WHY THIS BOOK EXISTS

I'm Erin. Filipino-Australian, born in Bicol and raised in Australia.

At every family party, while the other kids played, I was in the kitchen helping Mum roll lumpia. Honestly? Back then I would've rather been playing.

This book is that food, written down. The dishes Mum taught me. The ones piled onto the table at every tita's gathering. The ones I learnt for myself as I got older.

It's for my kids, so they know where they come from. And it's for anyone who grew up eating this food and wants to cook it.