"Can you add broth to the rice?" requested the lady customer.
She wanted broth from a stewy dish that wasn't on her order. The lady behind the counter didn't understand her, from what I observed, because she scooped a few pieces of meat with the broth.
"No! No! No! Noooo!" she interrupted the lady clerk before she poured it on top of the rice.
The clerk looked at the other clerk, an older man with a red apron. I was sure she had no clue what the customer meant by "broth."
She did it again—scooped, but with fewer pieces of meat.
"I just want the broth."I pitied the lady clerk. She really looked frustrated.
The male clerk took over, scooping sauce with around two pieces of pork and some sliced carrots.
"The broth! I just want broth for the rice."
I couldn't help it, so I butted in. "Gusto daw niya ng sabaw lang 'po sa rice. 'yong sarsa." (She just wants the sauce on her rice. The sauce.)
"Ahhhhh! You mean the soup?" He confirmed it with the lady customer.
"Yes! Just the broth!"
In the Philippines, we do not normally use the term "broth."
It's either soup or sauce. FYI.
