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A "timely" native delicacy LINUGaw

Just felt another round of earthshaking a few minutes ago just like a few weeks earlier.As parts of Western Visayas were rocked by the strongest earthquake since July 1990, I can't help but reflect on the current events with food. And here's linugaw - c ommonly known as ginata-an , this concoction of sticky rice flour, coconut milk and sugar plus ube, cassava, saging na saba, sago, coconut strips and a lot more. And while we're at it LINUG is the local term for earthquake. We were often joked during our younger years that if we are naughty days before our birthday, our “handa” during the party would be “linugaw”. And that made us become little angels prior to the big day. There’s nothing really degrading but for kids, exchanging cakes, spaghetti and hotdogs on sticks among others for linugaw would seem like a horrible birthday party. Of course that never happened and linugaw became more appreciated now than before. The recipe varies from place to place much mor...

Native overload ... almost

As part of the tradition, native food is served during Pyesta Minatay Suman This is the ultimate native food for me during this season and luckily we had one made today even thouhg it was a day late. Linugaw Simple yet satisfying, this one only had sago, kamote, buko strips, rice balls (bilo-bilo) and ube made this one purple. Suman Latik I can't get over with them as of the moment since we made a big batch and I find it automati to take new pics whenever I eat one. Baye-baye It would be a "mortal sin" if this wouldn't be part of any native food fare. Bucayo Whether as topping for suman latik or eaten by itself, its a delight when ever, wherever.