Bonding with Banofee

Papa Giov, Embong and I, together, make up a little family here in our second home called Makati Med. Aside from being each other's confidant (med life, love life, no life...), shoulder to cry on or make pasan our downtrodden bodies, eager ear to make chismis to, and last but not least, companion in one of the loudest and heartiest bouts of laughter you've ever experienced. Together, mas malala pa kami sa Power Rangers or Pussycat Dolls or, sige, isama mo na yung Rolling Stones at Juan dela Cruz Band. We are a force to be reckoned with. And perhaps the one thing that binds our friendship for all eternity is our love for Banofee pie. Yup, that sickeningly sweet addictive little cream pie that appears quite innocent on the outside but is truly deadly on the inside. For the ill-informed, it is a pie made of a graham crust, succulent bananas surrounded by caramel, dotted with large melted chunks of milk chocolate, covered with whipped cream. It is a simple, comforting little dessert. I'm proud to say I was the genius who introduced it to them. The Starbuck's one, when it was P95 pa. We even made takas from the hospital one time to gorge ourselves silly, one pie each, mind you, in RCBC tower. They even surprised me with one for my birthday. So sweet.

Anyways, we had a taste of Banapple's version last duty night, care of Hazel Carandang (God bless you!). One bite...mmmmm punyemas talaga. Parang heaven. But after much contemplation, I give you my evaluation of Banapple and Starbuck's Banofee pies. Okay let's start with Starbuck's: It's big. Sorry, I'm such a glutton kasi when it comes to sweet things. Dapat satisfied and then some. Next, panalo yung melted chocolate chunks, strategically scattered all over the pie. Yun yung kilig factor. Plus, it goes well with their coffee. Banapple: It's cheap! (P65!) and it's big enough ha. Their caramel is definitely tops! It's creamier and more buttery. I just don't like the icing though, parang yung cheap icing ng Goldilock's cake na 99% made of air. Also, the chocolate shavings are kinda flavorless, like chocolate that you buy in blocks. The verdict: it doesn't matter what you buy, you'll always, ALWAYS end up a happy little kid.