How many of us feels homesick once we are transplanted to a different country? Long for our native delicacies or even just say, I should have done this or that?
Looks familiar?
Sometimes, I say we are lucky or just spoiled to be in my neck of the woods, California, either Northern and Southern.
In my previous post, I featured some Filipino establishments where you could say, oh, its just like my hometown. Now, in another part of Van Nuys, CA, I can present a taste of home.
I do not have to travel hundreds of miles, just 7 miles, if I feel like cooking cassava (yucca) pudding, my all time favorite dessert. This is just a one-stop-shopping-and-dining.
I hope you had a nice weekend everyone!
Arlene
April 26th, 2009
wow mommy, as in very very familiar jud! It’s like am seeing a Pinas corner. We have most of those here in our small city.
Am glad that though you are far away from home you can have a feel and taste of home sweet home foods. Dimple will surely love Jabee and chowking. :
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Enchie
April 26th, 2009
Woohoo! kahit wala ako diyan, I got pretty excited! I feel very proud.
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Ebie
April 26th, 2009
Yeah, I feel proud too. Even with our products and artists, I am indeed proud to be a Pinoy! (Although 50/50 Chinese/Filipino)
Willa
April 26th, 2009
The first time I came to US,specifically in California, I never fell in love with it instantly, bec my mind set was, “ano ba ito,parang ‘pinas din, dami pang pinoy” the feeling of being in US wasn’t there at all bec I’m expecting snow,big shopping malls,etc..etc..but now, I missed it terribly!!
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Ebie
April 26th, 2009
@Willa, napunta sa spam ang comment mo, I wonder? That was my feeling, too, after living in NY for 3 years. I used to buy the yucca and have to manually grind it to make cassava cake. Now, I am so spoiled, everything Filipino is at our fingertips. We even have our own Filipino town and there’s going to be a big happening in June for the Independence Day celebration.
dday
April 26th, 2009
food tripping ei? love to see Filipino products in other countries. one of the things that we won’t be missing at home. thanks for giving a compliment and for dropping by. have a great week ahead. ^_^
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liza
April 26th, 2009
Good for you, at least you don’t have to travel far to have them. Sometimes it’s really funny how we ignore them here, but once you’ve left the country, you suddenly think of how much you’ve missed those foods. Kakaloka ano.
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mousey
April 26th, 2009
how i wish we have those here. i am already contented with some asian shops where i can buy bagoong, tilapia, bangus and others
great weekend food trip hehe…
Ebie
April 26th, 2009
Where is home now?
Denise
April 26th, 2009
Hi Ebie, yes I remember how homesick I was when I first came to America. It took a long, long time not to feel that way I missed my family so, but I was very fortunate being able to get back and forth and my parents and other members of my family came to see us pretty regularly. Back then I don’t remember any of the British food being sold as it is now. When I found the small British gift-shop/restaurant many years later where I eventually worked at for five years, I remember being over the moon, especially when I realized most everyone was British and we were all in the same boat so to speak. Now you can find British food everywhere. Thanks for stopping by my blog. In answer to your question, do I have a green thumb? Far from it, but I got a lot of help from Mother Nature with all the rain we had and those plants I took photos of are very hardy, my garden friends
Have a great week. I enjoyed this post very much, thank you.
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tigerfish
April 26th, 2009
That is why I miss CA so much after coming back to S’pore.
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JoyD
April 26th, 2009
Oh Yeah you are lucky even if you’re far away from your homeland you can taste these wonderful food….. I envy you because we dont have them here in OZ!!!!! waaaaa
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Hazel
April 26th, 2009
I wish Jollibee would come to Bangkok too. We have a Filipino store here, a very small one but I was ecstatic when I found it. Have a nice week.
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scart
April 26th, 2009
mukang Pinoy po kaya magtatagalog nalang ako hehehe. mukang nagkalat sa lugar nyo si Jollibee hehehe
Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
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Ebie
April 26th, 2009
Hehe, Chinoy po, may salita bang ganoon?
grace
April 26th, 2009
I DO! Yan ang #1 na na-miss ko eh… mga pinoy foods, lalo na fresh fish …
sassy mom
April 26th, 2009
Wow! Looks like your in Pinas. That’s good at least our kababayan won’t get homesick with Pinoy food. Mine’s here.
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eastcoastlife
April 26th, 2009
I love Jollibee burgers and its fried chicken! My Filipino friends would buy me biscuits and cakes from Red Ribbon when they come to Singapore. I’m a Singaporean who fell in love with Filipino food.
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Marites
April 26th, 2009
there’s no place like home and the one I miss most when I’m out of the country is our food. That place looks familiar..may Max Restaurant? I think, we’ve eaten there 2 years ago
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Ebie
April 26th, 2009
There’s Max Restaurant, but in another city. They have a restaurant in the Mid Wilshire area, and I do not know if its still there. Although there is one in Glendale. That is another city that is thickly populated with Filipinos, and there is a mall that that seems like a little Manila. There are so many Filipino restaurants and Supermarket. I will explore that area later and will do my third post.
bengbeng
April 27th, 2009
i love Philipino food too but they r rare in my town n not like the authentic stuff
arielle
April 27th, 2009
wow! jolibee! langhap sarap.. LOL!
..xia..
April 27th, 2009
I love Jolibee! I love pinoy products… taste just right for the Filipino taste buds!
luna miranda
April 27th, 2009
my first impression when i visited LA and SoCal, ay parang nasa Manila lang ako, except may nagtatanong sa akin ng Spanish (hehe). nawawala nga homesickness mo pag napunta ka sa Chowking o Jollibee.:D
milet
April 27th, 2009
lucky for you to be able to go there. somehow that eases homesickness.
thanks for visiting.
Nova
April 27th, 2009
looks pretty yummy seafood city? never heard that until now, i would definitely be spending a day there… jolibee miss that too..
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Mirage
April 27th, 2009
Kainggit naman lol…I’d be happy with red ribbon and dunkin donuts around…lol, bulok dito hahaha. Have a nice week!
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Woman
April 27th, 2009
I miss Jollibee’s chickenjoy and burger. I wonder what Filipino restaurants they have in Ft. Lauderdale. Here in Oahu, we have Max’s.
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zerisse
April 27th, 2009
I Miss my Chicken Joy crispy hot, Jolli Fries with extra chicken gravy, Swirly Bitz, and Tuna Pie! teeeeheee my usual….
Tj
April 27th, 2009
great place to savor home!
Rach (Heart of Rachel)
April 28th, 2009
It’s nice that you have a familiar place that reminds you of home.
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Tes
September 23rd, 2009
Oh wow… now am really going green! Aren’t you just the luckiest! Those are the exact stores we frequently visit back home…and what do you know, they’re just around the corner to your house! Chowking -halo halo, wow! Jolibee Chicken Joy…oooh! Red Ribbon ooh lala! I wish we’d have some (if not all -hehe) of those stores here in Houston. Although we have some Filipino restos around. Once in a while, we still look for those taste that fuels good memories… Thanks for sharing this, Ebie!
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