Growing up, I watched my mom cook and helped her prepare lunch and dinner for the family. Even at a young age, I was never intimidated in the kitchen. I was 10 years old when I started cooking chicken tinola and pork menudo. We lived in the province, where the gas range was not very common, so I learned to cook over a kerosene stove, or kusinilya. I’m sure not many are familiar with that now.
It has always amazed me how fire and heat can transform raw ingredients into something edible and delicious.
Aside from my fascination with cooking, it was the household chore I picked over washing the dishes. So, my younger sister ended up cleaning after me.
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