what's for today?

i just had my lunch with lei today... we talked 'bout who we think decides or what's the system (if any) in canteens or "carinderias" which viands to serve/cook for the day...

you see.. at the office, everyday.. at approximately 9:10AM, someone brings in the menu for the day... it contains a list of all the viands and "merienda" plus the add-ons (i.e. soup, soy sauce, chili, everything)...

i look at it everyday... and choose the same thing basically bout 3 to 4 times a week (why not 5? since its a 5-day work-week? - more on that later)...

• 1 meat
• 2 veggies (a pseudo-DIET!)
• 1.5 rice (1 for me 1/2 for lei)
• 2 bananas
• 2 plain soups
• 1 soysauce (bout 2 tablespoons)..

that's it.. then you play the waiting game - wait for your order to be delivered which is at about 11:20AM ...

lei told me that prolly every evening, the cooks gather around a fish bowl filled with a list of possible viands to be served the following day... like a raffle type contest if you will... hmmmm.... i think otherwise..

well for one i think they consider the viands which they can recycle..( haha)... no, just kidding.. i personally think they do this on a weekly basis, you know the choosing...

well restaurants have a fixed menu but these "carinderia" type outlets dont have that luxury... they may have regular daily line-ups but who decides "mongo" over "chopseuy" or "menudo" over "afritada"..

so have you thought about this?

well it doesn't matter anyways, they all taste the same... and so long as its not pansit...