It’s a rainy Monday and PAGASA said we will have these monsoon rains for the next five days. Typhoon Egay hasn’t left yet and there is another one coming but has not yet entered the Philippine area of responsibility. I hope it will divert its course farther from the country.
Josef and I have thought about it even before we reached the market this morning, braving the early morning shower. He asked me what is the best food for merienda (snacks) on a rainy day. I suggested soup with crackers but he didn’t buy it. What about arroz caldo or minatamis na saging? Can you prepare both, he asked. Why not?
Arroz caldo or congee is best prepared with sticky rice and chicken wings with lots of fried garlic while minatamis na saging is the easiest version of cooking saba banana (Philippine plantains) but you can simply boil it or eat it raw, it does not matter. I bought eight pieces and a cup of mini tapioca pearls. We had this for snack this afternoon.
Believe me, it’s yummy and the sweetness is just right .
Perfect for a hot cup of green tea and lemon…
If I am not too lazy tomorrow, I will cook arroz caldo not for merienda but for dinner. Dinner today is fresh bean sprouts topped with crunchy flaked tinapa, another comfort food on rainy days like this.
The sun showed its face for a while so I went out to visit the garden and took a few shots. I love those silver raindrops clinging to the leaves after the rain.
Look at those dark threatening clouds…
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