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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]

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