Jill's Guinamos

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I love "Guinamos" or salted fish paste or salted fish sauce. It is best partnered with Saba or boiled Sweet Potato. We usually have this when we go to the beach. By the way, I am reminded of this because of this photo I found at PinoyExchange.com, so yummy..

Anyway, I have a story about this dish and how my friend Jill is able to live comfortably because of them. Well, Jill wears expensive jewelries with diamonds, signature clothes and accessories like Prada, Channel and many others these days. And I mean signature. They are original items that people would drool for, and not imitations. And how can a woman whose business involves "Guinamos" be able to dress up so fashionably and expensive at that? "Guinamos" may be her bread and butter but her business of fifteen years have already evolved. She no longer sells them at her stalls in the market. She supplies them to her retailers and mind you, they are all over Mindanao already. She even has her label and sealers as her slated fish is vacuum sealed. 

How did this happen? Well, if you ask Jill, she will tell you two things: A. Lots of  Tears and B. Lots of Mouths to feed. That is in fact her determination markers, so she succeeded.

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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.

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