Its been a long time since my last post. I really miss doing this.
Last time I was caught by an enforcer for disregarding traffic sign. I explained to the enforcer that I didn't saw any "No Entry" sign on the area. I tried to plead but unfortunately he gets my license card and gave me a violation ticket.
The next day I went to Makati City Hall to redeem my driving license. It was so tiring and the process is so hassle. After getting my license back, I was too hungry. Luckily, I saw this man preparing his products. I was so curious I immediately ask him. "Manong ano po yan?" (What is that Mister?) "Binalot" he replied. So I ask him to give me one order.
It was a cup of rice with adobo flakes on top wrapped on banana leaves. Wow! It comes with 5 pieces of siomai.
How to eat Binalot
I asked Manong vendor for a spoon and fork but instead, Manong gave me a plastic gloves. It was my first time to eat in "Kamayan way" (eating using hands and without utensils) on the street and on a public place. At first I was shy to start eating. But my stomach can't wait anymore. I was too hungry. The first bite is the best. I slowly chew the rice with siomai. Oh so yummy!
Eating without utensils on the sidewalk and on standing position is something unusual but exciting. You must try it!
The food
The rice is good. It is white, fragrant and soft to chew. It is wrapped in banana leaves that gave a distinct aroma and taste.The chicken adobo flakes have right combination of sweet-sour-spicy-salty taste. The pork siomai is very chunky with soy sauce full of dried garlic bits, few drops of calamansi juice and chili oil. So yummy. It satisfied my hunger and my taste buds.
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Thanks to this mobile restaurant, I was able to eat on time. I did not experience headache due to passed hunger. I hope that there will be a lot of these mobile stalls. Better if they have a certification from the authorized government agency that they are allowed to sell foods for the safety of the consumers.
Now that one of the biggest problem of mankind is PLASTIC, this kind of food store is a big help not just to the economy but also to our mother nature. Food wrapped in banana leaves can help the local farmers to earn more. It can also decrease the usage of plastic wrappers and plastic spoons. We are now really coming back to nature. Let us all do our responsibilities and do our best effort to protect and preserve it.
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"We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
-Native American proverb
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