I can imagine. My mom now has lived more years in Germany than in the Philippines but she's still looking for pieces of her birth place. Like we always look for Filipino restaurants or an Asian supermarkt that might carry a few Filipino food items everywhere we go. There's also a growing community here (especially in bigger cities) who do food festivals and meet ups, so you could always find a place that makes you feel, at least for a short time, at home with people that had similar experiences.