Chicken Inasal and more...

The minute I step foot in Bacolod, I was informed that I should try the Chicken Inasal this region is proud of. So, for our first meal in Bacolod, Chicken Inasal it is.

It’s popularity started out a few years back when a group of vendors started selling this dish in the plaza. They are all scattered in the streets that the city had created a place for them which they call “Manukan country” which means “chicken country”. From then on, different establishments sprung up in the city selling Chicken Inasal (Inasal means “cooked in charcoal”). The reason: Bacoleneos (People of Bacolod) loves to eat chicken, that’s it.

We were advised that it is best to eat chicken inasal using our hands, the flavor and taste is better as the locals say, so, together with toyo (soy sauce) and calamansi, you will enjoy it to the very last bite. As they say, “Sarap to the bones!” Just make sure that you wash your hands before reaching for your food, so you could enjoy it even more. READ THE FULL STORY, CLICK HERE...

Longest Espasol

Espasol, a delectable recipe made from glutinous rice or cornmeal, brown sugar and coconut is one of the finest delicacies that Laguna is known for. That is why this year, they have made the LONGEST ESPASOL that stretches one (1) kilometer in length and 2.5” to 3” in diameter. Using up to 600 kgs of glutinous rice, 12 sacks of sugar and 4000 coconuts! This is truly, the Longest and Biggest Espasol I have ever seen!

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Higantes Festival 2007

Higantes Festival, held every November, is a colorful and fun celebration in honor of San Clemente (the Saint of fisher folks) in Angono Rizal. This festival has a deep and interesting history with two stories to tell, which one is true? You decide. READ IT HERE...

Masskara Festival 2007

Masskara Festival is celebrated in Bacolod every October that started around during the 1980s when tragedy strikes the region. The time when the sugar industry fell that affected the lives of the people. It was also the time, when one of the region’s shipping companies sank and members of a prominent family died. The Department of Tourism then decided to do something about it. Headed by Atty. Evelio R. Leonardia, they conceptualized this event to make the people happy and entertained.

Bacolod, being known as the city of smiles, reflects that the people are still able to smile despite the hardships and loneliness, believing that together, they can face the situation and look at it as a challenge to go forward and work together as a people. READ MORE...