Blog Action Day 2011 #BAD11

I'm taking a break from my RUNNING stories to share with you my #FOOD experience in support of #BAD11 (www.blogactionday.org).

Today, I attended the second day of the Hmong New Year Festival in Oroville, CA and what glorious day it was! This is my second year attending the festival and so I decided to bring along some friends this time. It was wonderful to be able to share wonderful food with other people. I think the thing that excites me the most is the Hmong food is so similar to Filipino food (perhaps also due to their close geological location) and every dish, every flavor, really hits home.

Enjoying a taste of Thai food.

Here is some AMAZING Pork BBQ over Black Rice.

Finishing it off with the best Sweet Roll.

Nothing like a cool sweet drink to wash it down.

For the road.

Iced Coffee and Sweet Pink drink. So hard to decide.

Day 2: Hmong Sausage and American Sausage over Black rice (with some really spicy sauce)

Papaya Salad: papaya with shrimp paste, shrimp sauce, and spices. Instantly hit home for me!

Similar way to enjoy drinks back in the Philippines! This Hmong Sweet drink is with a bit of cream and is served cold.

Later in the day, we decided to try a Tea/Coffee shop in the area. It has been around for a while but we never really had the opportunity to try it out. What a great day to end the day!

Maple Apple Cider and Pecan Sticky Bun courtesy of Good Earth Tea and Coffee House
Oroville, CA

Tomorrow is definitely Long RUN day. Running off the goodness!
RunnerKE

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