Day 10

I started my day with a touch of Fruit Loops today. Of all things the Western food, I was still excited to eat this colorful breakfast. What makes me love it is when the really nice combination between the sweetness of the Fruit Loops combine with a glass of fresh 2% milk. Nothing beats the taste of that breakfast. Because today I really craved for Asian noodles, such as Japanese ramen, Indonesian pork noodle, Chinese chicken noodle, that could literally make me crazy, I decided to make what is so called “Western Noodle” for my late-lunch-early-dinner time. I looked for recipes online, and I found one noodle that resembles Asian noodle, which is Spaghetti Aglio Olio. Aglio Olio is a conventional Italian pasta dish that is frequently associated with rural home-style cooking and is traditionally served over long pasta, such as spaghetti, fettuccine, linguine, or angel hair. Surprisingly, the types of Asian noodles that I mentioned earlier are usually served as a “comfort food”, which is often served as home-cooked meals. Looks like I just found another one that resembles between Asian and Western food. 

The fact that it used garlic and chili as its main ingredients really resembled the way that Chinese and Indonesian noodles are made, which is with mostly garlic. Moreover, it looks like it’s really simple to make.

 Sources:

"What Is Aglio E Olio?" WiseGEEK: Clear Answers for Common Questions. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-aglio-e-olio.htm>.

Martin. "Spaghetti Aglio Olio Recipe." Free Recipes — The Largest Collection of Free Recipes Online. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.freerecipes.org/spaghetti-aglio-olio/>.