Where's the Patis? was written by Carmen Guerrero Nakpil. She is a Filipino journalist, author, historian, and public servant. Patis is the number one condiment that is used here in the Philippines. It is used for sinigang and other Filipino dishes. Only the Philippines have the Patis which also called as Fish Sauce.
Carmen Nakpil used travel to compare the Filipino's dream and their stomach. I agree with the Carmen Nakpil because Filipinos love to travel but still there will come a time that they will miss the taste of the Sinigang with the Patis. Filipinos can change the way they talk, walk, or eat but they still cannot change the food that they want to taste especially when it involves the Patis. This means that even though Filipinos travel around the world, they will still miss the taste and surroundings of the Philippines.
People might not agree with the message. People might think that Filipinos can adjust to the food they eat but still they will still miss the taste of the Patis. The value I learned in this essay is that we should always cherish the things we have because there will come a time that all of this will be gone. An example would be a Filipino who loves travel the world but because of the food he tasted. He will surely miss the food that is being served here in the Philippines.
This essay is written in order to let people know that there will come a time that there is one thing that we will always crave for and will miss. We will anything in order to attain that thing that we crave for.
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