Batchoy craving

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La Paz Batchoy from Ted's Oldtimer La Paz Batchoy

Blame it on memory gap.  I couldn't remember if this was Extra Super Batchoy or the variant Beef Batchoy.  But I remember it was über delicious!:p

I've been hankering for La Paz batchoy since the typhoons and monsoon rains started.  Batchoy is my ultimate comfort food---it's a hearty bowl of hot, feel-good soup and nostalgia.   It is a quintessential Ilonggo dish as sisig to the  Kapampangans. Growing up in Negros, we had batchoy any time of the day, in all kinds of weather.  Unlimited servings of kaldo (soup), chicharon bits and crunchy garlic were free then.

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Sweet summer dreams

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Not even a rain storm and Saturday night traffic could stop me from my chocolate ice cream craving.  After dinner at a grill in the Manila Ocean Park a couple of Saturdays ago, we were caught in a rain storm and a horrible traffic.  But I've been haunted by chocolate ice cream the whole afternoon.  My friend wondered out loud---who would eat ice cream in this weather?  But when we arrived at Ice Monster in Harbor Square, the place was almost full. Evidently, wet and cold weather have no power over people who crave for chocolate ice cream and other delightful indulgences.  I savored each spoonful, dreaming of summer.

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All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!
-- Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

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