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Lenten eats: Holiday Inn's Flavors adds poke station to buffet

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/10/poke-1.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Flavors&#x27; poke bowl station is available on all Fridays of Lent. <cite>Vladimir Bunoan, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- To help Filipino foodies who would like to eat well and still practice abstinence, Flavors Restaurant of Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Makati is introducing a poke bowl station on all Fridays of Lent.</p><p>Poke, which is traditionally made with raw fish and toppings like onions and seaweed, has long been a Hawaiian staple. But this refreshing dish has exploded to become a global food trend.</p><p>In Manila, pop-ups and specialized restaurants have recently opened to cash in on the poke bowl craze.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/01/17/new-eats-muhlach-brothers-join-poke-craze-at-maginhawa">READ: Muhlach brothers join poke craze at Maginhawa</a></li></ul><p>Poke is an ideal dish if you want to abstain from meat and not feel deprived. Moreover, it is also considered healthy -- and if you opt not to include rice, it&#x27;s perfect for those who want to cut down on carbs.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/10/poke-2.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">This isn&#x27;t a salad bar but ingredients for your poke bowl. <cite>Vladimir Bunoan, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>At the Flavors buffet, guests are urged to design their own poke bowl. The dedicated poke bowl station features raw salmon and tuna, various greens and vegetables, white and brown rice, several sauces and garnishes like fish roe.</p><p>Select your rice (or none at all), get your veggies, pick your fish which the chef will slice for you, then finally add your sauce like Sriracha Mayo, Spicy Ponzu and Hawaiian.</p><p>Since this is a buffet, you can go back as many times as you like.</p><p>But there is more to Flavor&#x27;s Friday buffet than poke.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/10/poke-3.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Make your own Caesar salad. <cite>Vladimir Bunoan, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>The do-it-yourself poke bowl is just one of the many &quot;interactive&quot; dishes at Flavors. Guests are also encouraged to make their own Caesar salad (don&#x27;t worry since you can skip the bacon bits and use anchovies instead), although you can also have this made by the chef.</p><p>Another do-it-yourself station is the taco, which on that Friday had ground seafood on top of the usual beef and pork. (I would have preferred the traditional fish taco.)</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/10/poke-4.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">You can also make your own taco. <cite>Vladimir Bunoan, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>In fact, the hotel made sure that practically all stations have meatless options. For instance, the star of the carving station during last week&#x27;s opening was salmon, while the grilling station also had fish.</p><p>Vegetable masala was included in the Indian station, while the main courses had crusted maya-maya with tomato salsa, seafood jambalaya and chop suey, among others.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/10/poke-5.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">The classic crepe samurai of the Hotel InterContinental Manila is here at Flavors. <cite>Vladimir Bunoan, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Practicing abstinence doesn&#x27;t mean skipping dessert and guests at Flavors can enjoy a yummy throwback with the classic crepe samurai served at the Jeepney Cafe of it now-defunct sister property, the Hotel InterContinental Manila.</p><p>It seems several F&amp;B staff of the InterCon have moved to the Holiday Inn, which means that this crepe samurai is practically the same one generations of foodies have enjoyed.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/10/poke-6.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Leave room for the ube cheesecake. <cite>Vladimir Bunoan, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>But Flavors has its own star dessert: the utterly delicious ube cheesecake. Now this is plain sinful. -- Vladimir Bunoan</p><p>The Flavors&#x27; lunch buffet is priced at P1,500++ per person, while the dinner buffet costs P1,700++ per person. The poke bowl station will be available all Fridays until April 14.</p>

<p>To help Filipino foodies who would like to eat well and still practice abstinence, Flavors Restaurant of Holiday Inn & Suites Makati is introducing a poke bowl station on all Fridays of Lent.</p>

To help Filipino foodies who would like to eat well and still practice abstinence, Flavors Restaurant of Holiday Inn & Suites Makati is introducing a poke bowl station on all Fridays of Lent.