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Coco Martin compares leading ladies Yassi Pressman and Julia Montes to his favorite food

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Ann Manhit

<div> </div>Coco entertained questions from the media at the recent launch of his second commercial for Sarsaya Oyster Sauce held at Las Casas Fiipinas de Acuzar restaurant in Quezon City. “Kung ako naging ulam? Siyempre adobo. Para habang tumatagal, sumasarap,” replied Coco Martin, with a hearty laugh. Pushed further, Coco compared his Ang Probinsiyano leading lady, Yassi Pressman, to his other favorite food. “Si Yassi? Siguro beef steak. Isa sa masasarap kainin.” Julia Montes, another longtime partner, is the classic karekare. “Basta kare-kare, masarap.”Aside from his favorite ulam, Coco also revealed his love for street food. “Actually, paborito ko talaga mga street food. Lumaki ako sa Novaliches, e hindi naman talaga kami mayaman. Kumbaga, kung papipiliin mo ako ngayon kung steak o mga tokneneng at ibang street food, mas pipiliin ko ‘yung street food kasi doon ako lumaki,” he shared. In fact, despite his busy schedule, Coco still tries to make time to grab a bite at a local paresan. “Kapag dumadaan ako sa may Retiro sa Blumentritt, lagi akong kumakain sa paresan doon. Mula noong bata ako hanggang sa nagtratrabaho na ako, ‘yun talaga ang nakagawian ko. Hindi ako sanay sa mga pagkaing sosyal.”In his commercials, Coco is seen sharing the kitchen with a grandmother. This scenario holds true in real life, because Coco actually developed his love for cooking from his own grandmother. Coco really feels at home among the pots and pans in the kitchen. He liked it so much that he went on to take a degree in HRM. “Actually, marunong talaga akong magluto kasi noong bata ako, ako talaga ‘yung assistant ng lola ko everytime na nagluluto siya,” the <a href="http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/angprobinsyano/main">Ang Probinsyano</a> star said. “‘Yung favorite kong lutuin, kare-kare.” Until now, his grandmother still makes the effort to cook for him. “Every morning gumigising siya ng 4am para ipagluto ako ng baon ko.”One of Coco’s dreams is to put up a small karinderya for his grandmother. “Alam niyo naman ‘yung medyo may edad na, kapag nakikita nila na wala na silang gaanong ginagawa, naiinip sila sa bahay. Ang kinakatakot ko, ‘yung manghina siya,” Coco said. “Ngayon, honestly, iniisip ko na magtayo ng kahit maliit na karinderya lang, basta malinis, para may pagkaabalahan siya. And para ‘yung baon ko araw-araw, doon ko na kukunin. Tipid!”