Celebrate Independence Day this coming Saturday with all the (local) beers you can gulp down. Aura, Iloilo City's newest party place, presents a first in the city - a beer buffet. Just as we celebrate our 112th freedom year, party-goers will have the freedom to choose from an array of "free flowing" local beers on this holiday. So come one, come all and celeBEERate!Aura is located at the Upper Level of The Avenue Complex (in Smallville), Glicerio Pison Avenue, Brgy. San Rafael, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
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 pork broth cube (