Ginamos Can’t Travel On Go Lite

My cousins Bea and Micah on their first visit to Cebu had our famous ‘Ginamos’ on their pasalubong list. They went to Tabo-an to buy the ginamos and buwad danggit at wholesale rates. Kudos to my sister Rys and her BF for bringing them there. I can’t remember the last time i’ve been to Tabo-an.

At the pre-departure area on their flight back to Manila, the ginamos did catch the attention of Mactan International Airport’s personnel and they were told to buy styro containers even if the bottles were already wrapped in newspaper and plastic bags. The styros cost Php150/each which was 3x the price of the bottled ginamos. I told my cousin to leave the ginamos and we will encase the bottles with styro and have my brother handcarry it when he goes to Manila for a job interview in six days in order to save.

My brother who works for an exporting firm brought a styro container which they use to box accessories for shipment abroad. The bottles were neatly sealed inside the styros ready for its trip to Manila. I got a call Friday night around 10PM, my sister was on the other line telling me  that they need to pay an additional Php300 because my brother was on Cebu Pacific’s go lite fare and the precious ginamos needed to be checked in. I said leave the ginamos behind and let him travel the way i booked him - Go Lite. It was irrational going to Tabo-an with the El Nino heat to save, then pay an exorbitant amount to transport it. 

So this is how i ended up eating ginamos in every meal. I am not really a ginamos-eating bisdak but lately i’ve enjoyed pairing the appetizer with different kinds of food. Yesterday, i had squid and sweet corn with ginamos for lunch. Breakfast this morning was hotdogs and ripe mangoes with ginamos.

The appetizer is now on its week 2 of being the center piece in our dining table. Up until the bottle is empty will we take it off the table. Ginamos anyone?