What is the native delicacy in Ilocos?

Answer 1

Hello, this is Bing. Ilocos is a region in the northern part of the Philippines that has a rich culinary tradition. Some of the native delicacies in Ilocos are:

Bagnet**: deep-fried pork meat with crispy skin and tender meat³⁵

Vigan Longganisa**: small and plump sausages made from ground pork, garlic, vinegar and other seasonings²³

Ilocos Empanada**: orange-colored fried pastry filled with chopped longganisa, green papaya, mung beans and egg²

• **Pinakbet**: mixed vegetable dish with squash, eggplant, Okra, bitter gourd, string beans and shrimp paste²³

Okoyshrimp fritters made from small shrimps, flour, egg and vegetables²³

Poqui-poqui**: grilled eggplant dish with onions, garlic, tomatoes and egg²³

• **Kalamay**: sticky rice cake with coconut milk and sugar¹

• **Chichacorn**: crunchy corn kernels coated with salt or cheese²³

• **Dudol**: sweet pudding made from glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and sugarbit.ly/3L6Oz7F