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2019 Fiesta de Arevalo at Camiña Balay nga Bato

The Feast Day of the Santo Niño which falls every 3rd Sunday of the year coincides with the Fiesta of the district of Arevalo, Iloilo City.
Home to the 3rd oldest image of the Child Jesus after Cebu and Tondo, the district also boast of many other titles - Lechon, Seafood, Flowers and Firecrackers Capital of Iloilo City!
As I missed last year's fiesta, I made it a point to attend this year's gastronomic offering served at Camina Balay nga Bato.
While I've attended numerous lunch and dinner buffets this ancestral house has hosted for it's guests, a fiesta celebration inside one of Iloilo City's top tourist attractions is still a different and one-of-a-kind experience.
And here are some of the fiesta food offerings I and other guests enjoyed last Sunday during the Fiesta of the district of Arevalo, Iloilo.
How about some papaya atsara to whet our appettites for the fiesta dinner?
But the pasta salad was as appetizing too with its tangy-sweet flavor combination.
I also got a small portion of the pasta bolognese for I couldn't resist any red sauce pasta in frotn of me.
How about some fish fillet with mango salsa to start off the festive  dinner? 
This is Sinagol (or something like that) which is mix of different kinds of shellfishes plus shrimps.
There was chicken cordon bleu with cream sauce... 
... and some chicken lollipops too!
And a whole lot of ham!
I forgot what was this beef dish as called but it was a merry mix of meat and vegetables which was both an eye and palate pleaser.
Of course, everybody loves and are familiar with beef with broccoli.
Here's the specialty of the house - pavo (turkey) cooekd estofado style.
And it won't be a fiesta without the most familiar dish of all - lechon baboy!
And dessert time it is. I gorged on these sweet pomelo all night!
I also loved these mini lemon tart cups with its tamed sour and sweet filling.
There's a potato salad which I had for dessert though it can be had as appetizer.
But the sure dessert salad was the fruit salad in all its creaminess.
 Capping off the dessert line were chocolate cake...
... and a cheesy yema cake which I also feasted on.
It was another delightful and delicious Fiesta de Arevalo hosted by the ever-gracious Ma'am Luth (and Sir Gerard)  Camiña. 

'Til we eat again...

Photo credits: RENE TRANCE

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