HAPPY TUMMY

I love food. I love how food can have a lot of varieties. If only I could, I would taste every single cuisine there is out there.

During our most vacation, I believe I really kept my tummy happy. From the steaks and king crabs, to the In N Out burgers and milkshakes, to the fish and chips and seviche at the beach; I have to tell you, it was one great food trip. I really enjoyed eating those huge American sized meals. But from all those dishes that we ate, only one stood out. It was the SEA URCHIN. I know, it sounds very peculiar to hear a person (or in your case, read about a person) claiming that he/she has already tasted a sea urchin because here in the Philippines, adobong manok, and milkfish are the usual dishes; not sea urchin. This is probably because the local sea urchin here has lots of dangerous spikes. The one we ate did have spikes, but those spikes were blunt and not poisonous. In America, they serve it uncooked and cold. Not to mention they also serve it alive and still moving. I was so excited to taste it. It was still moving when I savored my first spoon. To be honest, I thought it would taste sweet. But it didn’t. It tasted sort of creamy and…otherwise, unexplainable. I think, it tastes…ok.

I am glad that during one of my family's vacations, I was also able to eat a lot of local Thai food and drinks like the Thai Iced Tea (which is one of my favorites), and a snack made of coconut milk and corn that is then fried in the form of tiny balls. We were also able the go to the floating market and eat local spring rolls and local pomelo with some kind of sweet orange powder.

One of my goals in life is to travel to exotic places around the world. Namely: Europe, India, Africa, etc. How I wish I can fulfill this goal. If ever I do, I would make sure that I will try to eat only the local food.

It is one of my dreams to go to India and eat there. Their cuisine is just so delicious and mouth watering. I also want to go to Korea and eat bibimbap and bulgogi. Korean cuisine has really impressed me because their dishes are so well balanced and healthy. But of all the countries with rich cuisines, our very own Philippine cuisine is what really makes my tummy really happy (we have the best lechon). For me, our local cuisine is the best.