My wife VS. American food

[The_Sage1 2]

Before my wife got here to the USA, she told me that she will eat a lot of food when she gets here as she has a big appetite. I kept telling her that American food is 5 times more filling than food in the Philippines. Once she got here, we went to quite a few restaurants. One of which is Hu-Hot Mongolian Grill where you have a buffet of uncooked foods and they cook it up in front of you on the grill. She got her first place of noodles and meats and it dominated it her. She didn't even eat half the plate mean while I devoured most of my plate, though I didn't go up for 2nds. It's been like this at every restaurant...she comments on how full she gets from the food here unlike in the Philippines. And so I have to say:

American Food: 1

My Wife: 0

[Darnell 8,479]

Yay! GoGoGadget American Food !!

Now on to the toilet paper.. yak !

ps - hey ! can you update yer timeline, also include Embassy Review, and POE review? Thanks in advance !

Edited February 9, 2010 by Darnell

[Armenia 18]

Before my wife got here to the USA, she told me that she will eat a lot of food when she gets here as she has a big appetite. I kept telling her that American food is 5 times more filling than food in the Philippines. Once she got here, we went to quite a few restaurants. One of which is Hu-Hot Mongolian Grill where you have a buffet of uncooked foods and they cook it up in front of you on the grill. She got her first place of noodles and meats and it dominated it her. She didn't even eat half the plate mean while I devoured most of my plate, though I didn't go up for 2nds. It's been like this at every restaurant...she comments on how full she gets from the food here unlike in the Philippines. And so I have to say:

American Food: 1

My Wife: 0

The properties of the food or maybe it's the amount of food per plate serving?

In my experience, the amount of food in one plate serving in the US/Canada is at least 3x what I'm usually served in the Philippines. Which is why, when I order take out here, I divide the food in 3, eat one portion and store the other two portions in the fridge. Although, I can probably finish all that food but it leaves me filling sickly full and I don't want to get used to eating more than what I need.

[RVIANE♛ 5]

Before my wife got here to the USA, she told me that she will eat a lot of food when she gets here as she has a big appetite. I kept telling her that American food is 5 times more filling than food in the Philippines. Once she got here, we went to quite a few restaurants. One of which is Hu-Hot Mongolian Grill where you have a buffet of uncooked foods and they cook it up in front of you on the grill. She got her first place of noodles and meats and it dominated it her. She didn't even eat half the plate mean while I devoured most of my plate, though I didn't go up for 2nds. It's been like this at every restaurant...she comments on how full she gets from the food here unlike in the Philippines. And so I have to say:

American Food: 1

My Wife: 0

im pretty sure if its rice with dried fish, kare-kare, caldereta, adobo, lechon, inasal, sisig etc etc she can eat all day! and wait a couple of weeks your wife will tell you how much she miss she food back home and even if you can buy some pinoy food in the local asian grocery there are still some food that you cant buy like manga w/bagoong, halo-halo, siopao, lechon

[lykatodd 0]

im pretty sure if its rice with dried fish, kare-kare, caldereta, adobo, lechon, inasal, sisig etc etc she can eat all day! and wait a couple of weeks your wife will tell you how much she miss she food back home and even if you can buy some pinoy food in the local asian grocery there are still some food that you cant buy like manga w/bagoong, halo-halo, siopao, lechon

exactly....miss it so badddddddd....

[Zen Den 18]

Before my wife got here to the USA, she told me that she will eat a lot of food when she gets here as she has a big appetite. I kept telling her that American food is 5 times more filling than food in the Philippines. Once she got here, we went to quite a few restaurants. One of which is Hu-Hot Mongolian Grill where you have a buffet of uncooked foods and they cook it up in front of you on the grill. She got her first place of noodles and meats and it dominated it her. She didn't even eat half the plate mean while I devoured most of my plate, though I didn't go up for 2nds. It's been like this at every restaurant...she comments on how full she gets from the food here unlike in the Philippines. And so I have to say:

American Food: 1

My Wife: 0

It's really the size of the serving of american food that overwhelms most filipinas like me!

Although I could eat, I always end up taking half of my order home.

Anyway, like what others have suggested, try taking your wife to a filipino restaurant and chances are her filipino appetite will come back and the american serving will be chicken feed

[CDAgirlMI 51]

I agree, its all about portion sizes.

....it's not a surprise that the US is the fattest country in the world, hahaha

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Before my wife got here to the USA, she told me that she will eat a lot of food when she gets here as she has a big appetite. I kept telling her that American food is 5 times more filling than food in the Philippines. Once she got here, we went to quite a few restaurants. One of which is Hu-Hot Mongolian Grill where you have a buffet of uncooked foods and they cook it up in front of you on the grill. She got her first place of noodles and meats and it dominated it her. She didn't even eat half the plate mean while I devoured most of my plate, though I didn't go up for 2nds. It's been like this at every restaurant...she comments on how full she gets from the food here unlike in the Philippines. And so I have to say:

American Food: 1

My Wife: 0

How tall is she and how much does she weigh? Size matters.

[Brad and Vika 129]

I agree, its all about portion sizes.

....it's not a surprise that the US is the fattest country in the world, hahaha

Right My wife dug in with gusto at first, then panicked. We are regulars at the gym now, and I have droped 20 pounds.

[Dakine 26]

My wife has been here 4 years and still doesn't eat much American food at all. Daughter does tho.

She's lucky as here in Hawaii we have the same foods as the Philippines.

We even grow ampalaya, camote, petchay, calabasa, obo, gabi etc. You can buy FRESH bangus and tilapia also.

[Jasman0717 9]

Claudeth always orders more than she can possibly eat, not sure what that is all about. We go to Goldilocks in Cerritos a lot and also a place in West Covina (can't remember the name.....little hole in the wall place by the seafood grocery store) and she always orders enough food for a week.

She will order a hamburger and eat two bites and is done. Of course she can go through 50 pounds if rice in about 2 months

[one...two...tree 2,762]

[Armenia 18]

My wife has been here 4 years and still doesn't eat much American food at all. Daughter does tho.

She's lucky as here in Hawaii we have the same foods as the Philippines.

We even grow ampalaya, camote, petchay, calabasa, obo, gabi etc. You can buy FRESH bangus and tilapia also.

Fresh bangus?!!!

Where does Hawaii get them? Do you have fish farms there?

I like bangus, tinik and all!!!

[RVIANE♛ 5]

My wife has been here 4 years and still doesn't eat much American food at all. Daughter does tho.

She's lucky as here in Hawaii we have the same foods as the Philippines.

We even grow ampalaya, camote, petchay, calabasa, obo, gabi etc. You can buy FRESH bangus and tilapia also.

Dakine were moving to Hawaii on 2012 (Schofields Barracks) can you be my neighbor

[Psoas10 17]

I think it is the serving size. Here in Hawaii, the local plate lunch places serve so much food. Likewise the Filipino places serve double or triple the serving size as in PI. Yeah tilapia is plentiful here, but they like to live in the mud and taste junk. If you have them near the ocean, or in fish farms, then ono. Bangus not as much, unless you raise them yourselves. You can find siapao everywhere, esp in the 7-11, probably get better kine, in chinatown. Heck any food you crave in PI, you can get here.