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WHAT IS A BOODLE FIGHT?

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  A BOODLE FIGHT is a Filipino tradition of communal eating where diners stand around food spread on banana leaves and use their  hands to grab and eat the food. Common in the military as a morale booster by Officers to their men. Our miniature Boodle Fight consists of 1.Dinengdeng a vegetable soup of Sweet Potato, some kind of Gourd and Moringa Leaves. 2. Chicken Liver cooked in black soya sauce and vinegar. 3. Tinapa- Fish salted in brine and smoked over open fire. 4. Turmeric rice, Tomato, Watermelon and Mango.   See less

THE POOR RETIREE'S EVERY DAY LUNCH-CUM-DINNER

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Balatong Balatong with Fried Kuning Fish, and Boiled  Cassava Mango and Papaya  1. Balatong: An unappetising looking but cheap, healthy and delicious porridge of: Mung Bean, Spinach, Mini Eggplant, Dwarf Bitter Gourd and Pork Skin. 2. Fried Ikan Kuning (the Nasi Lemak fish) in Soya Sauce and Tamarind. 3. Boiled Cassava (Tapioca) because we can't afford Rice. 4. Local fruits: Papaya, Mango and an unknown fruit.