A fine-dining restaurant’s version of batchoy, the noodle-based soup synonymous with Iloilo City, the country’s first United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Creative City of Gastronomy, has sparked an online debate among Ilonggos.THE deconstructed batchoy by Hapag...
ILOILO CITY – Batchoy, the noodle-based soup that is Iloilo’s most popular dish, has been named as the world’s best offal soup by online food travel guide TasteAtlas.NOODLE-based soup batchoy that originated in Iloilo City was named by TasteAtlas as the best offal soup in the world....
ILOILO CITY – The University of the Philippines-Visayas is embarking on a comprehensive study of the noodle-based soup “batchoy,” arguably Iloilo’s most popular dish.‘BATCHOY,’ a noodle-based soup, is believed to be the most popular dish of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap)UP-Visayas inked...
In the spirit of Dinagyang, that concluded over the weekend, here’s a reprise of something I wrote a while back on Iloilo’s signature dish.
THE SWEET SIDE Popoy's batchoy at the Iloilo Central Market
Some sophisticates might harrumph, “There’s got to be more to Iloilo...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is supporting the bid of Iloilo City to be designated as the “Creative City of Gastronomy“ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
La Paz Batchoy, a prominent noodle soup dish from La Paz, Iloilo City composed of...
When MECQ rules ease off and travel bans are lifted, plan a trip to Iloilo City, where eating is always a festival
Among the many cities and provinces that claim the title “food capital of the Philippines,” Iloilo is one most worthy of the epithet. The charming province in the Western...
Once vaccination is in full swing, we can finally have a taste of our 7,640-flavored country again, but keep pandemic protocols in place until further notice
The health crisis has robbed us of everything we love, from the mere act of breathing to our very livelihoods, even the freedom to live...
Such rich and varied choices—if you only know where to look
LUZON REPRESENT Filipino-style beef bone marrow soup, Bulalo
Because it is National Food Month, we should all try to venture out of familiar recipes and menus and try to know more about our country’s rich and diverse culinary...
Photos by Jules Vivas
LUNCH AT ST. MARTHA'S From left: Chef Angelo Comsti, the author, MB content producer Jules Vivas, Chef Francis Lim, Chef Kalel Chan, and Richmonde Hotel Iloilo GM Natalie Lim
Sometimes we travel far and wide in search of something, only to arrive at it where we travel...
