FOOD TRIP 5: Oh-wee-shee!!!

We were bone-weary and hungry, just in from a day in the mountains hunting randomly selected respondents for the baseline research. My crew of interviewers consisted of fresh graduates -- quite a jolly bunch of kids with social science background and determined to make this world a better place. We’re spending the night at the barangay health station. Beggars can’t be choosers, needless to say, but at least we will be protected from the biting cold.

Now, what to do for food? We had consumed our baon the last three days. We still had rice and that’s OK. Somebody brought in a big squash given by one of the families interviewed. Only problem was, we did not have anything to mix with it. No meat, no fish, not even a can of sardines.

Solution: Oishi. Oishi??! Yes, a small pack of Oishi Prawn Crackers one kid had on her backpack. And believe you me, the kalabasa con oishi never tasted better!!! It was soooo good we were sweating like horses after the meal.

Now I think about it, that toasted-light-snack-with-a-delicious-blend of-prawns junk had lots of MSG, iodized salt, spices, vegetable oil, garlic powder, and a whole lot of other carcinogens. No wonder the kalabasa dish was so flavorful.

Try it.