Chocolate Cravings

It's almost 3am and I am craving for these chocolates.

For the reason I really do not know, walang ganitong Hershey's Milk Chocolate dito sa Canada. Or I maybe wrong, baka di ko lang nakikita. But I swear, since 2013 eh naghahanap na ako nito kasi paborito ko talaga ito. Weird, kasi made in USA naman ito. Hmmm, makahanap nga nito sa Seattle area pag nag-crossborder kami.

Isa pa itong Crunch na ito. Bakit ba wala? Dati meron sa Dollar Tree at Superstore (yung bite size) pero lately wala talaga. Sa Daiso (in Richmond) nakakita ako pero $3.25 (plus 5% tax) naman, kaloka! Sobrang mahal naman.

Ayoko ng fancy chocolates like Lindt or yung may kung ano-anong flavor. Simple chocolates (i.e. chocolates of my youth) lang ang gusto ko pero wala pa dito. Nakakalungkot naman.

People in Pinas may think na bumabaha ng chocolates dito sa Canada kaya talagang nage-expect sila. Pero in my experience, hindi naman din ganun karami ang variety ng chocolates na binebenta sa mga big supermarkets like Walmart or Superstore. At hindi rin mura ha (unless i-sale). Parang mas ok pang bumili sa Duty Free sa Pilipinas kesa dito eh, kasi madaming choices dun.

Craving for the real tender juicy hotdog

Migrating to another country entails a lot of sacrifices. Aside from being away from my family and friends, ang pinakamalaking adjustment ko na siguro ay sa food.

I am a very boring eater, I don't eat much variety. I always want to eat what's familiar. One of my favorites at home (i.e. in the Philippines) is Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. Tsk, too bad bawal i-export ang mga meat products dito sa Canada. Kung meron lang sigurong TJ hotdogs dito, solved na solved na ako.

Yung dating taken-for-granted red hotdogs ko sa Pinas, miss na miss ko na talaga ngayon. Especially now that I am pregnant, grabe lalo ang pagkatakam ko.

We were at Lucky Supermarket last week and I grabbed a pack of this Pinoyfoods Tender Juicy Hotdog. I knew malayo sa lasang hinahanap ko (sa kulay pa lang iba na eh) but still, I gave it a try. Baka sakaling ma-satisfy ang cravings ko.

Pero syempre, BIGO ako. Imported sausage talaga ang lasa niya. Sana di na lang nila ginaya ang packaging ng Purefoods kasi medyo hopeful yung bumibili eh. Ganun ba talaga kahirap gayahin ang pulang hotdogs ng Pinas?

Anyway, after posting this hotdog thing in Instagram, my cousin Sarah from Illinois suggested that I look for Martin Purefoods Hotdogs. Haha, another so-called "purefoods hotdog." This one looks better though, pula na nga kasi talaga. And according to Cha, its taste is the 'nearest to the real thing.'

Photo taken from  http://www.philamfood.com/ (credits to the owner) 

The bad news is, I am sure we don't have it here in Edmonton. Kung meron nyan, matagal ko na sanang nakita. I always scout for Pinoy products in Asian supermarkets and Filipino stores eh.

My parents-in-law, who are based in California, are coming here soon to help us with the coming of Baby Chicklet. Ford said we could ask them to bring some of these hotdogs for us. Sana may makita sila. Since they will be coming from the US, they are allowed to bring some meat products here in Canada. 

Hay, pag-uwi ko sa Pinas kakain talaga ako ng TJ hotdogs every day. Promise yan!

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For a follow-up post, please click ---> There are No Purefoods Hotdogs in Canada