Recently, mom and dad took a trip to an island down south with a few others from our church. They attended a mission conference and visited several mission churches in the area.So, we girls had full reign of the house while they were gone! No worries though, for we kept everything under control.:-) We were glad to have them back after their trip though!
Since we three girls were home alone for a few days, some families from our church invited us to join them for an afternoon at the park. It was such an enjoyable day!We assemble our "table" underneath some beautiful shade trees and ate our picnic lunch of full Filipino cuisine (no PB&J sandwiches this time). :-) Our friends made sure we tried almost everything too! Aside from eating and visiting, we celebrated Tita (aunt) Josie's birthday, played card games, road bikes, threw Frisbees, and flew kites.
The dear birthday celebrant!:-)
What do you think? Can we squeeze some more people on that bike?
"Cheese!"
There's nothing yummier than ice cream at a picnic! (hence the empty cup)
Ate Jenny and Kim are so sweet!
Picnicing in style :-)
We also tried a very... shall we say, extremely unique Filipino food. This dish is unlike any of our American cuisines. It was actually featured on Fear Factor once—just to give you a idea of what it’s like.
Since very few foreigners taste this particular dish, our Filipino friends are always teasing us about trying it. So, at the park, Sarah and Meagan finally tasted balut—keyword being “tasted.”
For those of you who are wondering, balut is cooked duck egg. However, inside the egg is a half-formed duck. Quite appetizing, don’t you think? (We just might have to let you google this one yourself to see a picture of it. We took pictures, but wanted to give you the freedom to choose to see it or not. If you care to see the pictures that we took, just let us know and we will e-mail them to you.:->)
Before your imagination begins to run, let us clarify once more that we did not eat the entire duck egg! Sarah and Meagan only tasted the outer yellow layer, which was similar to a hard-boiled egg texture. That was still enough to stifle their appetite for a few hours! Nothing more thrilling than another cultural experience, right?:-)
We girls really enjoyed our afternoon with everyone.:-) We appreciated the Garcias and Claverias inviting us to join them for a day at the park. They always make us feel right at home with their cheerfulness, kindness, and every-abundant smiles. Our afternoon at the park with them was definitely refreshing, enjoyable, and … memorable!
3 comments:
Good for you for trying the Balut before leaving,that's a story you will retell the rest of your life! Matt had to eat one at a work function, and he got lucky because there weren't any "crunchy" components in it. I on the other hand, could never try it. Yuck!
What a fun day! Mmmm...Balut. Y'all are brave to try out such strange foods! :)
Balut is best eaten only at a certain time of the day. And that time of day is when it starts to get dark outside (past 6:00pm Philippine time). This is when almost all Pinoys enjoy this food. And the reason for this is so that you cannot see the "chick", while you're consuming it. Balut are not sold during daylight, the vendors come out when dark sets in. Balut has four components: the soup, the yellow part, the white part(which is rubbery in feel), and the "chick", which comes in different sizes, if you're lucky, you get a small one, if not you'll get a big one where, you can tell that there's a beak. If you just want to try it, go for the soup (you'll have to put a little salt), and the yellow part. It's really tasty, and do it at night. That is how it's typically eaten!
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