The text appears to be a script or transcript of a video or podcast episode where the host, likely a Filipino, shares their childhood experiences with budget-friendly dishes and cooking strategies. The host reminisces about growing up in a household with limited financial resources and how they learned to make do with what they had. They share various budget dish ideas, such as using soy sauce, salt, and vinegar to add flavor to meals, and cooking with ingredients like rice, coffee, and sweet potatoes.
The host also talks about their favorite childhood dishes, including fried rice, instant noodles, and fishballs. They share a story about how they used to buy kikyam and fishballs from a street vendor near their house when they were hungry and had no food at home.
Additionally, the host shares their experience of starting a business selling gourmet tuyo (dried fish) online, which was inspired by a YouTube video they watched. They explain how they perfected their recipe and now sell it online, offering different flavors like spicy, original, and turmeric.
Throughout the episode, the host emphasizes the importance of being resourceful and creative when it comes to cooking and managing a limited budget. They also share their gratitude for the kindness of others, such as a shopkeeper who used to lend them leftover food when they were in school.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker grew up in a household where they didn't always have food to eat.
2. The speaker's family used to make a dish called "coffee" using sugar, hot water, and sometimes coffee.
3. The speaker also used to eat fried rice with soy sauce.
4. The speaker's family would sometimes eat insects, such as crickets, when they were hungry.
5. The speaker's father would update them when there were sweet potatoes in the yard.
6. The speaker used to harvest sweet potato tops and eat them.
7. The speaker also used to harvest yams from their yard and sell them.
8. The speaker's family would sometimes eat dried fish, which they called "tuyo."
9. The speaker saw a video on YouTube about making gourmet tuyo and decided to try making it.
10. The speaker and their sister perfected their recipe for gourmet tuyo and started selling it online.
11. The speaker's gourmet tuyo comes in three flavors: original, spicy, and turmeric.
12. The speaker used to eat at a canteen when they were in school and would often buy sotanghon or noodles.
13. The speaker's family would sometimes buy fishballs and kikyam from a vendor near their house.
14. The speaker's mom would sometimes add a little salt or soy sauce to their food to make it taste better.
15. The speaker used to eat instant noodles, which were cheap and easy to cook.
16. The speaker's friend would sometimes ask for soup from the kitchen, and the speaker would join them.
17. The speaker would often ask for soup from their friend's kitchen when they didn't have a dish.