ILOILO FOOD TRIP

Bulalo is one of the most popular beef soups and can be found in different parts of the country. But the bulalo "country" is Batangas and some parts of Cavite like Tagaytay. Like most dishes, the recipe tends to vary from one region to another but the basic is just it is slowly boiled beef shanks with bone (marrows) with an assortment of vegetables. Its one easy recipe but takes a lot of patience to prepare since it requires hours of boiling the meat until tender that it almost falls off the bones... Here's  a basic recipe on how to cook BULALO

One’s visit to Iloilo City is not complete without going on in an exciting food trip experience.  True to its title “the Food Haven of the Philippines”, Iloilo City offers lots of must-try gastronomic delights. Aside from authentic Ilonggo delicacies like La Paz batchoy, Pancit Molo, laswa, chicke inasal, chiken binakol, and KBL, there are several famous restaurants around the city that offers international authentic cuisines such as Korean, Thai and Chinese. One can find and discover lots of these specialty or authentic restaurants as local and international food chains at SM City Iloilo  The biggest mall in Iloilo and in the region has been supporting the local government unit of Iloilo City in its effort to promote more the city as the country’s gastronomic hotspot. One of the homegrown brands nestled particularly at SM City Iloilo Southpoint is the Kusina Tsina 中 國 小 館  of restaurateur Eugene Chua. Kusina Tsina is one of the best restaurants serving authentic Chinese cuisine in Ilo

So what is "white" adobo? It is basically the usual adobo recipe minus one major ingredient - soy sauce or toyo . It's been a fad years ago and it stayed on making it a successful experiment to whomever made the first "white" adobo There are no secret ingredients to this - just omit soy sauce, from your usual recipe. And choosing the right meat part can also make it a recipe to remember. Enjoy! Here's a simple recipe for Pork Liempo White Adobo

The coffee industry in Iloilo, even in Western Visayas, is inevitably hot and brewing.  The popularity of local coffee shops is one proof how Ilonggos are coffee lovers, or we say, "coffee business"-minded. Seeing the industry's potential, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) beefed up its support to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the coffee industry in the region. In fact, it is one of the seven priority industry sectors of the department.  For 2022 alone, the DTI regional office 6 has prepared 18 kinds of training for coffee entrepreneurs to help them improve their products in terms of packaging and marketing.  Among others, DTI has "Kapatid MentorMe" program – its flagship program that aims to create smart entrepreneurs. In Iloilo City, the city government, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Iloilo Chapter, Inc. and other stakeholders forged a partnership with the goal of providing a venue to promote local coffee