No, I didn't go back to school nor plans on doing so. It's just I want another acronym in my post title just like the previous one. MBA just stands for monggo, balingon and alugbati. Monggo is probably the most popular legume in the Philippines with more than a hundred (or so) dishes that can be prepared using this bean from soups to even desserts. Balingon, the local term for dilis, is also among the country's most popular dried seafoodand prepared mostly for breakfast but now has been elevated to appetizers, snackfood (love those sweet, spicy and crispy dilis) and even salads. Alugbati meanwhile, sounds and looks (even tastes) "foreign" to most (outside Western Visayas, maybe). It's a leafy green vegetable with purple stem and a perfect partner for monggo dishes. It's also great with kalabasa (squash) with pinakas (dried fish) for another acronym dish. Take your pick from PKA, KAP, KPA, APK and so it goes - lol.Also in this dish, is balagay known as sigarilyas to many. It's ..... actually difficult to describe it -lol.
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