ILOILO FOOD TRIP

Bangus  or milkfish is one of the most abundant and versatile fishes around. It can be cooked in so many way - sinugba, pinirito, sinigang, paksiw and relyeno, among others. One of the easiest yet delectable is cooking it paksiw Ilonggo-style called pinamalhan . It rooted from the Hiligaynon word " mala" meaning dry. Here's a simple recipe for Pinamalhan nga Bangus.

Locally known as sambag or sampaloc in Tagalog, tamarind is mostly associated with sinigang , a dish made with meat or fish with a sour broth. Yet it can also be a dessert with hints of sourness when it's made into a candy. Its an acquired taste but if you already love the sourness of tamarind in soups, chances are, you'll love it even more as a candy. Here's a simple recipe on how to make a Tamarind Candy

Here's a collection of pinirito na isda that would surely make you crave for one or remember the taste of home. Enjoy and extra rice please! ALOY. Aside from fried, pinamalhan is another great way to cook aloy. But one can also fry pinamalhan na aloy to get a burst of flavors BANGUS. No matter how it is cooked, bangus will always be delicious and here's fried daing na bangus . Another Ilonggo favorite is bilong-bilong whether fried or pinamalhan . I'm not sure if this is GUMA-A but it is surely delicious. Perfect for cardillo - that is covered in sauteed garlic, onions, tomatoes and egg . Or try sweet and sour / escabeche ABO. I love this fish since when fried it can be as crunchy as chicharon

Most places in the Philippines have their own version of this cassava-based delicacy. In most parts of Western Visayas, this native delicacy is called alupi (or alupe ). It is made with grated  balinghoy  (cassava) mixed with coconut milk and meat plus sugar and other flavorings. It is then wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. Here's an easy recipe in making Alupi or Cassava Suman

It's avocado season once again and when there's lots of these delicious fruits around I tend to make some simple desserts. I got a kilo of avocado from a street side vendor and it was 6 pieces of medium size fruits. The simplest thing to do with avocados is just to add condensed milk for a creamy dessert. From this, you can make it into an ice cream, smoothie or which ever dessert you imagination can take you.  Here's a simple recipe for an Creamy Avocado Dessert

Adobong Pusit or lukos is among the most popular ways of cooking squid. It combines the Pinoys favorite way of cooking - adobo , with one of the most delicious bounty of the sea. For some, the blackness of the dish is a sort of turn-off but to those who have discovered the gastronomic delights of this cooking; it's a taste of heaven - on a plate with hot rice! Here's a simple recipe for Adobong Pusit

PM SENT.  And after around 30 minutes my order arrived. But it wasn't any electronic nor some trendy DIY home gadgets. Amd definitely not about fashion and accessories. It was fresh fruits with prices like the ones you would get from your suki at the public market! Welcome to the Santa Barbara #OnLineMarket #OnLineLaswahan initiated by the Facebook Group HOW MANY SANTA BARBARANHONS ARE THERE IN FACEBOOK? To make physical/social distancing implementation work at the same time help maintain a robust economy in these tryong times, the ban on selling in the Facebook page was temporarily lifeted to give way to locals to sell their produce. Different members sell different produce. Just like in many seller group chats online, they post a photo of their products with the price and delivery info. Transactions are made in the comments or through Messenger. The PROs and CONs are like any online selling with the main consequence is

Shrimps of often end up cooked simply in a  halabos recipe so that every flavor of the seafood is enjoyed on its own. Or it could be in a sour sour we all love - sinigang ! But here's another recipe  though simple as it may sound, it tends to be more flavourful than it looks like.  Here's a simple recipe in making Garlic Butter Shrimps