Childhood Reminiscents - Asian Edition

An amazing rediscovery has hit me in the last half hour. As I sat eating my reasonably sized portion of Rice-a-Roni, I was reminded of a delicious rice treat that I had mentioned only briefly in a previous post relating to haupia. This was one of my favorite treats to follow dinner, and one of the few foods that brewed in the kitchen that I actually enjoyed eating, which sadly I had been unable to enjoy after its recipe was immediately removed from our household once the upsetting totalitarian ways took over. With the sudden reminder of this nostalgic dessert, I promptly set aside my bowl of Rice-a-Roni and took my inquiry to Google. At the dinner table in what was once called "home", this yummy rice dish was referred to by name as "sticky rice", very original if you asked me. I made a Google search for those very words, but to no avail. The pictures and recipes that appeared were not what I had enjoyed as a child. Then I thought to type "sweet sticky rice", which thanks to Google's automatic typer, segued into a search for "Filipino sweet sticky rice", and sure enough my sweet sticky rice treat was restored to memory. It's called biko, and Google is littered with recipes which at some point I intend on indulging on when time, money, and health permits me.

It may seem insignificant, but this is actually quite a find for me. It is almost as epic as when I finally rediscovered Journey to the West last September. It's so much more intriguing watching it now too since I can understand more of what they're saying, and especially amusing when I notice that the English subtitles are wrong. I need to find a copy of this show on DVD somewhere.