinta, 9am to 8pm, daily; (3) Bancal, Meycauayan (in front of St. Peter Chapel).
Soleng's Special Bibingka (Lawang Bato)
This particular stall surprised One Valenzuela when she met the owner, Soleng. She never thought that Soleng is a 19 year old girl from Lawang Bato! She learned how to cook bibingka from her mother. Soleng then eventually started her own stall of bibingka. You can buy a freshly cooked bibingka at P40 each.
Soleng's also has a stall at Manotoc which opens during Simbang Gabi.
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| Soleng's Bibingka at P40/each. Very fluffy! |
Polomig (Poblacion)
Polomig first served its refreshing drinks way back 1995. It only started with two flavors: Gulaman and Fruit Salad. From there, the variants of their palamig eventually expanded with flavors like Chocolate, Blue Lemonade, Four Seasons, Buko Melon, Buko Pandan, Coffee Jelly, Ube Macapuno, and Iced Tea.
One can purchase a cup from P10 to P20. When in Poblacion, the Polomig stall is near the barangay's basketball court and is open from 9am to 9pm.
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| Fruit salad of Polomig. Sarap to end the day! |
The food stalls are open from 2:00-11:00pm at the Valenzuela City People's Park (in between the Senior's Garden and the Children's Playpark) beginning November 3 to January (1st week).
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