Tita Sara’s pinakbet

I hate okra. I hate string beans. I hate bitter melon. But tell me why all these ingredients united in a dish called pinakbet tastes like Jessica Alba?

The pinakbet photo above is like a group picture of the Superfriends. You know the Superfriends, that group of super heroes that band together once a year for the greater good? And when separate, are only annoying silly people in costume? Well, pinakbet is a mix of food I don’t respect in it’s separate parts, but eat up like a pig’s last meal when united as one to save the earth.

I think the ingredient that holds it all together is the bagoong. Yeah, like Batman. I always thought Batman was the one who held the Superfriends together in the cartoon show but never got the respect he deserved. He’s so cool. Sometimes I forget he’s dressed up as a ninja/bat with his underwear outside his tights. Batman and pinakbet are supercool.

Happy mother’s day to my mom, Tita Sara, your mom, and gay dads.

UPDATE (Feb 2017): Apologies to the LGBT community offended by my use of the words “gay dads” above. Sheesh have I grown since then, hopefully more than I think.