Pinoy Merienda #2: Siomai

A friend of mine introduced this food to me when I was first year college. He instructed me how to eat it: putting soy sauce, garlic and sili. Honestly, at first I thought it wasn't that delicious but when I bit a piece of it, it really was delicious. Since then, every time we passed through the siomai vendor, I always ask them to eat siomai.

Anyway, there are two types of siomai: the steamed and the fried. But for me, steamed siomai is better. The ingredients of the two are the same, they only differ in cooking process and you can tell the difference by reading: fried and steamed.

Siomai is composed of grilled meat processed differently by different siomai vendors or cooks and it's up to your taste preferences which one would you like. The toyo or soy sauce makes it tasty but make sure you don't put too much because it will become salty. The fried garlic makes it even more delicious. You can also add calamansi to make it quite sour.

It's up to you how you can enjoy eating siomai but don't forget to drink after eating. You might get choked.

Thanks for reading! You can also share your siomai experience/s by leaving a comment. :)