When I said random eats, it literally means not part of my list – saw it then decided to try.

I’m gonna start with the black ice cream. I know this is no longer unusual to many places in the Philippines, I bet most provinces have their own version of it but it’s my first time trying the black or charcoal flavored ice cream. It costs PhP30.00 on a cone. We had an early flight and since the hotel’s check-in time is around 2:00pm, we decided to stroll and stay at the People’s Park. I think it’s almost 10AM when Manong Ice Cream was there. The taste was more like cheese flavor with a hint of charcoal – I liked it. I also wanted to try the Durian flavor but wasn’o’t brave enough.

We tried the night market along Roxas Street on a weekend and loved their Flavore-filled Buchis. The choices are endless – from Chocolate, Nutella, Matcha, Strawberry, Blueberry, Cheese, Cream Cheese and the list goes on. You name it and they have it -almost. Per piece is worth PhP 5.00 so it’s a good buy. I tried buying the frozen ones so I can bring it back to Manila because my nieces love Buchi but did not succeed. The supplier’s location is far from the hotel we’re staying at.

So before the night Market visit, Hubby and I need to find Dod’s Ihaw-Ihaw – the one featured in “Biyahe ni Drew” because as per Drew, the Tuna meat is grilled to perfection – not dry and salty. We succeeded on finding it but not fortunate enough to try it. They were closed when we visited and advised us to just try the Night Market. We walked from our hotel to this place, like we had 5k steps atleast. Not sure if they are still serving their patrons or not because the place was empty.

Fast forward, we bumped into the Tuna Choice Place – it’s more of a karinderya. You choose the Tuna Panga for example and they will weigh and grill it. We had Tuna Panga and Sizzling Tuna’s Eggs.

For the Tuna Panga, there’s an uncooked side of the Panga but overall not dry. Very common taste in all grilled pangas I tried outside Davao City. The surprising taste of Sizzling Tuna Eggs was really good. The butter flavor complements the bitter taste of the eggs so you won’t really taste the bitter side of the dish. It’s sweet and garlicky flavor, I even poured the sauce on my rice. I forgot how much we spent on these two dishes but I think if I remembered it correctly, the Panga was like PhP680.00 while the Sizzling Tuna Eggs was around PhP 200.00+.

Here is the menu price of Tuna Choice Place. This is near the night market along Roxas Street.

Last but not the least was the Singaporean hot chocolate drink. It’s so sweet that I’m unable to finish the cup and just requested to “takeaway”. I worked in Singapore for about 6 months on 2010 and sorry but this is not how it tasted. For the record, it’s good like you’re drinking a hot condensed milk with a dash of chocolate taste but I was expecting brownish milk chocolate drink. Though my photo won’t justify that it’s a bit whitish. My bad, I didn’t ask if it’s white or milk chocolate and the cashier didn’t mention what it’s gonna be. So there’s a communication gap in there. The price I think ranges from PhP 120.00+.

A piece of advice when you’re visiting Davao from outside Mindanao – rent a car if you know how to drive to maximize your time and visit tourist spots since these are not located on the same area. We’re able to do this on our 3rd day because riding a taxi from point to point is really expensive. 🙂