{"id":1387,"date":"2020-09-03T04:39:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T04:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vdh.qpi.temporary.site\/website_4591b6d1\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2020-09-03T04:40:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T04:40:44","slug":"6-reasons-i-miss-carinderias-so-much-during-the-gcq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/?p=1387","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons I Miss Carinderias So Much During the GCQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

What have you missed the most about eating out during the Coronavirus lockdown?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think I\u2019m missing a lot when it comes to eating out.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t usually eat out in fast-food restaurants. Unless, there\u2019s no other option because my doctors warned me to avoid high-sodium, high-sugar, and highly processed fast food meals.<\/p>\n

I rarely eat in establishments with meals costing higher than P300, except for the occasional pasta or vegetarian food to treat myself twice a month, for thanksgiving, or to try something new but not too luxurious.<\/p>\n

So, what I miss most is eating out at roadside and community eateries which I do for pretty good reasons.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 They serve home-cooked meals<\/strong> \u2014 and a great variety of meals that vary from day to day. They serve pork and beef dishes, which I rarely eat, alongside chicken, fish, and vegetables.<\/p>\n

No two of these small, corner restaurants would serve exactly the same dish or line up of dishes. Since these are small family owned stores, their dishes are their home specialties.<\/p>\n

Even their fried chicken or pancit canton would be different in taste, texture, and ingredients!<\/p>\n

The variety of options is something I miss from having the same meals at Ministop or Jollibee day in, day out.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 They serve only freshly cooked food<\/strong> \u2014 so the vegetables, soups, fish, and chicken would be fresh from the market. All served piping hot from the stove!<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no reason to fear dishes are only reheated from yesterday, or that ingredients have been in stock for longer than a month, too.<\/p>\n

The best ones I miss cook their vegetables just right, still brightly colored. The orange-yellow of squash, the dark and light green of bitter gourd, and the bright light yellow of cabbage: all crispy to bite!<\/p>\n

And with all their nutrients intact from being cooked just perfect!<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 They serve food at very affordable prices<\/strong> \u2014 so, even if it\u2019s still a few days from payday and you can only afford P50 for a full meal, you can still sit and leave sated and full!<\/p>\n

More so, I can order steaming half rice to go with half of a veggie dish and one whole fish with free soup to boot.<\/p>\n

You can mix and match dishes without busting the loose change you have for the rest of the week \u2014 and you never even have to repeat viands at all!<\/p>\n

Speaking of repeating orders, yes, I do miss the Spaghetti Shop for their 30+ variations on the classic spaghetti at Glorietta! But, they have closed down now, too bad.<\/p>\n

I might not have enough money for it anyway, with the focus of the lockdown on food essentials like fruits and non-perishables for the home.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 They make you walk before and after eating<\/strong> \u2014 so you don\u2019t just slump back on your seat or bed after eating if you\u2019re at home or at work.<\/p>\n

Especially now that I need every bit of exercise to reduce my belly fat, a little walk goes a long way for health.<\/p>\n

Similarly, it\u2019s a great alternative for getting food delivered to you. The steep price of getting food delivered is just too much for me.<\/p>\n

Since I live alone, the delivery cost would almost be the same or higher than the meal itself a lot of times!<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 They are everywhere<\/strong> \u2014 but always very near!<\/p>\n

Almost every street would have one or two of these, especially with the community quarantine setup, demand is on the rise.<\/p>\n

The nearer the better to avoid people from going far and catching the virus and bringing them home.<\/p>\n

They make going local really rewarding and easy to do!<\/p>\n

Given these challenges, I\u2019m glad these community eateries and restaurants \u2014 these you call turo-turo<\/strong> as the fast food version of the sari-sari<\/strong> convenience stores – are starting to open up again.<\/p>\n

One by one.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 They are a blessing for those who don\u2019t have refrigerators or cookers<\/strong> \u2014 especially for single people, they are heaven sent.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re renting a room, sometimes these electric appliances aren\u2019t allowed or would cost extra.<\/p>\n

And when you don\u2019t have a fridge to store leftovers or stock, you need to eat out.<\/p>\n

And, without your own stove, oven, or rice cooker, you can only bring in food you can consume by yourself.<\/p>\n

So, the turo-turo<\/strong> is my tummy\u2019s best friend.<\/p>\n

Let’s support them!<\/p>\n

Image Source:\u00a0 TripAdvisor.com.ph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What have you missed the most about eating out during the Coronavirus lockdown? I don\u2019t think I\u2019m missing a lot when it comes to eating out. I don\u2019t usually eat out in fast-food restaurants. Unless, there\u2019s no other option because my doctors warned me to avoid high-sodium, high-sugar, and highly processed fast food meals. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest","category-opinion"],"pageone_source":{"pageone_source":"","author_name":"Camilo Mendoza Villanueva, Jr"},"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}