ILOILO FOOD TRIP

The Mango-Float-in-a-Cup craze is still here. But if you haven't heard of it, it's the Pinoy favorite dessert made more convenient and more delicious with the addition of ice cream to the mangoes, Graham cracker and cream combination. And Thirsty is the latest to join the bandwagon with its own version of this dessert. Launched just in time for Dinagyang 2019 last Jan.25, Thirty's version is definitely worth the wait with its specially concocted delicious ice cream - n ot too sweet and overpowering,  and complements the fresh mangoes and Graham. 

Laswa has no definite list of ingredients nor recipe as it is just "stewing" available vegetables - not only from the garden, but what's inside your fridge or you bought from the market. It ranges from the simple all vegetable dish to ones having seafood like shrimps, crabs and more.  But in the end it all boils ( pun intended ) down to what you prefer at the same time, what is available. And it is also the perfect partner for grilled or fried meat or seafood Here's a simple recipe for Laswa

Happy New Year! 2019 is just a few hours old but it seems to be full of life and of course, gastronomic delights. Amidst the fireworks and revelries, food ushers in the new year with the traditional media noche . So what's on our table welcoming the new year? It's always a mix of the traditional and all-time favorites mingling with the new food finds!

Whenever there are some left over fried fish at home, chances it will end as either cardillo or sweet-and-sour. While the former is cooked by adding beaten egg to the sauteed fried fish for a savoury dish the latter has the vinegar and sugar combination that creates a flavourful sauce for the fish.  And there so many variations to the sweet and sour fish recipe but all point to the delicious mix of " sugared vinegar "!  Here's the recipe for Sweet and Sour Fish

When it comes to healthy gastronomic options in Iloilo, LIVE is most often the top choice. With its " Promoting Healthy Living through Healthy Eating " tagline, the restaurant caters not only to the health conscious but also to the discriminating taste of the Ilonggos. LIVE recently underwent a store re-branding to become  LIVE Comfort Food.  And along with its new name comes an array of new dishes - all  healthy and delightful comfort food. But to start with, it was a gastronomic review of their all-time favorites which our taste buds instantly recognize.

When it's in season, almost 80% of all the fruits sold along the streets in the city are lansones. With so much competition, prices tend to drop and one can get these succulent fruits for as low as PhP40/kilo. (Though these are not the Cagayan or Camiguin lansones which command a higher price.)

Tocino del Cielo is similar with leche flan but these two desserts are made with very different ingredients. Leche flan is made with whole eggs, and milk and/or cream while tocino de cielo is made only with egg yolks, sugar and water. The combination of (lesser) ingredients leads to an extremely light and tender custard – much lighter than the traditional leche flan. Here's a simple recipe for Tocino del Cielo