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Magaling at iba ang Pinoy..sa araw araw, iba't ibang salita ang nadadagdag sa bokabularyo natin...matagal ko ng tinatanong sa sarili ko, sino at buhay pa kaya ang taong nakaisip ng salitang TAP-SI-LOG? Ngayon kung buhay pa, sino kaya sya?.....sino?....sino? Minsan gusto kong gaygayin ang kahabaan ng san Dionisio sa Paranaque kung saan nagmula ang mga tapsihan at tanungin kung ano san nagsimula ang salitang ito.....sa San Dionisio kung saan naroon ang masarap na original na Tapang Kabayo. Naaalala ko tuloy yung mga unang taon ko sa PLDT (early 80's pa yun!!!) kung saan napakahilig naming dumiskubre ng iba't ibang kainan kung saan-saan..sa West Avenue...sa Binondo...sa Vito Cruz...sa Reposo at hanggang dun nga sa San Dionisio, wala pa nuong Mak Donald's at Jalibi - Tropical Hut pa laang sa malapit sa Aviary sa Greenbelt ang nagiisang burger outlet sa Makati, mahal pa naman kasi sa standard nuon ang Dayrit's .... ang sabi sa Wikipedia, sina Tito, Vic and Joey daw...pero sila nga kaya?

Ito ang nakasaad duon:

Origins
Tapsilog is a term coined by the Filipino comedians Tito, Vic, and Joey in their show Iskul Bukol

Tapsilog is the term used when tapa, fried rice ("sinangag"), and fried egg ("itlog") are combined into one meal, which is served primarily during breakfast. In Tagalog, a restaurant that primarily serves tapa is called a tapahan, tapsihan or tapsilugan. According to some sources, "tapsilog"[1] and "tapsihan"[2] are slang words. However, these terms are used by those restaurants and many Filipinos of all social strata. Tapsilog and tapsihan, therefore, may be considered standard words in the Filipino language and not slang.
The word tapsilog has spawned many copycat dishes, all having fried rice (or garlic fried rice) and fried egg in it and suffixed with silog. Examples are:
Adosilog - adobo, fried rice and fried egg
Bacsilog - bacon, fried rice and fried egg
Bangsilog - bangus (milkfish), fried rice and fried egg
Bisteksilog - beefsteak, fried rice and fried egg
Dangsilog - danggit (rabbitfish) , fried rice and fried egg
Chosilog - chorizo, fried rice and fried egg
Chiksilog - chicken, fried rice and fried egg
Cornsilog - corned beef, fried rice and fried egg
Hotsilog - hotdog, fried rice and fried egg
Longsilog - longganisa, fried rice and fried egg
Litsilog - lechon, fried rice and fried egg
Masilog - Ma Ling brand Chinese luncheon meat, fried rice and fried egg
SPAMsilog - SPAM brand luncheon meat, fried rice and fried egg
Tosilog - tocino, fried rice and fried egg
Pakaplog - Pan de sal (bread), kape (coffee) and fried egg

[edit] Restaurants serving tapsilog
There are small restaurants in many barangays in the Philippines that serve tapsilog, however large business establishment chains have also ventured into selling tapa, such as BD's, GoodAhs!, Max's, Tapa King, Goto King , & Goto Tapsi Republic . Due to the popularity of this cuisine, some fast food chains in the Philippines also include tapsilog on their breakfast menus including Jollibee, ChowKing, McDonald's and Sinangag Express.

Panahon na naman ng masarap na "tawilis"....

Napakasarap ang tawilis....lalo na kung binalot sa dahon ng saging tapos pinangat sa santol at pinaanghang sa sili.....tapos may kaulam na ginisang kalabasa, okra, sitaw at mais....heaven!!!

Tawilis populations are found only in a single lake on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Taal Lake, a large body of water in the province of Batangas that used to be the caldera of an ancient volcano. Before recent history, the lake was but an extension of the entirely-marine Balayan Bay. A major eruption in the 16th century essentially sealed the lake from the sea, eventually leading to its waters becoming non-saline. Sardinella tawilis is believed to be one of a few formerly-marine species trapped within the lake that have evolved into purely freshwater species.