A while back we were eating dim sum with my in-laws, and there was a Filipino family waiting to be seated. As we exited the restaurant, I could over hear them talking in Tagalog. They said they weren't being seated because they were not Chinese and couldn't speak intsik.
Our kids will be
Tsinoy. Our kids will probably struggle with their cultural
identity too.
I've looked up some Filipino recipes on the 'net to send to my brother. I ended up just choosing two. One for chicken or pork adobo and one for bistek.
This Saturday, I plan on spending the day with my mom, learning to make lumpiang shanghai. I think I'm going to make this a monthly thing where it's just me and my mom, where I learn to cook another traditional Filipino dish.
Tuesday night we had Kare-Kare (using a mix packet), and that actually worked out okay with talong, repolyo, okra, sitaw, sibuyas and bawang. But the twist was that I used chopped bacon and cubed chicken breast, instead of ox-tail, to make it lighter in calories. It was close to authentic, but I think next time I'll use plain salted pork instead of bacon. The bacon was too much of a smoky flavor to be authentic. Of course, Kare-Kare wouldn't be right if not served over rice with bagoong on the side.
Come Thursday, I'm going to cook Pinakbit...mmm-yum!
