Roots And Recipe: Draft (Pancit)

  Pancit is a filipino noodle dish that has been made for a very long time in my family.  When, we have birthday parties or just barbecue's, my grandma would always make her scrumptious pancit noodles. Every time theres a party at my house, I would always lay on my bed, text, go on facebook, and listen to music.  But, before my grandmother walks threw the front door.  I could smell the scent of my grandmother's steaming hot, just cooked pancit.

  When I was a child, I would want to try my grandma's awesome Pancit everytime she came. But, my dad would always say, "mmmm! Yummy pancit! Tastes just like fish!" Then, I would hesitate to eat it and I would miss out on what I could of enjoyed for ages.  So, i waited for about 3-4 years to try it and now that I'm 14, it's time I suck it up and go for it! So, when I went over to my grandma's house after school, I got an opportunity to help my grandma make pancit!

  I was so excited because I wanted to see what she puts inside it to make it taste delicious! I see her slicing the orange carrots, light green celery and cabbage, pork, shrimp, garlic and onions.  Then, I mixed the sizzling pork, shrimp and all the veggies and mixed the noodles when ready.  But, while mixing the ingredients together, I couldn't see because off the garlic and onions were burning my eyes! Then, she poured the soy sauce and two of her secret ingredients.  She said, "Do not put to much soy sauce or else it will become to salty." My grandma also told me that not a lot of people use the same two ingredients she does.

  My grandma always told me stories about her pancit.  She said, "When I cook my pancit for my friends, they would always say it was better than restaurant's, or any other food place they've been to." I laughed and said, "I agree with you friends to."  I also wondered how long she's making this dish because she is sooo good at making it! :)  Well, she did love to cook this dish because she had to.  She also told me that she has been making this when she was 16!!

   Overall, this experience of me cooking with my grandma has been great!  I've got the chance to learn how she makes so much of this delicious, mouth watering dish.  I also got the chance to bond and spend quality time with my grandma.  Im glad I got to do this because if I didn't go to my grandma's house that day or did the interview.  I don't think I would be able to know how to cook the best pancit till this day.

Roots and Recipe: Food Choice

Threw out my whole life I've had many family gatherings and we would always smell that hot, steaming smell of the spanish rice as my aunty brings it out of the house. Every time when I was a little kid, I would run to the food table and ask "where's the spanish rice?" :) Then, I would watch my aunty carry the pan of spanish rice out of the house.  Then, when it is placed on the table, I go ahead and scoop loads of spanish rice onto my plate.  We would never get tired of it because it was so scrumptious! :) This recipe holds so much memories of the past years that I will never forget. So, this is the dish I will be using for my roots and recipe project, and I will be interviewing my Aunty Pricilla.