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Sweet Meets Savory: Champorado with Dried Fish
Next, the group dived into a traditional Filipino breakfast dish called champorado—a sweet chocolate porridge complete with crispy dried fish. This dish encapsulates the Filipino preference for balancing sweet and salty flavors. While Chewy fondly recalled enjoying this comforting breakfast on rainy days, Calvin expressed skepticism.
As they tasted the champorado, its rich, sweet chocolate flavor melded surprisingly well with the salty fish. Calvin was pleasantly surprised and recognized the dish's nostalgic value for many Filipinos, despite its polarizing components. The duo acknowledged that the unique flavor combination is an acquired taste, yet somehow, it resonated with their culinary explorations.