Here's another way of enjoying iba(kamias) - in a much sweeter sense, a fruit shake! I love sour-made-sweet drinks - calamansi, lemon, green mango, etc ; so naturally this one came just "sweet". A very refreshing take on this "lowly" fruit and you won't find any hint of the sourness. It was sweetened just right that I even ate the kamias fruit that served as garnish to see if it was really sour-lol. The ice was "crushed" smoothly that it all goes down without a hitch. Taste the sweet side of kamias at The Promenade at Days Hotel Iloilo. (Thanks to Dexter for the photo)
A stones throw away from the plaza of La Villa de Arevalo is an ancestral house where one can find not only good pasalubong items but also a look into the past of the district. Known as the Sinamay House , this well preserved ancestral house is an attraction not only in the outside but also what it houses inside. A collection of what the past like is housed in the two storey edifice which also acts like a museum of sorts. Sinamay is simply known as abaca by most and, here, a variety of products made from this fiber can be found. I remember watching a feature on tv wherein the owner proudly showed a framed letter signed by the late Princess of Wales, Diana, showing her appreciation of the handkerchief she was given as a gift coming from this very shop. But the attraction I am most familiar with are the chewies and crunchies made by Mama's Kitchen. Attractively packed in boxes showing their current flavours and variety, this is among the better...