Philippines: The Face Of Dinner

I resigned myself to not spending my Christmas with my family. I decided that spending time in the Philippines with my fiancée, getting to know his family, and being there for Barry’s wedding is important enough to miss one holiday. However I cannot stop complaining about the food here. For instance instead of turkey, ham, apple pie, mashed potatoes and all the Christmas fixings of the US I am left with the Philippine fare. And it is NOT GOOD. I walk in the front door and I get to see the entire roasted pig on the table. Along with an entire fish, and many side dishes. I am afraid I am the picky American that likes nothing. But I think that is unfair since I was not expecting to have to look at my foods dead head.