csz97 Blog Folio: Staycation: Regency, Andy's Satti

School is back! But for us we're still on vacation. Our destination? Zamboanga! This is what we call "staycation", where you go vacationing at the place where you stay. The most important thing is that you are with you're family and you're having lots of fun. Actually, my ate is here for a month-long vacation coz she's working in Cebu. While my brothers and cousins are still on their enrollment, we're making the most out of the last few days before going to school.

June 4 - We decided to wake up early for a morning dip at the pool. We went to Astoria Regency seven in the morning. Wella borrowed his friend's DSLR camera so i took the opportunity to learn how to use it. Here are some of the captured moments of our random escapade.

zamboanga city travel astoria regency resort pool swimming

zamboanga city travel astoria regency resort pool swimming

Our nephew Johndiel, ready to swim

Meh test shot with Aljo and Johndiel; Me in red :D

Aljo and Lance our drivers..hehe

Wella and Ate Chen

Close up of pine trees :"D

View of Zamboanga Convention Center; Wella and Ate ready to swim!

Shooting high speed actions :D

Here are some shots from the Ate's underwater cam:
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My experimental shots :D Looks like i'm wearing lenses..

Me, Ate and Aljo

c'est la vie!

Done swimming :D

We're hungry already so went to Andy's Satti House at Tetuan for our breakfast. The weather was gloomy so Satti was the perfect food for us.
zamboanga city travel food andy's satti tetuan tausug food

zamboanga city travel food andy's satti tetuan tausug food

Andy's Satti House is located at Natividad Street, near Universidad de Zamboanga

Satti is a Tausug food very popular in Western Mindanao.

This is the "puso" or rice which is wrapped in coconut leaves when cooked.

The "ulam" are various grilled chicken parts such as liver, heart, gizzard or chicken meat. But the basic ulam is the "stick" which is beef meat (see photo below). Of course it's halal-certified , which means no pork! :D

The usual sight in a satti house has this grille. The huge pot contains the hot sauce which you can order as much as you want.

The sauce is made of several spices (like curry, oregano, labuyo), tomato sauce, bagoong, flour and starch. This is the key for a good satti. Different satti houses have different recepies and combinations. Some put peanut butter which i like if blended well. Here's a blog on how to make satti.