Dac's kutsinta in Villa

Kutsinta is among the more popular Pinoy native delicacies and can be found almost anywhere in the country. Every city or town has its own version of this sticky rice dessert and probably a best selling brand or a stand out kutsinta maker. Most of the time I get my supply from a manuglibod (vendor) who usually sells them with puto and other native delicacies. Or at times in shopping malls where some native food stalls sell them in neat packages.

Blogging has opened a window for me to expand my limited know how about the gastronomic scene of my hometown. I made a lot of food finds and among these is a small snackshop in Villa that makes very good kutsinta. I have read (and been told by fellow bloggers) about Dac's but being "out of my usual way"I just often wonder if I would have the chance to find it and indulge in what it has to offer.

Fate brought me to this little snack shop near the plaza of La Villa de Arevalo district. I wasn't even looking for it when all of a sudden I just stood there in front of a closed shop and was surprised to see its signage read "Dacs". Closed it was but, again fate, stepped in as someone called out the window and asked what would I be interested in. Without even thinking I blurted out "kutsinta"!

And I got a plate of consisting of 20 kutsinta for only PhP 30. A bargain since it's among the biggest kutsinta I have seen and yes, among the best I have tasted. Just with the right sweetness, consistency and texture, it was a perfect meeting for a seacher and a searchee. Even without the grated mature coconut topping, the plain kutsinta is already delicious but with toppings, it is almost perfect. This was one of the reasons why that small misadventure turned out to be more on the positive light. I finally satisfied my curiosity about Dac's, most especially it's kutsinta and can't wait to go back. And this time it won't be a misadventure!

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Dac's is along the national highway going to Oton and is a few meters from the plaza of Arevalo. Please refer to this map. Read and learn more about Dac's kutsinta from ILoveIloilo blog from which I discovered this snackshop that makes this delicious native delicacy.

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