ILOILO FOOD TRIP

Tinumok and Kandingga. Can you guess which part of the country these dishes come from? More dishes as clues - Tinutungan Manok and Kinunot . How about these final dishes - Laing and Bicol Express?  Now you know that these are the part of the Bicolano food scene that sets our palate's on fire! SM City Iloilo invited members of the Iloilo Bloggers for a gastronomic adventure showcasing SM Southpoint .  SM Southpoint is a great nightspot with its wide array or restaurants perfect to cap the day.  The newest hang-out of the Ilonggos is an al fresco wing of the biggest mall in the region consisting of local and home grown restaurants and cafes as well new local and "imported" players in the food service industry. It's time to discover what SM Southpoint has to offer ... Craving for those Bicolano specialties? There's no immediate need to visit the Bicol region (but I would love to do so) just to try them as   Spicy Elements brings the famed (an...

Lobo-lobo are tiny silvery fishes often referred to as "dulong" in some places. Often sold in wet markets sold in "cups" or in groceries inside ready to cook styro packaging. And most of the time they often end up either f ried as torta or steamed inside banana leaves . But how about a "healthier" recipe that's the result of combining the two recipes. Let's do it! Here's a recipe for a Healthy Lobo-Lobo "Torta"

There's a new dimsum place in town and they're serving dim sum all imported from Singapore! And they have more to offer other than  Chinese specialties of small steamed or fried savory dumplings served on small steamer baskets. SM City Iloilo invited members of the Iloilo Bloggers for a gastronomic adventure showcasing SM Southpoint . SM Southpoint creates a relaxing mall experience with its wide garden space and al fresco ambiance. The newest hang-out of the Ilonggos is an al fresco wing of the biggest mall in the region consisting of local and home grown restaurants and cafes as well new local and "imported" players in the food service industry. It's time to discover what SM Southpoint has to offer ... Gourmet Dimsum is among the new "imported" players calling SM Southpoint its new home. "Imported" since they have a branch (or two) in Manila and almost everything you eat here is imported from Singapore. 

I'm still torn between the Cheesy Backribs and Baked Oysters even if it's been a few days since our food binge at the newest tenant of the SM City Iloilo Foodcourt - Iron Grill . I definitely love ribs but certainly cannot say no to baked oysters too! The taste combination of the juicy backribs and the cheese toppings creates a savory sweet gastronomic sensation that you'd just keep on indulging on the meaty-cheesy rice bowl. The cheese-garlic-oyster trio aside from having a "sumptuous" aroma could make you suffer a food coma since you will be having difficulty stopping eating the delectable baked shellfish. The dilemma... Iron Grill, owned by   Lilac Jean Orleans and Jeffrey Tio, at the foodcourt of SM City Iloilo started to entice the mall-goers last June. It combines American concept of food offering with some local favorites and focuses mainly on grilled specialties.