Surprisingly, I cooked everything you see (above pictures).. I’m a good cook, not necessarily as good as those home cooks in that TV show Masterchef, but good enough for my family and friends 😄. Is it a blessing? Yes and a curse as well. I have an unhealthy and obsessive love affair with food. If food was a man, I’m probably his stalker. I dream about food, whether I’m asleep or awake.
Two weeks ago, I bought a ticket to go back to the Philippines in November. I haven’t been back there for more than 4 years now. I am excited to be reunited with my family and friends but I am more excited to eat the food. It’s a sick thought but sadly it’s the truth! To fully enjoy my experience, I need to lose weight in three months! My goal is to lose as much weight so that I can eat to my heart’s desire. Filipino food is so good but it is (mostly) fattening. We love fried foods and have a strange obsession with anything pork. But the good news is the country is also abundant in seafoods. The best seafoods I’ve had in my life definitely came from the Philippines.
So here’s the problem:
I want to eat this:
And this:
And this:
And this:
And many, many more!
My love affair with Food needs to go away. I need to break up with Food. I need to entertain other suitors such as Gym, Zumba, and Salad. Well, at least just for the next three months anyway. Wish me luck please!!!
In the Wrong Boots 
So you speak Filipino. 🙂
I’m happy to know, Boots. I actually did some digging in the blog but can find that part that says you are…I need to do more I believe. Yey!
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Yes I do of course!!! I didn’t come to the states until I was 14. 😄 But I met those who pretended that they no longer understand and speak Filipino.
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Oh…sadly there are. I always speak my native language when I’m in my hometown. And, Filipino when I’m with my college friends.
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What is your native language? My parents speak Ilocano.
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Ibanag/Ybanag-my father’s. Ilocano is my mother’s native language.
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Yes I thought so! That’s what they speak in Tuguegarao and you mentioned you live an hour away? By Piat right?
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Is that halo-halo? I love it 🙂 Oh I know, I kept eating whenever I am in Southeast Asian regions. The food is too good to be missed!
BTW, I really love the lumpia from the Philippines, they are different than Vietnamese and Indonesian lumpia. I think it is with minced meat inside..I am just wondering where to find such lumpia 😀
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That is called lumpiang Shanghai (smaller lumpia with mixed pork and sometimes shrimp inside.). Those are my two boys’ favorite food. It’s not so hard to make. You can add minced pork, grated carrots, garlic, and onion. Then season it with salt and pepper. Wrap in lumpia wrapper then fry. We usually dip it with sweet and sour. 😄
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Yay! Pa-minsan-minsan lang naman ‘yan so don’t worry about the calories and cholesterol. 🙂
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Haha! I’ll try not to worry when I’m there. The hard part is losing the weight now!! Ang hirap mag diet. Hay naku!!
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