Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...
Living in the cultural of the Philippines there is always room for
merienda (snack) that comes between after lunch and before having your dinner.
Filipino love to eat and they
also love to entertain guest with food it gives them a time to express their
hospitality to their guest and bond with them as they eat together.
Even if we have no guest in our
home we still have merienda in our home and my mother in-law loves to have
extra food for their staff as they work hard to her it is a given thing
everyone needs to find time to eat.
They always eat merienda with a
cup of coffee even if we live in a tropical climate coffee is a part of their
beverage eaten with their merienda.
Today, our merienda was not
cooked by our cook this time we decided to buy something that is called, pichi
pichi and cassava cake. Pichi Pichi is made of cassava with shredded cheese on
the top. Cassava is a starch comes from a root.
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