{"id":28439,"date":"2024-04-08T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=28439"},"modified":"2024-04-08T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T06:00:17","slug":"el-corazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/el-corazon\/","title":{"rendered":"El Corazon in BGC: Serving Timeless Filipino-Hispanic Dishes in Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"

The three-century-long history of Spain’s involvement with the Philippines significantly shaped various facets of Filipino culture. This includes not only influences on education and religion but also significant transformations in <\/span>Filipino gastronomy<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spanish dishes like morcon<\/em>, embutido<\/em>, and, paella<\/em> have made their way to the Filipino menu with modifications to fit the Filipino palate. This unique blend of flavors spurred the growth and success of restaurants specializing in Filipino-Spanish cuisine, like El Corazon located in Uptown Mall, Bonifacio Global City<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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El Corazon gives a heartfelt nod to the Filipinos’ love for family gatherings and fiestas. By designing an ambiance that emulates the vibrant and communal spirit of these celebrations, El Corazon creates a space where guests can relish in the joy of shared meals and collective merriment.\u00a0Tables and chairs, for example, are set up in a way that lets sharing possible.<\/p>\n

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The place is also decorated in a rather minimalist manner with its white brick walls and glass-to-ceiling windows, allowing natural light to come in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Filipino-Hispanic restaurant offers dishes that are both familiar and well-loved. They serve Filipino street foods<\/strong> like fish balls and squid balls<\/strong>, as well as the spicy and flavorful cheese stick dynamite<\/strong>, a mouth-watering delicacy consisting of cheese that is meticulously wrapped in chili peppers and then fried until it reaches a perfect crispy texture.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from El Corazon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

El Corazon also offers refined versions of beloved Filipino classics such as La Paz Bulalo <\/strong>(beef marrow stew), Pinakbet with Lechon Kawali <\/strong>(mixed vegetable stew with fried pork belly slices), and Sinigang na Baboy sa Sampalok <\/strong>(sour soup made of tamarind broth with pork and vegetables) that artfully balance tradition with innovation.<\/p>\n

\"\"From left to right: Bulalo (Php 695), Pinakbet (Php 395), Sinigang (Php 495) \/ IMAGE from El Corazon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The restaurant’s menu is expansive, which means it offers something for everyone, but one of their most popular is paella<\/em><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

El Corazon has different variations on the classic Spanish rice dish, which includes Paella Negra <\/strong>(squid ink paella), Paella Valenciana <\/strong>(traditional paella with a combination of pork and seafood), Paella with Taba ng Talangka <\/strong>(crab fat paella), and Paella Mariscos<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>Paella Mariscos is a seafood paella that has squid, prawns, mussels, fish fillet, vegetables, and eggs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Paella Mariscos (Php 625) \/ IMAGE from El Corazon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ready to dive into these delicious meals? Gather your family and friends and get into the festive spirit at El Corazon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

El Corazon gives a heartfelt nod to the Filipinos’ love for family gatherings and fiestas with its elevated fusion of Filipino and Spanish cuisine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,196,29,12,14,5197,246],"tags":[2845,2846,378,479,2847,2848,2849,2850,1620,857,384,190,1298],"class_list":["post-28439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filipino","category-fusion","category-spanish","category-taguig","category-bonifacio-global-city","category-filipino-food-restaurant-guide-2020","category-uptown-bgc","tag-el-corazon","tag-el-corazon-in-bgc","tag-filipino","tag-filipino-cuisine","tag-filipino-hispanic","tag-filipino-hispanic-cuisine","tag-filipino-spanish","tag-filipino-spanish-cuisine","tag-modern-spanish-cuisine","tag-spanish","tag-spanish-cuisine","tag-taguig","tag-uptown-place-mall"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28439"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51067,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28439\/revisions\/51067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}