IT’S raining again. The raindrops are tapping on my window pane, urging me to get up and enjoy the cold. But I AM enjoying the cold under the sheets. The chill takes no for an answer, and before I know it, I’m at the breakfast table, eating hot champorado with tuyo flakes stirred in. And I’m happy. The grey sky outside no longer looks dreary, as my hot chocolate rice porridge warms my belly and my spirit. Happy food.
It’s hot on a Sunday afternoon. Way too hot. The sun seems to penetrate every nook and cranny of our home. A refresher is in order. The freezer is opened, and out comes tubes of ice candy. I had frozen them the night before, in case of heated emergencies like this. Avocado was mashed, milk and sugar mixed in, then funneled into ice bags, their tops twisted in tight knots. Frozen overnight, a delight the next day. We feast on the avocado ice candy. The chill comforts us, and the sun is forgotten. Happy food.
It’s getting too complicated at work. The paperwork has piled up and the meetings are overlapping. The need to simplify is getting intense, and home is the best place to get it. I take out a bag of pan de sal and a can of condensed milk. Each bread is torn open, then drizzled with the sweet, sweet milk. I bite into one condensed milk sandwich and sigh. I am a kid again. Life is simple. Life is sweet. It’s not as complicated as we think it is. The soft and crusty texture of the pan de sal complemented by the gooeyness of the milk assures me all will be good. Happy food.
There are certain foods that we associate with comfort and happiness. These three are mine. What’s your happy food?
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jaye
my happy food?uhmmm how about pancit canton and hard boiled egg,,yummy!
poy
to jaye: is the pancit canton instant?
my happy food is plain yogurt with muesli, peanut butter and jelly (PBJ) sandwich and bibingkang malagkit.
Chris
A bowl of fruit salad! Happy food!
Roasted Highland Legumes? Unhappy food. I started to get acne again…
Myke
Hmm.. Blueberry Cheesecake.. Yum yum..
Jeanne
Spaghetti and strawberry ice cream….:)
Kitchie
arrozcaldo and tokwa’t baboy, don’t forget the calamansi!
anne
this is emotional eating at its worst. when we seek refuge in food to make us feel better. there are other ways to brighten up a grey day or other ways to cool down on a hot summer afternoon. or even chill and clear our mind on a busy day at work. ways not connected with food. i have emotional connection with certain foods yes, but don’t reach for them to assuage how i feel at the moment.
Mina
my happy food- emmenthal & Port Sault Cheese. yumyum!
Syve
Fruits are my happy food! =)
Eds
I’m happy with banana, mango, guyabano, ampalaya, french bread, lemon juice with honey!
joy
a iced coke zero and ensaymada with cheese melt on the top, wow, happy so happy indeed.
Rex
Anne, don’t be such a killjoy :-), but I do respect your opinion.
While it may be emotional eating at its worst to you, it can also be something uplifting to many. We have different responses to different situations. Yes, there are different ways to brighten up a grey day, and having a happy food is one of them. Maybe it’s not the food itself, but the association that we have attached to it, like happy childhood memories that bring us peace of mind and assurance. It’s not the eating, but the connections. Of course there’s the health aspect, but why deny seemingly guilty pleasures from time to time?
ArianneOrtega
Happy foods for me during:
Rainy days = milky sopas + green tea
Summer days = fruits + green tea
At work and things are piled up = chocolate + green tea
Green tea lover
James
my favorite “happy food” especially during this rainy season is hot and spicy sardines straight from the can with freshly baked pandesal and a dab of butter/margarine. I used to devour a dozen of pandesal with a can of Ligo sardines and now I can have a bit more than a dozen *burp ^_^
Jenn
My mom’s adobo… and KBL (kamatis, bagoong, lasona) on the side. Siningang on rainy days. Right now, i crave for anything pinoy like tuyo, boneless daing na bangus, taba ng talangka (yummy!!)
toni
foods that i consider as HAPPY FOOD during rainy season….hmmmm…..champorado!!!!! i also love foods that are “MASABAW” like sinigang na baboy, tinolang manok and nilagang baka or baboy….hmmmm
jen
oh, happy food
for the past few days, it’s choco lava cupcake. on some other days, strawberry yogurt or anything chocolate…
jaye
you’re rigth!
jaye
right rather
bea santiago
sopas and monggo for the cold days…
vanilla ice cream for the hot days…
and in between, a whole lotta chocolates!
Cora
OMG! Reading through your blog Sir Tony made me reminisce on my childhood! My Nanay used to cook champorado and tuyo for us siblings to eat during rainy days. I remember watching the raindrops fall from our roof in between spooonfuls. The warmth of the food’s very comforting. Haay, those were the days…:)
Cora
OMg again! So sorry Ma’am Toni! I just read the info about you! You’re a woman pala! I got excited at your blog and i failed to notice what’s written on the right side of the screen where your complete name’s indicated before i punched on the submit comment tab.:( I love your “What’s Your Happy Food” blog though.:)
tina
spicy instant pancit noodles for cold days — bad I know but ok lang paminsan minsan. Yes, avocado or mango ice candy or halo halo for hot days. finally, fruits are my all-time happy food
Dr Emer
munggo guisado + fried boneless bangus = happiness!
Troy
hot steaming rice plus any red sauce dish… BLISS
joanna marie bediones
chocolates makes me so happy. it has a healing effect on me….
since i’m far far away from home, i terribly miss itlog na maalat with kamatis (mmmm…), banana Q!, Ted’s Lapaz batchoy.
…i’d be much happier if i can have these food NOW : )
priestezz
give me junkfoods anytime….dat makes me happeee…picnic’s honey mustard….cheezy popcorn….soft tacos…anything from fastfoods will do…choco mint ice cream….yummmy…
mikay
chocolates makes me feel happy….it completes my day..i consider chocolates as the best medicine. i can smile and feel great in every bite i take.
bedboy
pizza for life!!!!
Tisby
Paella, lamb shanks and chicken arroz caldo… it’s quite cold where I am at the moment.
Bibang
wel, mine’s junk food..which im not having the las tfew days coz im trying to cut off some weight..
i gotta find a new comfort food!!!HELP!
drei
sinangag, kamatis and daing na bangus…sarap!!
o kya champorado na maraming gatas…
mainit na sopas na maraming sahog…
ginataang bilu bilo
halo halo
pansit malabon, canton, and hab hab…
lumpinag sariwa!
xncia na i just miss those pinot foods cause they’re not available here in china…
mhok
palabok will do and hot sopas!
mhok
my friends and i loved boy bawang chili chesse flavored almost everyday whatever the weather is…
auntie butch
ginamos bolinao,tuloy,tamban..etc..etc… with bahaw……i go crazy thinking….miss na miss..one day i go home….
bambie
i miss our local pinoy food especially bananaQ….yummy!
gilanis
I remember when I was a kid, we had this vacation in Agno Pangasinan, I cannot forget what my Tita cook for us, this adobong manok and tahong, wow sarap talaga.Memorable because of the place and this happy food after swimming
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