Finally out of the cage

Roots and Recipes Essay

           

            Every time I think about Filipino food my mind goes straight to my Dad’s Banana Lumpia.  The way its tasty banana covered in brown sugar and wrapped in a crispy lumpia wrap.  First you start by putting the sweet banana in brown sugar.  Then you wrap it elegantly in a lumpia wrap.  Lastly you fry it in sizzling oil while all of the wonderful flavors mix and turns it into Banana Lumpia.

            When I smell Banana Lumpia the wonderful smell makes me go into another world.  The scrumptious smell makes my mouth water and makes me remember good times.  It makes me remember of all of the times we celebrated special times I shared with my family at my grandfathers house, where we played and told stories about our lives. 

            Banana Lumpia reminds me of when I was young and we went to my step grandmother’s birthday my dad would make our family Lumpia he makes it different a special “How come you like to cook Banana Lumpia?” I asked

“I am picky on how it is cooked so I make it myself so I can be satisfied?” My Dad answered.  way he adds extra sugar so its sweet and he cooks it right to the peak of perfection.  But its special because he doesn’t make it too much now so every time I eat it rolls a delicious banana on to my mouth. “Dad what does cooking Banana Lumpia remind you of?” said I “ It reminds me of my mom making it when I was young and it was it was good” my dad said the thing is this is special to him because his mother died when he was young. Its also special to me because my grandmother made it for my dad and I never meet my grandmother so I kind of feel a connection to my grandmother when I eat it.

            This is why my Dads Banana Lumpia is special to me because of the special times to me.