Bawai: Authentic Vietnamese Fine Dining goodness
Posted on May 19, 2008
I got all giddy and that after reading our proposed itinerary for the weekend South of Manila Tour organized by Verdana Homes Mamplasan. Our lunch was set at Bawai’s Vietnamese Restaurant in the breezy city of Tagaytay.
I was so excited. Not just because I’ll be able to taste an authentic Pho soup again but to meet Bawai and her family in the flesh!
Bawai is a Vietnamese term for grandmother. The story of Bawai can be compared to one of the world’s well-loved musical Miss Saigon, which was also set in Viet Nam.
Bawai was a young Vietnamese girl then. Then her future husband of Tatlonghari clan went to Vietnam to work. Mr. Tatlonghari has to learn Tieng Viet just to be able to communicate with Bawai. To make the long story short, they got married and had kids while in Vietnam. The war set in and Mr. Tatlonghari had the option to either move to the United States or Japan, but leave his family in Vietnam, or just go back to the Philippines with his family.
He decided to go back to the Philippines with Bawai and their kids. Bawai later on learned to speak Filipino by reading comics. After his retirement, they build a house in Tagaytay City Cavite Philippines. In that very house Bawai would cook authentic Vietnamese foods to the delight of their friends. Later on their friends would go back to their house to sample their other offerings. And a few more moons later, the friends of friends, and even the friends of friends of friends whom they no longer know would knock at their door to have a taste of Vietnamese cuisine.
That was when they finally decided to transform their Tagaytay retirement home into a restaurant. Until now they serve nothing but authentic Vietnamese foods. From spring rolls, to the Vietnamese Pho soup to their desserts. I personally loved their spring rolls with thinly sliced vegetables wrapped in ultra thin spring roll wrapper with pieces of shrimp on it. The wrapper is so thin that you can actually see the entire shrimp in your roll. The roll is best when dipped in a peanut sauce.
And the Pho soup? It’s heavenly. Perfect for that Sunday rainy afternoon. Oh, that shrimp lollipop rolled in a piece of sugarcane stick is a must-try too! And my personal pick really is their fish sauce or locally known as the patis. I just loved it so much! It’s sweet, with a hint of sourness added with some bits of freshly chopped garlic. Probably the best dip I have ever tasted!
Everything is just so mouth-watering and delicious. You will never regret dining here for sure. A perfect place for a quiet weekend lunch in Tagaytay.
Bawai’s Vietnamese Kusina is serving lunch and Dinner every Friday Saturday and Sunday, by reservation only. To make reservation contact then at 0920 97BAWAI (0920 7922924)
Bawai’s Authentic Vietnamese Restaurant is located along Lagusan Drive in Tagaytay City, near Doña Leoncia Country Homes Estate.
The luch at Bawai’s Vietnamese Kusina Restaurant is part of our South of Manila Tour by Verdana Homes Mamplasan, Organized by Geiser Maclang. Thanks so much!
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