FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

I could still smell the aroma and taste the flavor of this Bourbon Barbecue Ribs that still linger in my senses after today's grand opening of Bourbon Street Bar and Grill 's branch at Festive Walk Iloilo. Enjoying these ribs will now come with a view of modern Iloilo as Bourbon Street's newest branch features an al fresco veranda that opens up to the Iloilo Business Park.  One can particularly admire the Park Square (featuring the monument of Ilonggo hero, Gen. Martin Delgado ), Casa Emperador housing the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) and Megaworld's condominium row - closest being the sunset-lit One Madison Place. Located in Iloilo's most happening spots, Bourbon Street's first branch is located at the  (then) center of city’s most popular night spot area – Smallville. Presently, it is located at The Avenue Complex, just a stone's throw from its original location. But this new branch at the 2nd floor of Fe

When there's more than enough green mangoes at home, they often end up as  binuro nga paho  so we can enjoy their green-ness for a longer period of time. Making "pickles" out of these fruits differ from household to household, so it depends on the recipe you grew up with or if you have none, the one that you find online. Here's a simple Binuro nga Paho  recipe Ingredients 12 pieces Green mangoes (carabao/Philippine variant) 1/2 cup salt, adjust 1 head garlic Water How to make Burong Mangga Chop off the "head" part mangoes where the stem is and wash thoroughly. Slice the mangoes (skin on) into wedges away from the seed. Squash each clove of the garlic with the side of the knife. You can also leave the skin on. In a big container (large mayonnaise plastic containers with cover works best), layer mango wedges then sprinkle with salt and place garlic. Adjust the amount of salt and garlic when needed When lay

It was another "occasional lunch" today Sunday , as it was a post-birthdays celebration at home.  And occasions like this bring out the home-made and tested specialties and recipes.  Like these two native chicken recipes - Tinolang Manok with Sili and Malunggay Leaves and Linagpang na Manok. It pays to have free roaming chickens in the backyard for we just pluck them anytime if we feel like having Bisaya na manok dishes. While Tinolang Manok is almost a national recipe Linagpang na Manok is basically a recipe close to the hearts of the Ilonggos and other Panay natives.  It's basically grilled chicken (and tomatoes too) that has spicy and milky broth. Just saute (onions, garlic, sili), season (others add bago-ong) and add hot water (just like Linagpang na Bangus ). Finally add some milk (optional) and garnish with chives. And what's a handaan without any pancit dish? Here's Pancit Canton Guisado for everyone. Another eve

If you're looking for simple, easy  and delicious Century Tuna recipes online, congratulations, you've found it right here! How about spicy tuna sisig or tuna sinigang ? Maybe stir fried tuna with pickles or just yang chow fried rice .  I love Century Tuna from its flakes in oil variety, the spicier the better, but when I discovered the versatility of its solid variant, it became an obsession. At first I was just into the usual tested recipes; pasta and sandwich filling, but then it got simpler – I just eat it straight from the can! Usually with a piece of bread or an apple. I just add a few drops of vinegar to spice it up a bit. Then came the experiments. Yup I got tired of that habit that one day, I decided to test my skills in the kitchen. Serendipity, you might call it yet most of them turned into good recipes that I have shared now and then. Satisfying my Palabok cravings had me experiment on this recipe on the spot. With Century Tuna in lieu of the usu

One simple recipe at home where it involves a few ingredients and easy cooking is soup made with balunggay ( malunggay or moringa), balingon ( dilis or local anchovy), tomato and egg. Though it can be considered as a cardillo recipe because of the addition of fresh egg, it stands as its own dish, at least at home.  Its simplicity makes it a good soup or even side dish complementing fried or grilled dishes. Just place malunggay, dilis and quartered tomato (just make sure to wash them - soak the dilis in water remove impurities) in a pan of boiling water. After 5 minutes (or until all are cooked) add beaten egg and season with salt - if the saltiness of the balingon is not enough. Now ain't that easy and healthy!