Iloilo is known for its La Paz batchoy, a pork noodle soup filled with innards and egg noodles, topped with fried garlic, spring onion, and pork cracklings. It is believed that the dish was invented at Netong’s, located in the middle of the La Paz market. Netong’s was started in 1948 by Leonito Guillergan, whose […]
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Madge Cafe: La Paz’s Gathering Place for Over 80 Years
“Many people ask what our secret is,” Peter says. “Actually, we don’t have a secret. Our coffee is served as is, no flavors added. It’s traditional… We’re really homegrown Iloilo.”
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Eating and Walking Around Iloilo City
Going around on foot is the best way to find interesting things.
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Iloilo: We Didn’t Die! Or, Surviving Las Islas de Gigantes
Carles whisper: We headed out to Las Islas de Gigantes, an island chain located in Carles, Iloilo.
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Eating our way to Carles, Iloilo
Our journey from Iloilo City to Carles, and what we ate on the way.
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Eating Iloilo: La Paz Market
What to do when rain strikes while you’re on vacation? Eat!
Read moreBreakthrough, Iloilo City
This isn’t going to be a happy post, despite the fact that Breakthrough is one of Iloilo City‘s most well-known restaurants. Breakthrough is the kind of restaurant you bring out-of-town guests to. It’s the type of restaurant that caters to almost any type of big group, be it families, friends, or co-workers. It’s the kind […]
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