August 18, 2018 - Davao is a melting pot of cultures. From the 11 Tribes converged here in the city, to foreign visitors who opted to stay for study and for good. Well, we lived in harmony to the point of sharing their cuisine from their home country just for the locals to try them out or for those who missed their food back home. This is not an exemption.
We were invited by our friend Jennifer to try out a new Indian restaurant near DMSF. I've tried Indian cuisine and it was so good that I longed to try again! It came true and I was excited to eat Indian foods once again. We were able to eat around 6 PM and this was their 2nd service of the day.
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| Inside 5S Box Indian Restaurant |
Indian culture is vibrant and vivid with colors all around. With that, it reflected to their restaurant as it is so elaborate in design, usage of colors, and you can really see their culture by just looking at the surroundings. It feels like traveling to India by a jeepney ride.
What I like about exploring different cultures is expanding your knowledge and opening your mind to the reality that we are all different but we're celebrating it! We're celebrating diversity and it's actually fun knowing their traditions, styles, and food! Food also reflects their culture and it's one way of getting to know them a lot deeper. It's also in the food where I'll know what are their preferences, tastes, and its history. It piques everyone's interest and curiosity and I love learning more of it!
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| Mural painting before entering the rest rooms |
As we were waiting for our food, we also had our own business in our table. Mine was.. sleeping since I only had 2 hours of sleep prior to the festivities thus I was catching up some energy. Just minutes later, the food arrived and I suddenly felt alive because.. Why not? It's food! :D
The first dish is the Buttered Chicken Indian style. Now, it's not the buttered chicken that you're thinking of. It's quite different I mean, it's a LOT different. What they do actually is to grill the chicken first in a tandoor (Indian oven) then right after, they pour in the sauce which gives mouthful of flavors and filled with spices. It's buttery and creamy and best paired with Naan which is an Indian bread.
For the taste, it is really good! Like, I could imagine myself having this dish in our household and finish them all! This dish was good and the best thing is, it's spicy and being paired with Naan made everything better. I didn't mind the hotness of the dish, it's the taste that counts and this one is a must try dish especially those who are into spicy dish. It's indeed creamy and loved the color of the dish! I might order another one if I go hungry again. :D
When one thinks of an Indian cuisine, they would think of curry and biryani. But there's more to biryani as it is a popular dish. The one that is served to us was the Chicken Biryani. This dish is like equivalent to a Paella because of its color but there are differences too! Chicken Biryani is more on the spicy side and I do love it! Underneath the biryani are chicken parts. It's served on a pot and it's definitely good for us three!
The Chicken Biryani was indeed spicy and if one can't bear the spiciness of it, they can pair it with raita to reduce its level. But if you are with me on the spiciness, this is not a problem at all. Even though it's a popular one, at least, give this one a try. I recommend this one for those who are curious about Chicken Biryani.
This is their bread called Naan. It's best paired with Buttered Chicken and it's not a complete experience of Indian culture without trying this bread! What we had was Buttered Chicken and I paired the Naan with it! I can say that I've accomplished it since I used my hands for eating the Naan with Buttered Chicken! This is my scale of happiness over the food that I eat. :D
This is also one of the delicacies of the Indian cuisine and it's called Samosa. It has a resemblance of an empanada which is also a delicacy in the Philippines. But this one is different. It has potatoes, spices, green chili, meat (beef, chicken, lamb), peas, etc. Because of the chili, expect its hot flavor coming from it. Samosa must be paired with a tamarind chutney sauce to counter the hotness of Samosa.
I can say that it's as delicious like the first time I've tried but I think I haven't felt the chili flavor of the Samosa. I was expecting it but it wasn't as hot as I've expected. Nonetheless, it was still delicious eating the Samosa. The sauce on the other hand was a bit sour although it's still packed with flavors, I was looking for its sweetness to counter the chili flavor of Samosa. I had no idea what chutney sauce they've made but it still added flavors to the Samosa. I still recommend this delicacy for you to try.
Kufli is an Indian ice cream and this was served in the middle of our dinner. We thought we could just eat this later. But my friend Karen pointed out that it was already melting. I hurriedly ate the kufli and it has this sweet flavor is paired with the cream that bathed the ice cream. It's a sweet dessert that is a perfect finish for a wonderful dinner. I just wished that they could serve this later after the dinner is done for us to enjoy the dessert. It's still delicious though and we've learned our lesson to eat them immediately. :D
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| More customers! |
As the customers flocked in the restaurant, I was thinking if I'm in the right country. It seemed like we were the foreigners trying out the cuisine and it made me laugh since I felt awkward about it. I was careful not to be an embarrassment with the way I eat but they seem to mind their own business and I was just happy seeing them inside the restaurant. We had fun eating Indian foods and this expanded my knowledge even further as I get to eat different cuisines and learned a lot from them.
Our visit to this resto was all worth the travel we did! We were treated with their great service and they were more than willing to share the Indian culture with us and we were the eager listeners as we learn them gradually. I just hope that they will last long as it's rare to find restaurants serving authentic cuisine and this is in my books if ever we decide to eat Indian dishes.
Thank you so much 5S Box Indian Restaurant for the food that we ate. It was a festival of flavors that we experienced and they were like partying in my mouth! I hope to visit this resto again to try more dishes that I haven't tasted. I also thank our friend Jennifer for inviting us to this wonderful resto. This wouldn't happen without her invitation. We had no regrets accepting them and it was worth it! See you soon! :D
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