Wonder Luncheon

It's been a while since I have fun eating. Since I'm on a strict diet without dairies, pork, chicken and no chocolates...grrrr....I already lost 5 kilos in just 3 weeks. I'm not that fat, but i want to cleanse my body. My mom invited to have our lunch at LOLA PENDON's pad. I've been there for quite some time but this is the first time I tried a full meal course. At first I was skeptic about the food, since I've lost my appetite on every single food I see. First we tasted, the Sibukaw tea (I'm not sure about the spelling) It's kinda look like a red tea mixed with basil. It's not sweet (ex-sweet lover, its a plus) yet flavorful and aromatic. The sibukaw tea is said to be good for blood circulation. It's working if you perspire after your first glass. After the last drop of sibukaw tea, I felt a rush of heat coming out of my body and then the sweat started to come out. Lola Pendon then told me that there are people who buy the sibukaw root for 50 php/3 sticks of roots. It was satisfy, then we proceed to the cassava flakes (not real name). It was some kind of a taco shell, but made out of cassava. It is a good source of carbohydrate. Not sweet, so it taste good. It's very crunchy and kind of brittle. I really enjoyed that. Then the main course is served. There is sweet and sour fish (not sure what kind of fish), ginaataang langka (jack fruit with coconut milk?), eggplant with bean sprouts and tomatoes and the most priced food, "the wonder lumpia". The dip is made from organic vinegar and real honey. It taste like heaven. I'm very full that day. I'm not guilty because it all organic and very healthy..Thanks to Lola's gift of nature that she can deliver it in a very special way. THanks LOLA..I hope that I can taste more of your food, btw Lola is 84 years old and yet she plant, cultivate and cook those wonder foods.