Chilling at Bettina Carlos’ Aginana Villas | Farm To Table
Aired (January 7, 2024): Chef JR Royol visits former actress Bettina Carlos’ family vacation spot in La Union to relax and taste their famous crab rolls and coffee.
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00:00 La Union is known as a popular surfing and party spots of the North.
00:06 But did you know that you can also enjoy a quiet time with the whole family here?
00:11 Welcome to Aguinala Villas, the family vacation spot owned by the former actress and host,
00:18 Bettina Carlos and her husband, Micky Eduardo.
00:21 Actually, chef, before we got married, this has a drawing.
00:25 My husband, before he found a wife, he already had plans of putting this up.
00:31 My contribution here is, let's put food because it's natural if you want to stay,
00:37 if you want to stay, you want to go on a vacation.
00:39 And it's right up your alley.
00:41 You want food, right? So, to make it accessible, we put up Mana Kitchen.
00:44 Aside from the relaxing surroundings and amenities,
00:47 one of the things you can enjoy here is the fresh food experience offered by Mana Kitchen.
00:52 And their bestseller, their GGSS Crab Roll.
00:58 So, my husband's main business is that.
01:00 Because it's their family business, they export crab meat.
01:03 Based in Cebu, because in that area, there are a lot of blue crabs that are caught.
01:09 I see.
01:10 And then, they really do it one by one.
01:12 All the crab meat we see here is hand-picked.
01:16 So, there's no machine used there. It's literally hand-picked from the crabs.
01:23 It's briny.
01:29 And the crab's flavor is awesome.
01:33 Crab roll for Sir GR.
01:41 Thank you.
01:43 Thank you.
01:44 Thanks.
01:48 Crab roll.
01:50 I like the spicy cake.
02:01 And then, the briny taste of the crab meat.
02:07 Yes.
02:08 I love it.
02:09 We are thankful to say that this is what people in Mana Kitchen really want.
02:13 Aside from the delicious crab roll,
02:15 the delicious coffee drinks that I enjoyed in my visit here are also included.
02:20 Exactly how I want my coffee.
02:33 Shaken, not stirred.
02:37 [Laughs]
02:39 Oh my!
02:46 I like this.
02:48 This is awesome.
02:50 Can I copy this?
02:53 It's empty.
02:56 I even added more.
02:58 Yummy.
03:04 [Laughs]
03:05 This is also 2 shots, ma'am.
03:24 2 shots but...
03:27 And unsweetened.
03:33 Why is it sweet?
03:34 Our vegan cream.
03:37 Wow!
03:39 Aginana actually means rest in Ilocano.
03:45 So that's what we pray for to give to them, that experience.
03:49 Because when you enter, you really feel like you can rest.
03:53 You can rest.
03:54 That's the vibe that will welcome you.
03:58 When I said yes to my husband in marriage, I knew that part of it was,
04:03 "Can I move to the province?"
04:06 Or "I'm really a city girl."
04:08 I love living in the province.
04:10 I call myself...
04:11 [Music]
04:33 [BLANK_AUDIO]