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| - Ok...so a few years back, my review was beaming with ooos and aaaahhhs over their party trays but a recent experience made me question if my judgement was valid and maybe their quality was far better then?
The dish which highlights this dilemma is the SISIG.
SISIG is a highly sought after dish in the Philippines for its very famous pairing... ALCOHOL! The blend of pork meat (originally some use pork head meat, yum!) onions, lemon or vinegar or both with chilli and served on a sizzling plate maximizes the satisfaction after taking a swig of cold beer or a shot of burning tequila!
Now with that said, although this dish is pretty straight forward damn good, Philippines is a country made of small islands where highly opinionated civilians like to add their personal touch and ingredients to this recipe from mayo, fish mainly bangus, pig ears etc.
Therefore, depending on what region you visit back home, everyone will have their twist on this delicacy. Jessie Jr caught my attention by adding glorious crunchy pieces of chicharon(fried pork fat) sprinkled all over the top of their SISIG party tray. Some pieces also mixed in the SISIG but not overpowering the bountiful pieces of pork belly meat. That was 2013 and I recommended it to everyone who fell in love during my daughter's bday parties.
FASTFORWARD SUMMER 2016
Their medium tray was around $60(I forget) and at the market price of 3 pork bellies from your local Chinese grocery, we probably got served half a pork belly and the rest was CHICHARON!!!
Mixed in with the mayo, the crunchiness no longer dominated this dish as it ended up being soggy by the time the guests arrived!
I called up Jessie Jr to inquire why the ratio of fried fat to actual meat was almost the entire tray and the answer I received was a sarcastic 'This is our SISIG chicharon that's why there's lots of the chicharon' !
First, it says SISIG on the menu (no mention of the chicharon)
Second, no one wants to pay $60 for a tray of fried fat and mayo because we all want to live past retirement age at least!
Name it Chicha de mayo for all I care but don't advertise it as flat out SISIG because some people expect meat in there somewhere!!
So take my advice, soggy fried fat is a tastebud NO-NO to serve to your guests. Aside from the fact that it's super unhealthy, clogging up your Tito Boy's arteries is the least of your concern after you enter midlife crisis questioning yourself 'what is sisig?'
This ain't it! ..."drops mic"
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