One of the simplest dishes in the plethora of Ilonggo cuisine is laswa. This dish is one of the most versatile vegetable dish for it can include any vegetable you can find. Most of the ingredients can be easily found in the market or even just in your backyard garden.
The most common ingredients are kalabasa, sitaw, talong, saluyot and takway. Other veggies can be added to or me made "in lieu" of like malunggay for saluyot. Also good for laswa are patola, puso ng saging, sgarilyas and a lot more. Just mix and match, add salt to taste or use dried fish to flavour if shrimps aren't around.
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