“How long was I asleep?” he asked his mother.
“I don’t know. A couple hours at least.”
Zammie couldn’t believe it. “A couple hours? Where’s Kyla?”
“She’s at the table eating already. She took a nap too, but she woke up a few minutes ago.”
Zammie took another moment to shake out the cobwebs before going to the kitchen. He walked in to see his dad, Kyla, and Kyla’s parents all gathered around the kitchen table. A banquet of fried tilapia, lumpia rolls, rice, and fresh vegetables sat on the table. Kyla had just about cleaned all the meat off of a full tilapia fish leaving nothing but the bones.
“Look who finally woke up,” said Zammie’s father.
“Hello, Zammie. How are you?” asked Kyla’s parents.
“Hello, Uncle. Hello, Auntie. I’m fine.”
“Come eat then,” said his father, “before Kyla eats up everything.”
-- An aftertrip meal (Chapter 15)
Lumpia and Fried Tilapia are both common items to be found on Filipino dinner tables. Lumpia are basically eggrolls with a thinner wrapping and filled with shredded cabbage, carrots, and pork among other things. Tilapia is a very popular fish in the Philippines and it has a light, flaky texture with a good flavor that appeals to most palettes.
Lumpia (All Recipes)
Fried Tilapia (Kitchen - The Heart of Our Home)
TIME TRIP ADVENTURE 4
KILLING FOR COUNTRY
TIME TRIP ADVENTURE 2
A RIDE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
TIME TRIP ADVENTURE 3
WITNESS TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
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