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Care for Kare-Kare?
A nationally popular dish, such as kare-kare, is no wonder why it has different versions as it could be. From north to south of the country, this vegetable dish portrays character inherent to the region where it is prepared. One good example here in Iloilo, people are fond of using gata or coconut milk on [...]
La Paz Special Batchoy
There is no better place to enjoy batchoy than having them in La Paz district itself, where this special soup dish was concocted long time ago. Here in Iloilo itself, major batchoy makers flaunts their versions as “the original”, “the best in town”, and what have you. So, today, I had my lunch at a [...]
Sweet Alupe
Today, I am posting my 501 post since 2009! It is hard to believe that I have been food blogging close to four years now and reached the 500th mark. Something to celebrate and be proud about. To celebrate it, sweet alupe or suman is an appropriate food to talk about. We call it alupe [...]
Tinuom na Ohong
Ohong is the local term for mushrooms among Ilonggos. I used to remember when we were small, we used to pick them around farm fields after a major thunderstorm. Back then, there were only few houses around and more of open fields and banana trees which are conducive for mushroom proliferation. Aside from using mushrooms [...]
Healthy, Healthy Laswa
It is Friday again and it is the first in the month of May. So, fish is the order of the day and, I wanted my laswa with sinugba ( grilled) gusao fish as panakot or sahog. Now, this is a very healthy way of ending the first week of May. Laswa itself is already healthy [...]
Pinakbet na may Gata
I heard few people saying that, such a classic Filipino dish as pinakbet, should be prepared as it should be. Plain and simple. But, as a subscriber to fusion cooking, I would say, every Filipino dish has lots of room for alteration-modification-improvisation! As long as it tastes good, if not perfect, my palate salutes for [...]
Ibos + Paho!
Wow! It is merienda time here at Ilonggo Living, considering it is the peak of mango season right now. Have ibos or suman (rice cake roll) and paho or manga (mango) is a perfect pair for merienda or snack. Or, even for breakfast to some people. Take a look!
Sinugba na Lokus (Grilled Squid)
Squid, once again, takes the center stage in Ilonggo Living. It is no wonder since freshest seafoods abounds our region. Any size of squid or lokus (in Hiligaynon) are at hand in wet markets, supermarkets and, talipapa (cornerstore) or manuglibod (local peddlers on foot). I have never enjoyed fresh squid in my entire adult life [...]
Sizzling Sibingan (Blue Marlin)
As fresh as one can get them, blue marlins are abundantly available here in Iloilo. Sibingang as what Ilonggos call for blue marlin is considered “baboy ng dagat“, meaning the “pork of the ocean”! Unlike the real pork, blue marlin is loaded with the healthy omega 3 fish oil. Furthermore, like salmon, blue marlin can [...]
Tortang Lobo-Lobo
This fish called lobo-lobo ( silver fish or tabios) is considered as one of the smallest fish in the world. The fish looks so small but easily spotted when they are freshly bought at the wet market. They are cheap, as well. It can be prepared as paksiw or torta. The latter is good for [...]
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