Chapter 4: Chili Peppered Cuisine
"Hey Philippines, want to try these tacos I made?" Said Mexico showing Phil a plate full of tacos.
"Wow Tacos! Even though I don't know what they are they look so delicious. I'll definitely try one", said Philippines who nearly drooled.
"You really like food, don't cha?" Phili gets a taco and started saying "aah" then nibbled it like he's some sort of hamster.
"Um, Phil you alright? You look a little…um…red?"
"N-no way. I-I'm totally fine", white smoke is coming out of his ears.
"K-Kuya…"
"Yes…"
"I need water right now", said Philippines who is puffing smoke in his ears, Mexico dashed to the kitchen to get a glass of water for Phil.
"Thank You", after drinking the glass of water he sighed in relief…
"OH MY GOSH THAT WAS REALLY SPICY! WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU ADDED TO MAKE IT THAT SPICY?!" Philippines bawled while fanning his mouth with his hands
"Oh I just added Jalapeñosthat's all"
"I didn't know you like spicy food kuya… and because of that I'm gonna make you a spicy dish", Excited Philippines said.
"You don't have to though", Mexico said
"I'm gonna make one whether you like it or not, whether you eat or not, whether I have to tie you to a chair and force you to eat it"
"….."
"Are there any questions?" Mexico raised his hand.
"Good no questions. Let's start shall we", Mexico had no choice but to follow the boy.
Phil started gathering ingredients for his recipe; He searched for the condiments in the cupboards and found them then he went outside the house. Mexico was curious when he went out of the house, "What's he gonna do now?" he followed him so he wouldn't do anything stupid. They just walked around in circles looking for something that Mexico doesn't even know what.
"Um, Phil what exactly are you looking for?" asked Mexico
"I'm looking for a plant", answered Philippines
"Um?"
"Com'n kuya help me search for it"
"I don't even know what it looks like -_-"
"It has small really, really small Jalapeños, about an inch or smaller or even longer"
The two looked for the said plant with really, really small Jalapeños. After 10 minutes Mexico found the "Plant"
"Hey Phil, is this what you're looking for?" Philippines went over to where his brother was.
"Oh, you found it! Now we can cook my dish"
The two boys went back inside the house and got back to the kitchen, but all the ingredients they gathered were all gone.
"What happened here? Where are all the things we gathered", a slightly mad Philippines said.
"Maybe they were just returned back in the cupboards. Let's just look for them again", answered Mexico
"Pfft… fine", pouted Phili
So they opened the cupboards once again and gathered ingredients again.
"Naman! (Damn it) I can't reach the salt…Err… just a little bit more", Phil tried to reach the salt, and his feet are almost at the end of the chair.
"And got it! Whoa…whoa…whoa" Phili tried to balance himself so he won't fall but unfortunately he slipped on the chair backwards causing him to let go of the salt.
"Phili watch out!" Mexico managed to catch Philippines and the salt. Phili blushed causing Mexico to blush also…..After a few minutes of staring he let go of Philippines.
"H-hey next time be careful okay", Mexico said trying to stop his blush.
"Y-yes kuya", said Philippines head down
It was really an awkward moment …yep really awkward.
"Okay then let's start cooking then." Philippines cut the awkward silence.
"Oh, okay", replied Mexico
"Kuya you cut the vegetables okay", the two started to cooking, and while they're doing that they were also chatting
"Kuya, how did papa found you?" asked Philippines
"You see…
Flashback
I was helping my people that time…
"Mexico can you pick some woods in the forest", said a woman
"Ok"
I did what I was told but when I came back I saw men in silver armor…
"Um what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Oh, are you the country here?" Ask a man who is also wearing armor.
"Yes, now please answer my question mister", I answered.
"We're here to help"
"I don't believe you"
"Give us a few days so we can prove it"
"Okay I'll give you 3 days"
So I gave them 3 days to prove what they said…
"Wow, you helped us a lot", I said.
"Will you come with us", said the man.
I looked back at my people and one whispered "go" so I answered yes and that's how Spain conquered me…
Now I don't even know what's happening to them under Spanish rule…
End of flashback
"How about you? How did Spain conquered you?" Mexico asked.
"Um…I got lost and um… he found me?" Philippines lied.
"You're lying. Don't be afraid, Tell me the true story", Mexico smiled.
Philippines started to get mad for no reason, "He's such a big jerk! I was just playing with the seashells by the beach and he just snatched me for no reason, then he took me to his boat. I hate him. I hate him I hate him I hate him!"
"In other words he kidnapped you, right?"
"Y-yeah like that"
"But I can tell that you like Spain, don't you?" Mexico said with a smirk on his face
"N-No I don't!" said Phili with a blush "He separated me from my beloved mangoes!"
"You like Spain, Don't you. Awww~ my little brother's all grown up." He's poking Phili's cheeks while babbling things on how he likes Spain.
"This pan will go through your face if you don't stop doing that", said Philippines annoyed.
~Hetalia~
"Yes were done cooking! Now we can finally eat it!"
The two set up the table so they can start eating the food. They grabbed a couple of plates, spoons, forks, and glasses. Philippines went back to the kitchen to get the dish that they cooked. Now that everything is set, they sat on their chairs and prayed for the food. Spain saw the two and asked if he can join them, "Sure Papa, why not". After that Romano came next and said, "What's all this nonsense huh?" then he sat on one of the chairs. They all prayed together and thanked for the food that they will eat.
"Um Phil what exactly did we just cooked?" asked Mexico.
"We made Bicol Express. It's a recipe that my friend Bicol taught me", replied Philippines.
They filled their plates with the food in front of them, Philippines filled the glasses with water and started to count, "1…2…3…"and Romano and Spain screamed from the spiciness of the food. They both reached out of water to soothe their tongues.
"It's not that spicy right", said Mexico looking at Philippines.
He tried a spoonful of Bicol Express and chewed it thoroughly. "It's not that bad, but it's not as spicy as mine though", He said
"I think I'll skip", said Spain
"Me too", said Romano
"Then you won't get dessert", replied Philippines with a smile
So Spain and Romano were forced to eat just because they wanted dessert.
After a few minutes
"Done", Spain exhaustedly said
Philippines went back to the kitchen to get the dessert she made.
"Here you Go" and placed the dessert on the table.
"Phil what's do you call that", asked Mexico
"Mango Float. Don't worry it's not Spicy.", replied Philippines
Everyone got a plate of Mango Float and started to eat, Philippines returned the Mango Float into the refrigerator because there still some left. After eating a spicy hot dish they ended up getting a delicious sweet dessert made by their beloved Philippines.
Author's Note
So I don't really know anything about how the Spanish military invaded Mexico I just made that up sorry, And I haven't tasted a chili taco or an ordinary taco in my whole life either, but i know Mexican food is really spicy and a chili taco exists so I'm not making that up. The really really small jalapenos are called Siling Labuyo in our dialect I don't know whats it called in English so i just descried it smaller than a jalapeno, Siling Labuyo is smaller or longer but it's not as big compared to the jalapenos it's actually thinner than you think. Bicol Express is super spicy because I've tasted it already even my relatives say they are really spicy because in making the dish it needs a lot of Siling Labuyo and the Bicolanos here are fans or spicy cuisine. Mango Float is a delicious dessert trust me guys and easy to make too.
Sorry for the late update
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