Are foods very essential to our body, right?
Aside from being one of the most basic needs in our life, foods bring us something you could never ignore.
We must eat when we are hungry, but good food gives us a good mood!
Foods are not just food for some. Some consider food as their medicines, happiness, and as their comfort. We somehow crave delicious foods for our taste buds and, of course, food that is good for our mood.
Here are some foods I crave that give me a good mood and comfort.
First of all, it is Samgyupsal!
Samgyupsal is my ultimate comfort food! I was so in love with this kind of food when I started to fall in love with watching the Kdrama series. Whenever I eat this, it makes me happy and feels like I’m in Korea, having lunch or dinner with my favorite Korean actor like Lee Min Hoo and Park Bo Gum. I love the combination of meat, lettuce, cheese, and kimchi! Kimchi is a Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables such as cabbage and radish.
I love meats! Here is Lechon; this is a roasted suckling pig that is common here in the Philippines. Lechon is always present during fiestas, birthdays, and holidays like Christmas and New Year. The next one is what we call Adobo. I love Adobo because it’s familiar and viral in Filipino dishes and because of its taste made from a marinated, flavorful mixture of salt, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, pepper, etc.
Shanghai, either it's meat or fish, I love it! In every celebration here in the Philippines, I usually see shanghai as the first ever present on their menu. So I’ve realized that festivals or celebrations are not complete without shanghai on the table. For me, it’s perfect for a snack, but it’s best when you eat it with rice with matching a delicious sauce like ketchup or a dash of vinegar.
Baked scallops with cheese. Baked scallops make my mood because of their incredible taste combined with the cheese.
I’m a fan of Pancit or Pansit, so any kind of pancit is good for me. Pancit/pansit is very popular also on all occasions here in the Philippines. There are many different flavored pancit here, but I loved this seafood pancit. The combination of them is so excellent and so flavourful.
Tacos are my favorite snack. It is perfect with fresh shredded lettuce, ground beef, ketchup, and a lot of cheese! I love eating this whenever I’m with my friends and colleagues while having a movie marathon or discussing something.
Cordon Bleu is so perfect during the holidays. The combination of pork, ham, and cheese makes it taste incredible.
Hello there, Halo-Halo!
Halo-Halo is famous to all Filipinos, a perfect snack during summer. Crushed ice and milk with different ingredients such as ube, a type of root crop, banana, beans, jackfruit, and Leche plan make it perfect!
And of course, what comforts me during my period, are sweet desserts! Cake and Donuts from Krispy Kreme! These are sweet treats that energize me.
Those are food that comforts me and gives me a good mood! Foods are stress-relievers indeed! Whenever you are sad or mad, good food will make you happy!
So how about you guys? Is there a particular food that comforts and gives you a good mood?
