Just a few months after hubby and I got married, I made this dish that has been a hit in my family in the Philippines – Escabeche (Sweet and Sour Filipino Style) but rather than using fish, inspired by a Filipino Cookbook, I used breaded pork chops.

Everything was done from scratch especially the sweet-and-sour sauce, which means I had to mince the garlic, and slice the ginger, and every ingredients are fresh. (I could have used some ready-made Sweet and Sour sauce that is readily available at the BX (grocery ), but I didn’t!) Anyway, I was so into my cooking. I lavished the aroma in the kitchen. I love this dish and I am so excited to have my dear hubby have a taste of it for the first time. Hubby would drop by the kitchen once in a while, look around and drop comments like – ‘Looks good.‘, ‘Smells good.‘, ‘Is that ginger?‘, like he is curious and interested, and that is so encouraging to me.

I was excited to announce when dinner was ready. Then hubby said he’s having sandwiches for dinner. With surprise, I said, “But I cooked.”. And then calmly he said, “I don’t eat ginger.” Sigh, this information would have been really useful before I started cooking, heck, while I was cooking so I didn’t have to cook a lot!

Later on, on a similar circumstance, I found out that hubby doesn’t eat pineapples on dishes as well. He’ll drink pineapple juice, or even eat pineapple fruit slices, but won’t eat any dish that has pineapple on it.

By Charlotte

Born and raised in the Philippines - true Filipino by heart, and now living in Alabama with my family! I am wife to Michael, mother to toddler Matthew Alexander and baby Mark Anthony. I am a giveaway enthusiast, aspiring web designer, an artist and lover of life. Thank you for visiting my site!

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