-Longga-Lango (-Linggo) Hash - Both ground and chopped longganisa · Langostinos · Chopped okra · Adobo pickled quail eggs · Siling labuyo · Diced Kabocha ·

-Dalandan Mimosa

Yes, the name sounds native-Filipino but neither longganisa nor langostino are native words. Anyway, cut to Sunday (linggo) morning: fate’s hand made the last of my Dalandan half gallon into a mimosa so an accompanying brunch was imminent. After raiding my freezer, a trip to Seafood City, and some tosses of a wok, what became was spiritually Filipino but also serendipitously Louisianian. The combo proved winsome.

On that note and on some #trill geekage— the awesome Gravy podcast’s latest episode, Dancing the Shrimp Dry: How Chinese Immigrants Drove Louisiana Seafood, debriefs the roles of Filipino and Chinese immigrants in pioneering Louisiana’s dried shrimp industry in the 1800s. Great listen.