FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

And here's another batchoyan that would make your crave for this delectable Ilonggo noodle dish. This time you eat the noodles, pork, innards and chicharon then sip the caldo in a rustic setting - a quaint bahay kubo under the shade of rustling trees. Barely a month old, Tay Rudy's batchoy is already making a name for itself among the townsfolk.  Served at Payag Evelyn Batchoyan in Brgy. Bolong Oeste in Santa Barbara, Iloilo, this batchoyan has the making of a hole in the wall as more and more people are discovering this place.  Getting There Your landmark is Wilcon Home Depot in Santa Barbara along the highway that connects Iloilo City and the Iloilo International Airport. Across is a branch office DPWH with a road going to the Western Visayas Sanitarium. But you won't reach the hospital as you will have to turn right towards a cemetery and another right then left. Confused? Just ask around when you enter the road, its the only batchoyan in the

Inspired by Project Pie, wherein you create your own pizza,  I also had my own project and it involves one o the most popular Ilonggo native delicacies - baye-baye. It was a spur of the moment thought having lots of baye-baye around that I thought of making one that would certainly be a notch higher. So searching for some ingredients that I can use, I found some pecan "nuts" and dulce de leche aka "boiled condensed milk".  And after some thoughts I came up with these - Baye-Baye rolled in crsuhed pecan, Baye-Baye rolls with pecan-condensed milk filling and pecan topped Baye-Baye "sandwich squares". Now which is my favorite? The rolls I would say - I just love condensed milk. I'd certainly have another project coming very soon so stay tuned...

I don't usually eat talaba but if it's the cheesey (and garlicky) baked talaba from Tatoy's Manukan and Seafoods , bring it on! A simple way of cooking talaba , I just love the generous cheese and fried garlic topping that even non-seasoned oyster eaters like me are just tempted by the "looks" and aroma of it. Though around 3x the price of the steamed oysters (PhP180 vs PhP65 as of the last time), its still quite a steal given the quality and how delicious and very satisfied customers like me will be.