In honor of CNMI-PH Friendship Month this June, here is the first in a series of sonnets I call \u201cFood for Thought: Acrostic Sonnet Appetizing Poems, or ASAP. They list popular foods from given countries with some light historical, political, geographical, and cultural threads woven throughout. These two, Sinigang Tinola and Adobo Pancit Rice, bring masarap (delicious) memories.<\/p>\n
Filipino proverb: Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, ay mahigit pa sa mabaho at malansang isda.\u201d<\/p>\n
English translation: \u201cHe who does not love his mother tongue is worse than a rotten fish.\u201d Meaning, honor your origins and the language of your ancestors.<\/p>\n
Sinigang Tinola Tales<\/strong><\/p>\n S: Sinigang na may gabi for dinner tonight T: Tinola with leaves from malunggay Adobo Pancit Rice Advice<\/strong><\/p>\n A: Adobo is number one for Jose P: Pancit on the table for every fiesta R: Rice doesn\u2019t need to be red \u201cAng ampalaya kahit anong pait, sa nagkakagusto\u2019y matamis.\u201d (No matter how bitter a vegetable is, it is sweet to those who like it.\u201d)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In honor of CNMI-PH Friendship Month this June, here is the first in a series…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-301022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301022\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI: Igorot friends from Northern Luzon
\nN: Not too much cooking oil keep it light
\nI: Ilocos is where my kumare is from
\nG: Got sinampalukang kambing, goat
\nA: And siling labuyo hot pepper sauce
\nN: Need to remember to cast my vote
\nG\u201d Going over to see my kumpare boss<\/p>\n
\nI: Inside my tummy is very masarap
\nN: Now for mango empanada pie
\nO: Ocean nearby has a lobster trap
\nL: Lechon babui coming up next
\nA: All my kompares I have to text<\/p>\n
\nD: Daily consumption not necessary
\nO: Once or twice a week is quite OK
\nB: Bagoong guisado makes me merry
\nO: Often made with chicken or pork
\neat with rice, hot peppers, and fork<\/p>\n
\nA: Add shrimp for taste and color
\nN: Noodles galore I want more
\nC: Chicken in it makes you fuller
\nI:\u00a0It is one dish you just can\u2019t ignore
\nT: Turmeric makes its color less duller<\/p>\n
\nI: It can be yellow instead
\nC: Color yellow for Laban
\nE: Enough for the whole gang<\/p>\n