I have never tasted any Siomai in my childhood days. I was never interested and never craved for it. I usually see it in Chinese Restaurants that we dined in. Some people love it, but I did not pay any attention.
In one of the occasions we had (I forgot what that was) visitors came and brought their gifts. One of them was a tray of Siomai. Since it was there, I gave it a try. Just one, then two, then three and I stopped counting. It was really good. A relative made it and brought it for us. My mom got interested in it and asked for the recipe. That Uncle of mine shared his Siomai recipe without hesitation.
After few days, my mom tried the recipe and Presto! It’s really delicious. My mom made a dip; toyo (soy sauce) and calamansi. It became the most requested recipe for that time. I watched my mom when she makes it. I learned the recipe by observation. Good for me, yeah?! After some time, my mom left for Germany. I was left with cravings for the recipe. Until I decided to try it on my own. Why not?
What do you think happened? It went really good. I experimented on the dip. I made it spicy! It was fun and fulfilling. I tried selling it while in college. Guess what, everyone loved it. Then I continued making it. More people ordered for personal consumption and even sold it in their restaurants. I felt like a successful business woman at that point of time. I was earning while in school and at the same time getting remittances from my mom and dad.
It continued until I graduated, when I worked, and until the present time. I ventured and still venturing on sauce and Siomai recipe variations.
To those people who tasted it, please feel free to leave comments in here. I would really appreciate. Can you still remember these?
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