FGF: Comfort Food
This is actually going to be a first of many sequels to my post Food Glorious Food, so I've decided to make it a series. I can talk about food forever, anyway (see love handles for proof).
Today, being the snotty kid that I am right now, I wanna talk about comfort food. Comfort food makes us feel warm and fuzzy -- it fills the stomach and soothes the soul. Usually I crave for my comfort food when I'm sick, tired of eating MSG-packed entrees from fancy restaurants (common to city dwellers like me), or just feeling low in spirit.
Without further adue, here is my personal list of edible ways of coping with stress:
Today, being the snotty kid that I am right now, I wanna talk about comfort food. Comfort food makes us feel warm and fuzzy -- it fills the stomach and soothes the soul. Usually I crave for my comfort food when I'm sick, tired of eating MSG-packed entrees from fancy restaurants (common to city dwellers like me), or just feeling low in spirit.
Without further adue, here is my personal list of edible ways of coping with stress:
- Lugaw (Rice Porridge) - hands down, no contest. The simplicity of this dish is perfect for cramped minds longing to be relaxed. No complications. Just sticky rice and water and a bit of spice, and voila! Instant comfort food, without the guilt too.
- Ligo spicy sardines in tomato sauce - this goes well for my palate when I have just continuously dined out for lunch and/or dinner. I prefer to eat this sauteed with a bit of garlic and onion, and served with fried rice. Gives a break to my wallet too, since it costs only about, uh, P13 pesos per can (I think).
- Chicken sopas - literally the local version of chicken soup. I prefer eating hot soupy dishes anytime, and nothing beats a home-made sopa to satisfy my cravings. Good for inducing perspiration, too, for times when I have to sweat my fever out.
- Cup Noodles - having mentioned my preference for soups or broth-based food, cup noodles definitely go in the list. These were my favorite breakfast before heading out for school back in California, and my aunt and I would have a relentless debate whether to just pour hot water or place it in the microwave. Hey, I'm just following instructions. Cup noodles then tasted better than those easily accessible now, but what the heck, I'm still a sucker for it. My ideal comfor food in the office when served lunch is not that appealing.
- Fresh vegetable salad with vinaigrette dressing - works after I go on an unhealthy eating binge. Sort of like a general cleaning when dust and other particles have started to take its toll. I go on a salad marathon for a few days every now and then.
*ACHOO!*
Now, if you would excuse me while I heat up a mushroom soup casserole in the stove.
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