🇮🇹 Italy ~ the land of pasta, pizza, and everything carb-loaded.
Since arriving, I’ve been indulging in authentic Italian pasta daily, living my best pasta-loving life. 🍝 And let me tell you, legit Italian pasta is on another level.
🌏 But as much as I adore pasta, my Asian soul will always crave the flavors of home.
You can take the girl out of Asia, but you can’t take Asia out of the girl.
So today, I did what any homesick Asian would do ~
I hunted down an Asian restaurant.
Guess what? My BnB host, who happened to be a restaurant manager invited me to their Vietnamese food spot 🇻🇳 Perfect timing. ✨
🍜 What: Pho Pho Asian/Vietnamese Food
📍 Address: Via Sant’Antonino, 11R, 50123 Firenze FI
I can’t even begin to describe how much I needed that meal. Maybe it was the longing for familiar flavors. Maybe it was just that damn good. Either way, it hit different.
Like finding a missing puzzle piece you didn’t even know was missing. 🧩
🤯 Epiphany Moment:
I think I prefer Vietnamese food over Chinese food now.
- Healthier ✅
- Less oily ✅
- Spring rolls = Pure Magic 🥢😋 Perfectly fried.
Just typing this makes me crave them again.
🍹 To top it all off, my host surprised me with:
- A manager’s discount 💰
- A rose cocktail 🌹
- A warm bowl of soup 🍜
If that’s not a love language, I don’t know what is.
☕ Feeling blessed, I decided to do some work in Portrait Firenze. Love this place!
🍚 One thing remains true:
Filipinos will always crave rice, no matter where we are in the world.
Asian food is life.
🔜 Next Stop: Rome!
And do you know what I’m most excited about?
No, not the Pantheon.
No, not the Colosseum.
Jollibee. 🍗🍚
Yes, my Airbnb is a five-minute walk from Jollibee, and honestly?
That excites me more than all the Roman ruins combined.
Hallelujah, Chickenjoy, here I come! 🍗🤤
