Well, as my friends will tell you... I love all things related to food.. Food Network, Cooking Channel, cookbooks, cooking, eating, grocery shopping, food "gear" shopping. You name it, I love doing it.
Just a bit about myself... I am a Filipino American (hence the name of the blog) who has all types of passtimes... dance, school, work, husband, brother, son, and most of all, foodie. I've always had a passion for food, hence my struggles with my weight, LOL. But it all started when I was a small child, eating my breakfast that my grandparents had fixed me - fried eggs and fried rice. I remember watching, either my grandmother or grandfather (they were kind of interchangeable, who ever got to the stove first cooked me breakfast) standing over the stove, cracking eggs into a hot skillet, ensuring that the yolk didn't break. Once the eggs were done and removed from the pan, the combination of leftover jasmine rice, soy sauce, garlic and onion entered the equation, sending that wonderful, salty, soy flavor to permeate the smell of my parent's kitchen. Next thing I knew, breakfast was on the table and I was busy scarfing them down.
Wow, that memory almost brought me to tears.
So here we are, modern day Vince, with his passion for food. Things haven't changed so much for me since then. Although my grandparents aren't with us anymore, that first memory of eggs and rice brings me right back and helps me remember them.
Isn't that the great thing about food? I can't think of one person who doesn't have a story attached to food, or a memory that is triggered when a favorite dish is prepared. Food brings all people together, no matter what their race, culture, economic status, or sexual preference is. We all have to eat!
So this blog is going to be all about my food adventures... things I love, things I hate, flavor combinations that surprise your palate, and how my mind works when it comes to food.
Onward and upward...
-Vince
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