2013, February 11. Teresita "Mama Sita" Reyes - Chef /
Restaurateur
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TERESITA "MAMA SITA" REYES - Famous
Chef / Restaurateur
Teresita “Mama Sita” Reyes
is well known for her extraordinary gift with food- cooking,
incorporating, even selecting ingredients that really make our
favorite food taste even better. Her mother, Dońa Engracia Reyes, is
known as the “Mother of Filipino Cooking”. Through her parents, Mama
Sita first learned that nothing could compare to the goodness of
Filipino cooking. Her family ran the restaurant Aristocrat, which is
why at an early age, her life already revolved around the world of
food.
Food wasn’t her only
interest. She was also very business-minded. She would wake up early
in the morning and would go to markets such as Divisoria and Nepa
Q-Mart to check out the items they offered. When it came to buying
things, Mama Sita was number one. As soon as someone would offer her
products at a discounted price, she couldn’t stop herself from
buying them. From sacks of rice to a dozen cans of evaporated milk,
or ten baskets of mangos, she really would not let the opportunity
pass. As long as she was able to buy something, anything at all, she
would go home satisfied, and with a smile on her face.
Her hard-working efforts
were not only seen in her traveling to so many places just to gather
delectable and reasonably priced food. It was also apparent in the
kitchen, of course. She was able to come up with countless recipes
and innovative ways of preparing food, due to her productive ethics.
She never got tired of experimenting with different ingredients.
Writing her newfound recipes and discoveries on her diaries and
journals also became a hobby of hers, which lead to us finding out
fascinating secrets and tips on cooking! Another thing that stood
out about Mama Sita was her character. Those who were fortunate
enough to have met her can still remember her laugh. They also
recall how she would pick on lansones and butong pakuan, even her
habit of going to places that were far, just so she could taste the
food they were well known for.
Even by the mere mention
of her name, we can remember so many memories and stories about her.
But above all those, we must remember the real reasons behind the
word “mama” in “Mama Sita”. Her relationship with food cannot be
separated with her love for people. Using her talent with food, she
reached out and showed everyone that you cannot separate from a
Filipino his love for his own food and his own country. That’s who
Mama Sita is- a conscientious businesswoman, an industrious
co-worker, a loving relative, and a real mother, in every sense of
the word.
(http://www.msita.com/whois.htm)