Great Lunch with Minimum Spending

Lunch

@LdeL0318 (6400)

Philippines

March 19, 2016 11:54pm CST

We just had our lunch. We had grilled fish (tilapia), fried eggplant, boiled okra, sliced tomatoes, and sauted fish sauce locally known as Bagoong. This is one thing I like when it comes to foods in the province. You get to enjoy yummy foods in just a reasonable price. Just finished a great lunch.

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@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Oh, you have a very delicious lunch. Yummy food really.

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@ptrikha_2 (47083)

• India

21 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 And on weekends, one can eat in a more relaxed way.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Absolutely.. Eating on weekends is the best.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

20 Mar 16

How do you prepare those egg plants?

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

I just sliced it in half then fried them.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

23 Mar 16

@antonbunot oh yes. Torta. There's a lot ov variiety of tortw here. Kinda similar to omelette.

@antonbunot (11093)

• Calgary, Alberta

23 Mar 16

Those eggplants are fried with eggs! We call it torta! Right, @LdeL0318?

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@maezee (41988)

• United States

21 Mar 16

Fried eggplant sounda delicious. Did you make this all from scratch? If so, good for you! I have tried in the past to cook eggplant but never manage to get it to taste good the texture is always too spongey. Whats your secret? I was pretty proud - I went out for lunch today with a friend and only spent $12 on it. Sweet!

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

Yes, I cooked them all, they are very simple and easy to cook. That's great. You were able to go out and eat with your friend without having to spend much.

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@Letranknight2015 (52079)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

I eat egg plant with egg on it. I haven't ate okra for a while now, but I've ate some tomatoes in my soup yesterday. I still don't know how to cook fish.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

cooking fish is the easiest. You just have to put salt then you can fry or grill it.

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@Iam_jauntyjen (5037)

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20 Mar 16

I could not agree more fresh food from the province taste better.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

Nothing beats those foods.

@AkoPinay (11544)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Boiled/Steamed Okra dip in soy sauce is enough for me

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

Steamed okra dipped in oyster sauce for me.

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@MGjhaud (23240)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

i love everything in that picture except the eggplant. where's the rice? i always ask Ma to make some of these whenever i feel like eating with my hands. i hope everybody was satisfied.

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@MGjhaud (23240)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 i dont know really haha.. i hate it the most. i guess the last time i ate some was when i was a little girl.. poor eggplant.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Why not with the eggplants? Fried eggplants are the best.Yes, I agree with you. You don't need spoon and fork to eat them.

@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@MGjhaud How about experimenting on how it was cooked? Maybe it will change the way you think about eating eggplants.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

22 Mar 16

Oh my ! Those are my favorite foods specially that okra and fried talong and the bagoong (though mine should have chopped Thai chili and lemon drops) . I eat with my bare hands when it's them on the table .

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

23 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD That's right. It's also easier especially when you're going to eat fish.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

22 Mar 16

The bagoong actually has ginger, onions and garlic. It's definitely best to eat them with bare hands.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

23 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 Eating with bare hands is also appetizing . Makes you eat more rice though .

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

It doesn't need to eat in grandeur way. An affordable meal can satisfy our needs.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Definitely. The veggies are from the neighbors and the fish are fresh from the lake nearby.

@silvermist (19702)

• India

20 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 YOor lunch looks good.I would have liked a little rice with it.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Our meal always includes rice.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@silvermist We have rice for every meal. Lunch, dinner, even breakfast.

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@silvermist (19702)

• India

20 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 We too take rice for lunch.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

20 Mar 16

This fish looks AMAZING!!! Okra is great! though I do prefer to saute them with bacon.. yum

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Indeed it is. I haven't tried okra with bacon. Bacon is kinda expensive here.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

@Drosophila oh that's a bit different also. Here we have grilled eggplant dipped in scrambled eggs then fried.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

21 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 okra with scrambled egg is also nice,

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Yummy!

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@Lucky15 One of the perks of living in the province.

@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Yep, definitely a great lunch.

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 i can have those. Simple and yummy :)

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@rina110383 (24492)

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20 Mar 16

I love your lunch! I missed eating fried eggplant with soy sauce and calamansi.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Have you tried it with Bagoong? I bet you'll like it even more.

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@rina110383 (24492)

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20 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 Yes, but I prefer soy sauce

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@rina110383 Well I do have that habit too. Soy sauce with calamansi as a dip in almost any dishes.

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Vincent Summers

@KuznVinny (768)

• United States

30 Mar 16

Even though I'm not accustomed to the food of the Philippines (with minimal exception, as I did have a Philippino friend), this looks delicious WITH the single exception of the okra. I can't stand okra. Though I've heard fried okra is good, I'm not game to try it. I once boiled the stuff. Tragic! I like it in small quantities in soup, though.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

30 Mar 16

It tastes great actually though some people dislike it because it's slimy in the inside.

@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

31 Mar 16

@KuznVinny But I haven't seen fried okra yet.

Vincent Summers

@KuznVinny (768)

• United States

31 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 So it does taste great. Good. It was the sliminess that bothered me. So maybe fried would be a good bet.

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@ptrikha_2 (47083)

• India

21 Mar 16

You got this at a well known restaurant? And did you use any coupons?

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

Just cooked them at home.

@skysnap (20153)

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20 Mar 16

Hmm I like fish especially if they are fried with some marinated thing. I have to try the philipines food at some point of the time.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

We do have a lot of yummy dishes.

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

22 Mar 16

What do you mean by province?

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

22 Mar 16

It means a rural area. Not in the city.

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

22 Mar 16

That looks delicious!!!!

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

22 Mar 16

It is indeed.

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@psyedelicbworm (68)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

oh my! It looks so good! Thanks for sharing.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

Yes. Tastes good plus the fish are really fresh from the lake here.

@psyedelicbworm (68)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@LdeL0318 Here in Baguio if I want fresh fish I would need to buy it from the market as early as 6am. Nothing tastes better than a fresh fish.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

20 Mar 16

@psyedelicbworm Luckily here, there are people who will go house to house to sell the fish they caught. We don't necessarily have to go to the market.