Adobo Yarn
The podcast is about navigating the migrant life as Filipinos in Australia, discussing culture, food, experiences and adventures. "Adobo" represents the rich and layered nature of the human experience. Just like adobo can be adapted with different ingredients and methods, our lives are a blend of diverse influences made rich through the stories and culture that we bring and the new traditions that we create.
"Yarn" symbolises the sharing of stories and experiences. We are weaving a narrative together, connecting with each other through the threads of our personal histories and perspectives.”
Adobo Yarn
Ep 6 - Star margarine dreams & Vegemite schemes
Buckle up, Adobo Yarn listeners, because Anna and Razel are about to take your tastebuds on a wild ride!
This week, we're diving headfirst into the creamy, dreamy world of Star Margarine – the yellow tub that fuelled their Filipino childhoods and sparked a thousand "pampatangkad" fantasies. Then, prepare for a cultural curveball: the mighty Vegemite, that dark, pungent enigma that greeted them like a salty slap in the face upon migrating to Australia.
Get ready for some seriously funny first-time Vegemite reactions (captured live during our online taste test, chaos included!), as Anna and Razel hilariously compare it to, well, nothing they'd ever tasted before.
But beneath the laughs, they're digging deep into the emotional baggage of these spreads. How do these seemingly simple foods represent the push and pull of identity, the bittersweet ache of nostalgia, and the surprisingly delicious act of building a new life?
And then, the culinary magic happens: a brave, beautiful, utterly unexpected combo of Star Margarine and Vegemite on a humble slice of toast. It's a flavour explosion that somehow encapsulates the entire immigrant experience – a delightful, chaotic, and utterly delicious collision of old and new.
Join Anna and Razel as they serve up a heaping helping of laughter, a side of heartfelt reflection, and a reminder that sometimes, the most profound discoveries are found in the most unexpected places... like a slice of toast.
Tell us friends and family! Were you a Star Margarine child? Are you feeding your kids now this iconic spread? What was your experience tasting Vegemite for the first time?
Share your culinary stories with us!!
And.... if you want to suggest yarn topics we are all ears! We'll even invite you to join the podcast!
Listen now! Subscribe! And join the conversation!"
Music: Bass and Claps by Anastacia Chubarova from Pixabay
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Adobo Yarn is our story as Filipinos, navigating the migrant life in Australia. Here, we share stories that resonate. Middle-age (Gen X) wisdom, perimeno episodes, parenting hacks, unfiltered conversations, hilarious experiences, anecdotes and recipes that brought us comfort when we needed it. From raising babies to now young adults, and navigating the labyrinth that is Australia. Join the conversation!
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