6th April 2012 - Good Friday

It's Good Friday and the consequences of not having meat has its advantages! Not only we get to eat delicious meat free meals but Good Friday here in UK also means it's bank holiday which means that mum and dad get the day off. Yes, with our busy lives, we hardly get to spend time as a whole family and I'm grateful that we get to spend some days together during our Easter holiday. 
I do love it when both mum and dad are day off, because there's more food laid on the table. Even though the kitchen will be occupied and pretty maniac the whole day, the fun of being together makes it all worth it. 

Good Friday lunch with the family

For this year's Good Friday, both mum and dad cooked two simple fish dishes. The first dish is called Paksiw, which is a family favourite and it was actually my brother who requested it because he said he misses it. Paksiw na isda means fish in vinegar sauce and in this particular dish, we used Sea Bass as the main ingredient.

The aroma of this dish brings nostalgia to the table! Sea Bass Paksiw

The second dish is a straightforward dish - Piritong Tilapia, simply means Fried Tilapia. Tilapia is a common fish in Asia and Africa. Very easy to make, simply coat the fish in flour, salt and pepper. Then fry in olive oil in a medium heat pan. Then voila! You got yourself a little treat, delicately cooked fish with crispy skin. 

Piritong Tilapia

Another ulam we had is a vegetable dish called Monggo, which is sauteed mung beans normally cooked with malunggay but we used spinach as a substitute. We can't get a hold of malunggay here in London! This dish is one of my favourites, it's normally partnered with galunggong but any fried fish of your choice will do! 

Monggo with spinach

Of course all these ulam are accompanied with plain rice. No dish is complete without rice in our home! :)


For dessert, we had Turon, which is one of my favourite sweet street food from the Philippines. Turon is a Philippine snack made of thinly sliced bananas (preferably Saba (cooking bananas) - this is a Filipino version of Plantain) and a slice of jackfruit, dusted with brown sugar, rolled in spring roll wrapper and fried. Turon is a popular street food among us Filipinos. They can be usually seen on the streets being peddled by vendors.

Let me introduced you Turon. Delicious treats & so easy to make!

I thoroughly enjoyed my Good Friday with the whole family! What a relaxing day and food trip indeed! Who said you can't enjoy a day without eating meat? Certainly not me. I do love Easter holidays, apart from exams and revision, this holiday is a way for my family and I to catch up.