Roots and Recipes: Food Choice Draft

                  Since the beginning of my family second generation we have been making many types of different food in our culture. But the only food that stands out in my family is the Aroscaldo or in Hawaii its Jook. Aroscaldo has been in my family ever since my grandma came to the United States. Every New Year my grandma would always make Aroscaldo because its a family tradition. Filipino's superstition is whatever you do in the first hour of the New Year it will dictate how you will act the rest of the year. For example if you spend money in the first hour of the New Year, you will spend money for the rest of the year. What is also believed in my culture is rice is very important because it symbolizes good health, strength, and you wont go hungry.

                  Aroscaldo is made up of mostly rice and chicken. We all know that rice is a very well eaten starch. And chicken is a most favorable food to eat. And when you mix both of them together you get the most tastiest, flavorful aroma, and a delightful sense of texture.

                 This dish has been in my family for over three generations. This dish has very been scared to make since the first generation because my great grandma was poor and scrutiny about money.And chicken was expensive back then to my family because we just moved here to America from the Philippines. So every year they would try to buy chicken just to fulfill the tradition.

                To make the Aroscaldo the ingredients you need is boneless chicken, ginger, salt and pepper, patis sauce, chicken broth, raw rice, and green onions. First thing you do is to saute the chicken with ginger and pepper. Then when your chicken is brown put your patis on it. After you cook the chicken broth put in the rice but don't forget to wash it. And let it cook for 20min... then when you see the rice cooked that means its done. Then after that you can garnish the food with green onion.

                All in all my family has made Arosclado for over three generations and it has been great ever since. Just every year my I go over my grandmas house I know that there's always something there to eat     

                 

   

Roots and Recipes: Food Choice

Since the beginning of my life my family tradition has always been part of me. Every new year I would go over my grandmas house to celebrate and cook aroscaldo. And once I open the front door the burning pans and hot steams screaming form the kitchen, meant it was gonna be a good year. Once you've enter the kitchen my taste buds would go crazy because of the delight aroma I would smell. My culture believes that every new year when you eat rice it would bring good health and strength to you. So you can have a good life.