Something new at Dulgies ...and more

Ever since Chymera (of http://www.exploreiloilo.com/) raved about Dulgies' latest offering, banana-strawberry cake, I immediately checked on my calendar and planned my Dulgies trip.

Today, I had to pass by the cafe again and again to check the crowd; the smaller the better since I am going to take pictures. Finally I decided enter the cafe an hour before closing time upon seeing only two customers.

Good thing there's still few slices left of my "cake of the moment". I also decided to have another cake, pecan-caramel cheesecake, since it was the only one I haven’t tasted yet among their display.

Banana-Strawberry Cake
Made with layers of banana cake and white icing and topped with strawberry preserves. The banana cake layer tamed the sweetness of the icing and strawberry, but it still too sweet for me that I didn't finish the icing and toppings. For me it was good but not spectacular.

Pecan-Caramel Cheesecake
It’s just the usual cheesecake with pecan and caramel topping. This is what I like about Dulgies cheesecake; they don’t "shortchange" you on the cheesecake. It comes thick and always worth it. I finished this one but felt my blood sugar was at alarming level.

Rants (for the first time)
I was dismayed with this Dulgies visit! My order took too long to be served! I've been there many times not to notice the difference.

When I asked for additional water, I was given water at room temperature with no ice! I did not ask for cold water nor ice since my head was sort of spinning. Too much sweet in just one sitting!

I also felt the staff were eager to go home and they see us customers as hindrance.

And lastly, for the first time I sort of regretted my orders and wish I just had their D Club sandwich and I could have went home happier!

(Can’t believe I said this about Dulgies, maybe I had too much sugar intake until now)

An Ilonggo favorite - Valenciana

Found in almost all occasions like fiesta, birthdays, reunions and others, Ilonggos really love valenciana because most if not all have grown accustomed of having it in special gatherings at home. A complete " go, grow and glow " dish because it has the carbohydrates, protein and vitamins and minerals in just one spoonful, Valenciana is really an " occasional dish ". Here's the recipe for Valenciana

Ultimate Ilonggo Favorite: KBL Kadyos, Baboy, Langka

K.B.L. or Kadyos, Baboy, Langka is the ultimate favorite dish of most Ilonggos. It is also one of the most missed native dishes as kadyos and the souring ingredient, batwan , are hard to find when outside of the Ilonggo region. Basically, it is boiled/stewed pork dish owing its "deliciousness" to the combination of the soft and tender pork, the tamed sourness of batwan and the malinamnam na sabaw . One of the "secrets" of the malinamnamn na sabaw , is the fact that the pork, whether just the plain meat or pata (hocks) are first grilled or broiled. This gives the broth a rather smoky taste that makes it more appetizing.. Learn how to make the Ilonggo dish KBL (Kadyos, Baboy, at Langka) with the recipe below. Ingredients 1 kilo Pata (pork hocks) or pork cubes, GRILLED and sliced into bite size pieces 1 unripe Jack fruit, cubed 2 cups pigeon pea (kadyos) 6-8 pieces batwan fruit (or tamarind powder) 1 piece por...

A native delicacy called Inday-inday

Now you may ask, what is Inday-Inday ? It's another repetitive-feminine named native delicacy that is made from rice like its more popular sister - baye-baye . While the latter is has its own original flavor and make, inday-inday is actually a combination of two well loved native delicacies - muasi ( palitaw ) and bukayo . But the muasi portion is not the the usual palitaw recipe for the it's more firm and gummy (I don't know the English term for kid-ol ). Actually its more like a hardened kutsinta and this makes it more to my liking since I'm not really fond of muasi in the first place. And its not quite easy to find inday-inday in the market today, though I've seen and tried it in Sabor Ilonggo stalls but their's is more like suman latik for the based is ibos -like. Ibos is malagkit rice boiled in gata which is called suman in Tagalog. Despite the uncertainty for its nomenclature (I've read that inday-inday is just plain pal...

Muasi

A confession to start this blogpost - I consider MUASI as one of my hated native delicacies given its bland taste even with the sugar dip. But that was back during my childhood days. Maybe be because I may have used less sugar or might have completely forgotten to "dip" it at all. Yet nowadays, I have learned to appreciate it especially when its freshly cooked with the muscovado teeming the aroma of roasted sesame seeds. So let's make some MUASI

An Ilonggo favorite - Suman Latik

Suman Latik is one of my favorite native delicacies - plain suman/ibos topped with sweetened coconut strips or bukayo . Most of the time those sold in the markets have this two (suman and bukayo) already in one wrap and all you have to to is devour it. But most of the time, the bukayo portion is bitin that I wish there's more. So why not make our own suman latik so you can have all the suman we want with all the bukayo toppings we desire! Here's a simple recipe for Suman Latik

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