Foot and Fire

     Back in college, I have this favorite restaurant in Jaro, Iloilo City called Bavaria  that served pan-fried potatoes which I severely missed when I went back in Negros. And my last eat there must be, I guess, way back in 2015 when I was still going "overseas" for my master's class in CPU.       I attempted to replicate the same many times but I guess since I don't use butter, I could not bust through the real thing. I drizzle mine with olive oil, season with Himalayan salt and pepper with some dried herbs or my fresh Italian oregano then when these marble potatoes abound. This particular gustatory memory must be the reason that I love potatoes and often look forward to the time when marble potatoes abound in the market. Abundance means cheaper price, so I got a kilo recently to cook all of them to accompany my lamb rack.      But today, I tried something new. The three ways I refer to are boiled, halved ...

This is such a home dish favorite for Visayans.  Easy to prepare sour fish soup! Peel a layer of banana heart until the tender part remains.  Slice the young portion into serving size (Hint: as big as your slices of milkfish).  Slice milkfish (bangus) into serving sizes and sprinkle with salt. Set aside. In a soup casserole, put water (Hint: 1 slice of fish, 1 cup of water), tomatoes, onions and halved  batuan . Let boil and mash the batuan to bring out the sourness. Add the bangus or milkfish.  Let the fish cook through for 5 to 8 minutes and adjust the taste with salt. Let boil again and add the banana heart.   Let the banana heart cook fro about 2-3 minutes. Serve with rice. *** The white soup can be attributed to the batuan and the banana heart. *** Milk fish and Banana Heart Sour soup. *** A closer look at the white soup, a color attributed to the batuan and banana heart. ***