Oatmeal with Tablea and Photovisi
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
August 3, 2017 8:11am CST
I used Photovisi again to make a collage of the oatmeal I made.
I used the design called Two Hearts, changed the background, then added text.
I wondered if I could use the same picture for each heart and, as you can see, it's allowed. Yay!
I like oatmeal to be slightly runny, so my method is 1 cup of rolled oats, 2 balls of tablea (cacao), pinch of cinnamon powder and salt, and 4 cups of water.
After scooping it into a shallow bowl, I add raisins, evaporated milk and some brown sugar.
It's possible Filipino Mylotters might think this is champorado, which is porridge made from sticky rice (malagkit) and cocoa powder.
Champorado can be eaten for breakfast or merienda (afternoon snack).
Some like pairing champorado with fried tuyo (dried salted fish).
Per Wikipedia, "porridge is made by boiling grain in water or milk. Grains used for porridge include oats, semolina, rice, wheat, barley, corn, triticale, and buckwheat."
What kinds of grains is used where you live?
Is it cooked in water, milk, or broth?
Does it taste sweet, salty, spicy?
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19 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
3 Aug 17
I love the collage you had made..it is sweet hereandthere.
I make porridge from oatmeal..
I boil it and sometimes put raisins and cinnamon and butter with a pinch of sugar and light milk.
I make porridge from oatmeal..
I boil it and sometimes put raisins and cinnamon and butter with a pinch of sugar and light milk.4 people like this
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
i did try adding butter before when i read about it but in plain oatmeal and it was good. i should find that picture. if i want a heavier meal, i add a banana.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
3 Aug 17
@hereandthere Oh I also love banana.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
4 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView wow friend super yummy and tasty.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
3 Aug 17
We use rice to make porridge and it's cooked in milk. It's sweet ,sugar or jaggery is used for sweetening. Along with almonds, raisins, elachi
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
3 Aug 17
@hereandthere yes elaichi is cardamom. I don't know what is panutsa..any picture?
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
i love almonds, but it's so expensive here. i think jaggery is similar to our panutsa. is elachi cardamom?
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) that some people loves pairing it with tuyo.@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
@MGjhaud how do you shop/stock up on supplies?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
i'm not surprised! i've tried champorado with tuyo when i was young. not bad. are you going to use malagkit to make your champorado? rolled oats is easier. hehe.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
5 Aug 17
I like your photo collage. And the oatmeal, I love it too. But what I like most is how you and prashu exchange ideas about panutsa. I can't stop laughing.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
7 Aug 17
you should have joined and helped me explain/describe it.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Aug 17
i like champorado, and your milk is so delicious when mixed with water and sugar only. i like alpine milk.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
6 Aug 17
i buy alpine or the alaska with the boy on the label even if they're more expensive than carnation.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
7 Aug 17
@ridingbet i love milk and i love klim, so rich and so creamy...
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
7 Aug 17
@hereandthere carnation is also an old brand of milk and it tastes good as well. but one powdered milk that i love and miss is the KLIM. i think it is not already sold in groceries.
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
25 Oct 17
I like this recipe for oats it sound delicious
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Oct 17
we buy rolled oats, not instant oats, not quick-cooking oats. i soak them overnight so the oats will absorb the water.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Aug 17
cacao balls is different from cocoa powder, which is different from milo or ovaltine hahaha!
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
8 Aug 17
Wow it's color brown and you even add some milk into it @hereandthere does it really help digestion?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
8 Aug 17
yes, the oatmeal turned brown because of the tablea. i always add evaporated milk, whether it's oatmeal or champorado. we use rolled oats, not instant oats, not quick cooking oats.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
thanks. do you prefer cereals over oatmeal?
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
Yes it looks like champorado which is a good food during this rainy season.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Aug 17
you can try making it, too. just buy rolled oats instead of malagkit. then if you don't have tablea, maybe use ricoa cocoa powder?
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
7 Aug 17
@hereandthere both, sweet one is mostly in milk. and with water it could be sweet or salty
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
7 Aug 17
I like my oatmeal cooked in water with just a pinch of salt. When the water is absorbed, I put it in a bowl and I add half and half and sugar. I also like Cream of Wheat, cooked and served exactly the same way.
@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
25 Oct 17
I buy oats and boil water and add that and put milk on top and possibly bananas. I have not looked at the can to see what ingredients it has in it. I bought more oats because I think I will finish the cereal I have now and eat oatmeal in the winter.
