TATOY’S NATIVE LECHON MANOK

Tatoy’s and Breakthrough are probably the most popular restaurants in Iloilo. But when at Tatoy’s, one must order their famed lechon manok.The charcoal-roasted native chicken called “daraag” is marinated in vinegar and calamansi then stuffed with lemongrass and sampalok leaves.It’s crisped to a golden brown, with a very flavorful and slightly sour taste from the marinade. Native chicken is known to have a gamey taste and stringy texture because it’s leaner with less fat.

Tatoy’s Manokan and Seafoods
Sto. Nino Sur Arevalo Iloilo City, 5000 Iloilo City
Phone: Main Branch  +63 33 337-1360, 337-4276

Iloilo’s most famous culinary contribution!

Let's eat first before we travel again this for our stomach to be fulfilled by a hot batchoy Lapaz, Batchoy

A serving of egg noodles called miki, topped with generous amounts of fried garlic, crushed chicharon (crispy fried pork skin), scallions, slivers of pork meat, intestines, and liver, and for the finishing touch–a spoonful of bone marrow.

The secret to the dish is in the buto-buto broth, which is slow-cooked for hours with beef, pork, and bulalo mixed with local guinamos (shrimp paste) for flavoring.

We also loved the extra serving of soup, fried garlic, and chicharon! Best paired with sweet puto. It’s a cholesterol-laden nightmare but quite the treat every now and then! 🙂


Netong’s Original Lapaz Batchoy
Inside La Paz Public Market, La Paz, Iloilo
Operating Hours: 7.00am – 7.00pm
Phone: +63 33 396-2189

Aningalan Farm Antique

If you’re looking for adventure in the highlands of Antique Province, then San Remigio is the town for you. The Municipality of San Remigio is about 29 kilometers northeast of San Jose de Buenavista, the capital of the province. It is known for its hardy landscape that is ideal for outdoor adventures such as biking, camping, hiking, mountain climbing and spelunking.Aside from the usual outdoor activities, did you know that strawberry picking is already added to the list of thing to do in the town? Barangay Aningalan in San Remigio is called the “Little Baguio” of Antique Province, the town is also known as the “vegetable basket” of Panay Island.

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                     MONICA PARISH CHURCH

    
Sta. Monica Church is one of the most oldest church in the country it was built on 1774. Which has been called "an excellent example " of the type of Filipino colonial  Baroque style that has blended well with the Neo-Classical Influence. The majestic Baroque influences defined by the use of attached coupled piers in Corinthian style. The grand structure of the church is made up of coral stone which is 70m long 25m wide and 18m high. the walls are 3m thick; the floor is covered with marble. Its structure is shaped in the form of latin cross with one large central altar and four lateral ones, the gilded retablos is gilded gorgeously sculptured of a fine hardwood. Various polychromed statues are highly decorated in an artistic quality. The architecture of the facade is articulated following the tenets of the Baroque movement. It was declared a National Landmark by the national Historical Institute of the Philippines on 1997. in the topmost  tier  of its five level belfry is the biggest and the mostly  likely the heaviest Christian bell in Asia which was cast in 1878 using 70 sacks of coins. it is about 7ft.  in height and 5ft. in diameter and weighs 10.4 tons . Christianity wad establish here when Fray Martin de Rada, OSA first preached the gospel to its native in 1566. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi set camp in Panay in 1569, making the town his temporary administrative capital after leaving Cebu for lack of food.

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