UNUSUAL SALAD

The menu at Wooden Spoon is charming, why, because of Chef Sandy's first person singular stories behind his dishes, in effect giving them character while making one salivate. He is honest too which makes it even more intriguing before one orders.

One such item is the Red & Century Egg Salad with Peanuts, as shown.

I do not have the recipe but this is my interpretation of the ingredients :

Red Egg or what we call Salted Eggs cut in cubes
Century Eggs cut like so
Baby Chili ... green & red, finely chopped
Red Onion sliced - can add fennel
Mint julienned
Baby Peanuts roasted or fried
Ikan Bilis or Japanese or Thai Baby Fish as garnish
Light Vinaigrette ... fish sauce, vinegar, sugar

The taste is super refreshing, the texture unique. Now close your eyes and imagine biting into a mouthful of crispy onion and peanuts, of salted egg yolks mixed with the jelly from century eggs, of spicy chili and the tang from a sour-sweet-salty vinaigrette.

I am still in Manila and have not tried this yet-to-be-tested recipe since what I described only comes from the memory cells on my palate. I can guarantee, however, that it will be the first item for trial at TKT over the Easter holidays.