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| - I recently become aware of Halo Halo. They had my very most favorite dish. The name has always escaped me. It has a pork blood base, served with rice. The first time I had this it was from an in-formal kitchen. I loved it, it was sole food at its best. I have had it serval times sence, each time it was different, but just as good and comforting. There has been times the Filipino server informed me I didn't want that, I would not like it. This is why, not the pork blood base but the organ meat (offal) and the miscellaneous tidbits or trimmings that was part of it. It was not made with the best parts, but the leftover parts. Some times it was a mildly spicy, that is the regional and cooks preference, never hot or more then mildly spicy. As I had it in the past it had all kinds of notes or tastes, do to all the different bets that went into it.
Sadly, regrettably, and a statement on the narrow minded, American Eaters, in order to serve to "the American" customer (to stay in business), this wonderful dish has been turned into a good but 2 note meal. They use standard pork, one note, the sauce note 2, rice is the binder the same as FOFO, bread, and other starchy foods.
I pity all those that will not even try anything other then Midwest American washed foods. You think that the Asian food you eat is real Asian, it is American Asian. Many Asian restaurants have two menus, one for us, the other for the Asian taste. That menu is call a head. Sooooo much better, but not steak and potato's. I hope that Filipino restaurants will do the same thing, so that people can have the true taste of home and strange people, such as I, can enjoy as well.
ITS NOT THE LOOKS, NOT THE NAME, NOT WHAT GOES IN, BUT THE TASTE.
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