More Food Adventures: Hamonada and Beans

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We celebrated Balulang Fiesta last September 14, 2010 and although we had lots of visitors there were yet so much left overs. It's a positive thing, really. See, my parents explanation why we have to celebrate Feasts like that of the Feast of the Holy Cross or the Sta. Cruz Fiesta or even the Feast of Saint Augustine, is because we are offering the saint part of our earnings. It's an offering that we also share to others who drop by to eat what you have offered on the table. It signifies bounty in the past, at present and in the future. Although it is not a good idea to spend so much for the banquet if your budget would not allow you to, it is always appreciated if a portion of your income is saved for said purpose.

Anyway, today is the 26th of September, twelve days after the said celebration. The last leftover we had has finally been eaten. Oops.. It's not a stale food or anything. It's Hamonada. It is after all, cured and will definitely stay longer even for a month, with proper refrigeration.

And my mom cooked four of them, of which, only two were touched. Prior to keeping the left over Hamonadas refrigerated, they were actually heated, reheated and kept fresh by a reusable airtight container that sealed in the freshness. And they were actually divided in portions, as not all people would eat the same foodies at a time. So whoever wants to eat what, the food can be reheated in portions that the person can finish.

This morning, I opened the refrigerator and found that there is only one container that is left, so I rejoiced and decided to make a new viand out of it.

To make it more healthy, I added vegetable plus cubed Hamonada meat to my cooking. It's supposed to be Pork and String beans, but I kinda created a new recipe, Hamonada and String beans Soup. It was a hit during lunch. I love how the taste of the Hamonada is infused in the soup and how healthy it had become because of the string beans.