Happy Fiesta to the people of San Remigio, Cebu…
Eat, drink and be merry…
Dinuguan – a favorite food
Eating Dinuguan without Gallbladder
Yesterday, I ate another favorite food – dinuguan. Its been a while after my Lap Chole (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy) operation last October 1, 2009. For more than 6 months, I wasn’t able to eat and taste the dinuguan.
Dinuguan (blood stew) is a Filipino dish that is composed of pig’s inner parts like stomach, intestines, liver, ears, and snout – mixed with its main ingredient – the pig’s blood. It is usually cooked with vinegar, fish sauce or soy sauce, garlic, and chili to make it spicy.
It so happened that when I went to my mother’s hometown – San Remigio, Cebu, my uncle-in-law’s family celebrated the death anniversary of his sister, Susan Green.
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Yakult – Probiotic drink
No gallbladder and Yakult
Persons without gallbladder may get benefits from drinking probiotic drinks.
Yakult is a probiotic drink, a fermented dairy drink that contains Lactobaciillus casei Shirota bacteria. These live microorganisms when taken in adequate amounts provides health benefit, it helps correct the imbalances of the digestive system.
According to Yakult Japan:
The aim of probiotics is the use of beneficial that migrate to the intestine for the maintenance and promotion of good health.
Yakult provides friendly bacteria (Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain) in the gut that destroy the harmful bacteria living in the intestines.
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