Craving Your Ethnicity's Foods?

mystererae

I'm Filipina but was raised here in the US. Filipino food was a once or twice weekly thing for my family; otherwise we ate American or Italian. Still, I associate adobo, beef caldareta, arroz caldo, etc. with comfort food. 

I've had pretty brutal morning sickness and have been living off tiny frozen Budget pasta meals, Del Taco and saltines. Today my mom made me arroz caldo and chicken adobo. I can't say I ate a lot, by normal standards, but I ate a fair bit and I think today will be the first evening all week I won't need to throw up.

Just wondering if any Filipina moms or moms-to-be have any other must-have foods? Mango doesn't sound too bad. 

Regardless of your ethnicity, what are you craving? Do you think it's the flavor or your emotional connection to it?