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So it was my birthday on the 31^st of May and they cooked a lot of dishes so for the rest of the week, we didn’t really cook cuz there were leftovers.  

This is honestly kind of a family tradition! When theres an event, we filipinos always have pancit (noodles, bottom left), barbecue, spring rolls, chickens and of course rice but we did forget one dish which was spaghetti but filipino style :(.

But basically, I helped with the lumpia (spring rolls) I help putting the meat on the roll thingy and rolled it then cooked it. I also helped with the barbecue and I cooked the rice. Then my Dad, My aunt, my grandma did the rest while I threw the garbage and cleaned the table because we filipinos go all out when there’s an event. I also vacuumed the house since family friends were coming over. I cleaned the windows and the glass doors.  Then after the party, I helped clean up the paper plates and threw them, I also wiped the table because it was dirty and I helped my mom with the dishes.  

We made sinigang! Sinigang is a filipino pork soup or stew characterized by its sour and savoury taste. Yes, i’ve been asked to learn to cook this so many times but i refused until now because I had no choice. I helped by gathering ingredients and cleaning up. I didn’t really do the big tasks such as cutting the pork and such. Uhm no, my responsibilities hasn’t really changed. It was a very easy task. Nope, i did not face any challenges!

I made turon (filipino snack) in english, it’s fritters in lumpiya wrapper. It is rolled in a spring roll wrapper and fried and it has a filling of a banana inside. it is dusted with brown sugar. Turon is really popular in the Philippines, it’s considered one of the most popular street food in the Philippines. The recipe is pretty straightforward but i had to ask my grandma to make sure i was doing it right. I would not change anything at all, it was perfect! it was sweet and crunchy, it was very delicious. I didn’t really have any challenges. The final product is definitely the greatest success. It’s literally my favourite filipino snack so I’m very proud that i was able to make it! 🙂

My most memorable food experience is when we had a Filipino boodle in the Philippines. In a Boodle fight, the food is placed on the long tables or any large surface lined with banana leaf. Several types of Filipino foods are laid out on the banana leaf. The rule is, there are no plates, you eat on the side of the leaves where there are open spots and you’re standing up while eating. You don’t use any utensils, you use your hands to eat. I had a boodle fight with my cousins, family relatives by the beach, we were in an open hut. The breeze was very nice, the sunset was breathtaking, I can hear the waves, it was very calming, oh and the smell was amazing and eating all the food with the people I love was memorable.