When Filipinos want to greet and check in on someone, they will always ask: “Kumain ka na ba?”
It’s a cultural idiosyncrasy that shows just how well-versed Pinoys are in the use of food as a love language — from our pasalubongs and pabaons, to our hating-kapatids and handa for visitors and giant boodle feasts. We nurture and cherish one another through these shared gastronomic experiences. Nothing communicates thoughtfulness and care quite like taking a bite of your favorite ulam, courtesy of your mama, your lolo, your tita, your BFFs. In the Philippines, when we say comfort food, we truly mean it.
Giving that comfort to our loved ones is now more important than ever, what with th…
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