Beef Pares Noodle Soup
Beef Pares has long been a popular “street food,” ever since it was invented in the 1970s by the Tiu family. Their restaurant, Jonas along Mayon Street in Quezon City, used to be the go-to place if you wanted Beef Pares. The Chinese-style beef stew, mildly sweet and aromatic, is served with garlic-topped fried rice and some beef broth. Since its invention in the late-1970s, Pares has spread mostly in the Northern part of Metro Manila, namely in La Loma, Sampaloc and Caloocan.