Rise Vs. Rice: Rediscovering the joys of Bread
Unlike most people I know (outside my family, of course) I’ve never been particularly fond or dependent on rice. Sure, I still had it twice a day on average simply because I was a resident of the Philippines where rice is the most important thing on the table, surpassing the plate and fork, though it was always just half or sometimes even a quarter of a cup. But lately, I’ve lost what little appetite for rice that I had and started eating bread instead. And I’m not picky about it either: from cheap, P2.00 bread that’s bought from the sari-sari store which was kept in a display case with flies on the inside to ludicrously priced wheat bread with grains and nuts and other healthy things and anything in between. I eat bread with nearly everything now: longganisa and acharra, sinigang na bangus, I can go on and on. It’s simply lovely! Of course there are some dishes that call for rice like kare kare and ojinko gui and so I still eat rice with those and enjoy it no less than before but when those aren’t on the table, rise (and sometimes fries!) hits the spot more than rice nowadays and I’m pretty sure I can credit my loss of 10 lbs to my good buddy bread =o)
Bear’s Top 10 Sandwiches:
10. Cheese hotdog with lots of mayo and tomato catsup (banana catsup is just wrong!)
9. Chicken salad (made from leftover S&R Roasted chicken or Chowking Chicken Supereme)
8. Strawberry jam with cheese (just like Dad taught me)
7. Mom’s egg salad (hard boiled eggs, mayo, capers)
6. Crispy Bacon with lots of mayo (the bacon must be 2 seconds away from being burnt)
5. Melted cheese (a classic)
4. Sweet Longganisa (Pritong Pinoy is also good)
3. Lettuce, Kani, & Mango on wheat bread from Oliver’s Super Sandwiches
2. Nutella on lightly toasted white bread
(Drum-roll please)
1. Peanut butter and jelly (Goober Grape or Skippy with Welch Concord grape jelly)
