Quick Break: Traditional Food of Ilocos

So we took our merienda at around 1030 in between the longganisa cuisine style fusion competition and pasta making competition. Our gracious host Gov. DV Savellano, didn’t hesitate to bring out the goods of the province. The soup he served us first would be Miki. A kind of soup that originates from Ilocos Sur. It has pork and chinese noodles resembling fettucini as well as astuete for the orange color.

Another delicacy that came with the Miki was Patupat. It was similar to tupig, (also called tinupig in some towns). It tasted like suman of the north.

Then came the mini bibingkas called Royal Cakes. They tasted like egg pies with margerine and baked into little cups. It was good.

And lastly the glutinous rice that was left inside the bamboo to cook in the oven called Tinnubong. The only way of opening and eating the insides would be to crack open the bamboo in half against the wall or stone. (or the occasional beligerent boy) It had coconut and a few other ingredients that I couldn’t remember right now since my notebook got lost somehow somewhere.