10p Mama Sita, Fruits & Vegetables,
Bottled Mixes & Sauces
10p Mama Sita, Fruits & Vegetables,
Bottled Mixes & Sauces
10p Mama Sita, Meat Products, Bottled
Mixes & Sauces
10p Mama Sita, Fresh Seafood, Bottled
Mixes & Sauces
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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)