Comments on: Thai Fried Rice

By: Deepa Suresh

Deepa Suresh — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:44:24 +0000

I am fan of Chinese fried rice and lately eating out at Thai cuisine restaurant. This is an interesting recipe and worth trying. Thanks for sharing.

By: Footloose

Footloose — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 23:41:01 +0000

Oftentimes triggered by the dish’s appearance or reputation and so through no fault of one’s own, could not be finished because it looked better than it tasted. Anyway, to leave uneaten food on the plate is terribly wasteful, in my view, but almost customary among Filipinos I have eaten with over the course of a lifetime.

Sight induced cupidity is how I would translate it but the closest locution in English is more advanced than ours, “biting off more than one can chew.”

By: ConnieC

ConnieC — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 19:33:42 +0000

“Takaw mata” is very physiologic when at the sight or even thought of food or its aroma (ang sarap! we exclaim) drives the brain to signal the stomach into high gear producing gastric juices and prepares the stomach for digestion. This phenomenon also gets one’s hunger to high intensity because this so-called cephalic phase of digestion happens even before food gets into the stomach.

And yes, “takaw mata” can lead one to think he/she can handle more than what is in sight and in some instances the intense craving or desire for the food gets you into high expectations only to be doused by its disappointing taste:(

By: Natie

Natie — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:51:56 +0000

Yum! Good and filling.

By: Calorie-Shmalorie

Calorie-Shmalorie — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:03:26 +0000

“Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” Though I don’t think it’s takaw mata if you finish everything. Just plain ‘takaw’. Hahaha. Kidding. Just a very healthy appetite!

By: Zerho

Zerho — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 09:20:47 +0000

Now that’s what i would call fast food, cooked right in front of you! Takaw mata and nakakatakam.