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8th June 2010 #1
cooking for parents in law
hello everyone
here in uk now for 2 weeks, enjoying the place, been sight seeing.
now i'm planning to cook filipino dish for my parents in law but i couldn't make up my mind what to cook, mum in law is a bit picky, she don't like spicy foods as well..she usually prepares roast dinner, salad and fish and chips..i've been suggesting for adobo and some other dishes that i normally cook in phil but hubby says they wont like it..hmmm don't really know what to cook ..any suggestions guys?
thank you
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8th June 2010 #2
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My folks love the wifes kilawin. Try pancit canton, I would 've thought they'd go for chicken or beef adobo. Or try bbq some whole fich up now the weather is better. TRy minodo (don't think thats the right spelling)
It's been emontional
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8th June 2010 #4
thanks for the quick reply subseastu
i've been telling that foods to my hubby but he always say his parents wont like that sort of foods, huhu..hmm i'm still gonna try cook chicken adobo on friday though, menudo is one of my faves but hubby reckon his parents wont like it
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8th June 2010 #6
i think that you should try to stick to plain food, old people don't like trying new things, maybe you should try to cook adobo but also give them an option if they dont like it, get some sausage rolls and quiche just in case.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people i had to kill because they pissed me off.
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8th June 2010 #7
Hi all,
If you want traditional Filipino food then it has to be "Balut"
Only joking I would not wish that on anyone!
Mick.
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8th June 2010 #8
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Spag Bol
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8th June 2010 #9
try tomato beef curry its like your doing a mechado or afritada they call it casserole meron nga lang bayleaves at curry powder mild lang lagay mo or yung medium! goodluck
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8th June 2010 #13
yeah adobo seem to be the safest choice, and chopsuey too
God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people i had to kill because they pissed me off.
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8th June 2010 #14
After 24 yrs together I still rarely eat filipino food,our sons eat some but mostly their with me on their taste.Dee will cook something for herself most nights and if the eldest is home he will have a bit of both.
In the Philippines I eat more big macs during our holiday than I eat all year here.There used to be an Aussie butcher in AC that did the best steaks I have ever tasted but sadly he passed away and I think the shop closed. There was a English cafe in Nepo mall AC and also an English bakers 1 road back from the main strip in Borocay.
Sorry lost the plot a bit
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My mother likes the filipino fish dishes, so why not bake a tilapia?
Or you could do a desert, something like cassava cake. That's really popular in our house!
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8th June 2010 #17
Why dont you involve them in the decision making process? That way you can tell them all your favourite dishes , how hot they are, is there anything similar in uk (for example pancit canton is like special noodles dish from chinese take away etc).
As has been said already, old un's tend to be very unadventurous in food, or at least the ones i know are hehehe so you may end up in the chippy
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9th June 2010 #20
u may want to try mechado as they love meat with sauce ....i've cooked prawn last time sauted with butter, garlic and sprite a little bit of sugar, salt and pepper. they love it
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Glad it went well - we always cook my parents sinigang (following advice from the forum we use salmon when its on offer! and savoy cabbage) and chuck in a couple of chilli's for luck!!! They love it. Adobo always a good basic - first filippino food my daughter liked, but also bihon (fried rather than soup) goes down well with the parents (not daughter!) - dreaming of having a BBQ with Bangus........
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Try chopsuey/stir fry. Buy stir fry sauce at Morrisons. Also try beef loin steak.
Ibabad mo sa lemon, sibuyas, paminta at toyo magdamag. Then fry it!
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9th June 2010 #24
wait until they come round and cook them dried fish joke, why not ask them what kind of food they like and come up with a simple selection of filipina dishes for them to try, all the above mentioned seem ok and leche flan always goes down well...sarap!!
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
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9th June 2010 #25
maraming salamat everyone for the reply, very much appreciated i'm gonna follow ur suggestions,will make a list of stuffs needed
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