Posted by
Pat Dacanay on 07 Nov 2009 under
Cavite,
Home Cooking,
ImusI was born in Manila and stayed here until I was in the fourth grade. During my elementary days, I kept waiting for summer to come because it would mean that I could spend vacation in our home in Cavite.
From our home, I can see a fantastic farm setting complete with the carabaos on procession when clock strikes 5 in the afternoon. I also remember that there used to be ‘rolling stores’ sort of caravan, only with carabaos as their means to get around. They sell native products, from brooms to mats to yantok baby walkers.
What I like most about vacationing in Cavite is it’s fresh air (back then) and my grandma’s cooking. I really enjoyed all of her meals.
But I hate it when they ask me to sleep after lunch because of this typical rural folklore that little children need to sleep in the afternoons to grow taller and faster. I would always pretend to be asleep until my grandma wouldn’t see from the kitchen that I sneak out of the bedroom.
But whenever she catches me, she won’t ask me go back to sleep but would prepare some merienda (afternoon snack) which is usually composed of a staple pandesal (reheated from our breakfast) and salty red eggs, or sometimes, my favorite plain, sugared donuts.
Yes, Krispy Kreme’s original glazed doughnut is to die for but this is the real thing. J
Nowadays, we have loads of selection of donuts.
Dunkin Donuts is available almost all over the country or the popular Krispy Kreme. But nothing beats the local rubbery and sugar-laden donut that local bakery offers.
I was surprised when I saw some bakery here in Manila still makes this simple yet memorable donut, which brings back a LOT of my childhood memories.
I bought some of the sweet babies and while eating them, I suddenly wished I could also have my grandma’s homemade choco where I dip it, let it soak for a second or two and finally dunk it in my mouth.
Oh, I can only drool at the thought of it.
I was born in Manila and stayed here until I was in the fourth grade. During my elementary days, I kept waiting for summer to come because it would mean that I could spend vacation in our home in Cavite.
From our home, I can see a fantastic farm setting complete with the carabaos on procession when clock strikes 5 in the afternoon. I also remember that there used to be ‘rolling stores’ sort of caravan, only with carabaos as their means to get around. They sell native products, from brooms to mats to yantok baby walkers.
What I like most about vacationing in Cavite is it’s fresh air (back then) and my grandma’s cooking. I really enjoyed all of her meals.
But I hate it when they ask me to sleep after lunch because of this typical rural folklore that little children need to sleep in the afternoons to grow taller and faster. I would always pretend to be asleep until my grandma wouldn’t see from the kitchen that I sneak out of the bedroom.
But whenever she catches me, she won’t ask me go back to sleep but would prepare some merienda (afternoon snack) which is usually composed of a staple pandesal (reheated from our breakfast) and salty red eggs, or sometimes, my favorite plain, sugared donuts.
Yes, Krispy Kreme’s original glazed doughnut is to die for but this is the real thing.
Nowadays, we have loads of selection of donuts.
Dunkin Donuts is available almost all over the country or the popular Krispy Kreme. But nothing beats the local rubbery and sugar-laden donut that local bakery offers.
I was surprised when I saw some bakery here in Manila still makes this simple yet memorable donut, which brings back a LOT of my childhood memories.
I bought some of the sweet babies and while eating them, I suddenly wished I could also have my grandma’s homemade choco where I dip it, let it soak for a second or two and finally dunk it in my mouth.
Oh, I can only drool at the thought of it.
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ooohhhh.. we used to eat that for mirienda when we were in the philippines!! oh those old days… i miss it!!
@ Christian
Really miss those good old days.
my mother used to do this when we were young , real batter talaga to heavy but its the real thing!!!!