FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

Famous for a row seafood restaurants dotting the coastline, a certain portion of the town of Dumangas is like a magnet to travelers as well as foodies who opt to enjoy seafood and homestyle Ilonggo cuisine at affordable prices. Our first out town lunch break (yup we all went back to our respective works after) at Piad's Seafood Restaurant in Dumangas. Traversing the Iloilo Coastal Road, it was around 30 minutes of smooth driving, scenic land and seascapes and almost zero traffic. At times, ours was the only vehicle on the road! This meal set good for 6 plus drinks costs only PhP 1300 Adobado nga alimusan  Talaba Shrimps in chili sauce   Sinabawan na ulo sang managat Sinugba nga managat   Typical seafood restaurant ambiance What's your order? NOTE This blog post was made in 2013 and prices and menu items might already have changed. Please be updated via their Facebook account.

A new year has begun and hoping it will be a better one. We have survived 2020 - considered a very bad year in modern times  and hoping that 2021 will be a lot better. As always, I begin every new year with a post about Media Noche as it has been a tradition eversince to welcome the new year with a midnight feast along with firecrackers and fireworks. Mirroring out set-up in welcoming 2020 last year, it was another Filipinized "grazing table" inspired Media Noche that welcomed 2021. Though a far cry from an actual grazing table, it was just a set up of density and layers on top of the colors and flavors.  So what's for Media Noche? There was lechon belly on top of the traditional ham and the sausages for the protein. An assortment of French bread, garlic herbed toasts and penny roll Tinapayan Bakeshop served as carbo partners. A big bowl of Pancit Molo also complemented the breads with a variety of cookies and biscuits from the sausage and...