Boodle Fight!

FAMILY FEUDS!

What is a boodle fight? When I was new to the country my a friend of mine was telling me a story about how his family would have boodle fights at his home in Basa Air Force base in Florida Blanca Pampanga.

I would have never guessed that he was talking about food. This was very intriguing to me because first of all it was a Filipino tradition that...

I have never heard of and second because it started as a military tradition.

 Boodle fights started as a military tradition here in the Philippines where they would pile rice and other types of food in the center of a mess hall table and military personnel would all eat for the same pile of food with their bare hands.This was also a way to create and strengthen camaraderie. Although the fight part suggest that each person will have to gather as much food for himself to eat before the food runs out.

Camaraderie  refers to the spirit of goodwill and fellowship that exists between friends. They are used to characterize the easy familiarity between those who know each other.

This Easter Sunday we decided to do just that. Filipinos are known for close family ties and strong family values but with more and more people joining the work force and moving to the city for better opportunities or for better education we get caught up in our busy lives to sit down and enjoy a meal with our loved ones.

I guess you can call this our version of a Thanks Giving Meal. If you have never experienced this I highly suggest you do.

Usually you would have a mix of surf and turf for boodle fights. Some prawns, fish, pork, and chicken. It's really up to you what you want to put on the table.  Here are some of the things we had in our boodle fight. Hope you like it and try it for your self. Enjoy.

                                      Every one doing their part. cleaning chopping frying, bbq.

                                      I was the photographer and the fly swatter for today. 

Prawns, seasoned in salt.pepper,garlic powder

Fried rice.corn, peas, carrots, beef, and Chinese sausage

                                                               
                                                              Fried Tilapia

                                                                  Crabs

                                                                   
                                                    BBQ pork liempo ans shrimp

Our table set up. If you have guest you can also place individual mounds of rice per person.

                                    Some of the, if not the sweetest mangos in the world are    
                                                       found in the Philippines

                           Burro, Fermented rice with fish or shrimp.(right side in the bowl)
                               The Koreans have kimchi, the Kapampangans have Burro.
                            

                                     Left overs, I was the 3rd person to tap out from the table.
                                         This will make for some good pulutan later tonight!
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Easter 2012 gathering at our place in Apalit, Pampanga. All this was possible for about $35 US approximately 1,500 pesos and fed 25 people. but with the potential to feed 50 heads. Not bad at all.

And if you are wondering about the banana leaves, that makes for a fast and easy clean up. just fold and throw in the trash. Plus its biodegradable too!

I hope you all try this on your next family picnic or beach outing. 

let me know how it goes.

and please let us know what other dishes you put in your boodle fights