Archive for November, 2007

Chocolate Goodness from Tablea

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in General, cuisina ilongga | 12 Comments »

By Issa G. Gayas*          Having a hot cup of tablea brings back old memories with my grandmothers in Guimbal, Iloilo during school breaks. One of my grandmothers would make these cocoa ... Read more..

Lakatan bananas

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 Posted in General, cuisina ilongga | 6 Comments »

The lakatan is considered the elite of the banana varieties, the preferred  kind to be served on the buffet table.  The lakatan is also the banana for fruit salads and banana ... Read more..

Potmaker of Pavia

Monday, November 12th, 2007 Posted in General, real people | No Comments »

. Hibao-an or Jibao-an Pavia has long been known for its tradition clay flower pots and stoves.  Await our entries from guest Ilonggos Read more..

Chicken Inasal–Bacolod style

Monday, November 12th, 2007 Posted in General, cuisina ilongga | 29 Comments »

Just opened blog stats and found out that yesterday, four people were searching for the chicken inasal recipe.  (Don't laugh; four is better than none.  Maybe someday, it will be  ... Read more..

Andrea Bagarinao–budding Ilongga visual artist

Monday, November 12th, 2007 Posted in ALL POSTS, ILONGGO VISUAL ARTS | No Comments »

By Diana Mae R. Bebelone* “Indi ko sapatos ang Art,tiil ko siya”                                                       --- Andrea Bagarinao   I often wonder how it is being an artist. How would it feel to hold a brush ... Read more..

Andrea Bagarinao–budding Ilongga visual artist

Monday, November 12th, 2007 Posted in General, the visual arts | No Comments »

By Diana Mae R. Bebelone* “Indi ko sapatos ang Art,tiil ko siya”                                                       --- Andrea Bagarinao   I often wonder how it is being an artist. How would it feel to hold a brush ... Read more..

KBL: Uniquely Ilonggo

Monday, November 12th, 2007 Posted in General, cuisina ilongga | 7 Comments »

By Joi Asuncion Gruy* As a kid growing up in Antipolo, I used to be dragged along by my aunt or parents from one reunion to another. Be it weddings, baptismal, ... Read more..

Father of Kinaray-a Music

Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in Antique, General | 13 Comments »

By Jamie Phill R. Duldoco* As I listened to the song "Daw sa Kanami Lang," I began to wonder how Kinaray-a music started. I went to ask Dante Beriong, who ... Read more..

Utan nga monggo

Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in General, cuisina ilongga | No Comments »

Our sud-an for lunch. Monggo (mung beans) is another staple of the Ilonggo kitchen. Actually there are many possible combinations with monggo. Monggo with alogbati, latoy & tinuktuk nga karne (what ... Read more..

Kasag (crabs)

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 Posted in General, cuisina ilongga | No Comments »

My favorite food. (Who doesn't like crabs anyway). Unfortunately, I have to abstain from eating this now because of allergies. Probably, all those years of feasting on ... Read more..