A good day starts with a good breakfast. For some reason, days starting with a brekkie from McDonald's always turns out to be a good day. Or maybe they just happen to be mornings on the road out of town. I discovered a gem among the tired breakfast items of the Golden Arches at a gas station on a breakfast stopover to Batangas... only in the Philippines: the Hamdesal!
Whenever I tried to order this before, B would make a face in disgust, making me revert into a McMuffin variety or the unimaginative pancakes which seem to be shrinking proportionally to the value of our currency.
I discovered that the Hamdesal is actually enjoyable, and upon analysis one of the most nutritious breakfast options on offer.
It's funny how I don't even like this when conjured at home (like when my mom makes it), but I guess it has something to do with the pan de sal being unrecognizable in the Hamdesal. As you can see the texture of the bread's surface is nothing like the picture McDo uses in the menu (first picture above). It looks and almost tastes like the bun used for the burgers, except for being a little coarser, you wouldn't know it as even the size belies the nature of a pan de sal.
Normal pan de sal is also sweet, which the Hamdesal's bread isn't. This works in Micky D's favor as one can detect every nuance of flavor from the subtle taste of egg to semi-salty smoky ham. The addition of syrup makes the flavors blend and contrast nicely together as sweet-and-salty with smooth-and-coarse textures.
I ordered my sandwich without the mayo, as the combination of mayo and syrup seems disgusting.
I like how hefty the ham is, although that's about half a serving of egg. I'll order this again if I have to start the day wrong (or right, depending on my mood, as right breakfast usually means a generous serving of geriatrics-prescribed bran flakes with soy milk).
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