So the Americans have their “Twist it. Lick it. Dunk it.” with their Oreos and milk. Well, well, well, I dare say it’s a mere adaptation (ehem!) of our very own pandesal at kape, where we sawsaw (dip/dunk) the pandesal (Filipino bread roll) in kape (coffee).
On Tuesday morning, Abby got a quick lesson in Filipino bread dunking culture. She couldn’t find a bread filling she liked. Plus, hubby and I were (secretly) busy getting ready for a surprise party. So we taught Abby a surefire way she could enjoy her bread roll and warm cocoa…and that’s via good old fashioned sawsaw! Because my cake layers were all over the dining table, Abby had to eat breakfast in the living. Pasensya na anak, limited square footage. Hee hee.
Step #1: Isawsaw ang tinapay sa tsokolate. (Dunk the bread roll in the cocoa.)
Step #2: Patuluin ng bahagya ang tsokolate mula sa tinapay. (Let the excess cocoa drip a little…so you don’t leave a trail all over the center table. Hee hee.)
Step 3: Isubo ang tinapay! Sarap! (Enjoy the yummy goodness of cocoa soaked bread! Hee hee!)
I do have a picture for Step 3. But it’s not very flattering. So I’m saving my 5-year old from embarrassment. :D
I think it’s about time she is reacquainted with balut. That ought to be our next lesson. ;)
Cheers y’all!
Wow… I miss doing this! Yup, that definitely is truly a Pinoy thing.
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Yes, that used to be my breakfast during my high school years… coffee and pandesal, though I never drink the coffee.
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Wow, great time to do Pinoy techniques in eating with our hands. I remember my lesson came from karpinteros themselves…doing the same thing, using a nescafe cup – still at the current state of work – wet paint on their fingers, dunking the pandesal to the coffee cup…yummm…