Comments on: Our First Meal, Bacolod

By: shelle

shelle — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:25:18 +0000

@beth actually pancit molo is not from bacolod it’s from iloilo. which was definitely cooked by an “ilonggo”.. just enjoy the meal.

By: beth

beth — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:05:27 +0000

waaa… i miss takway.. i once found a store that sells takway when i was in NY!!! men… i cleaned that strings for hours.. it took us 5 minutes to wipe it out… it was worth it.. Nobody cooks like BACOLODNON!!! and i’m proud to be one!!!

By: suzie

suzie — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:50:15 +0000

Anybody who knows of a store in California or in Portland,Oregon that sells fresh Abalong or Takway, the ‘runners’ of the Taro plant? Thank You!

By: Glenn Jones

Glenn Jones — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:32:28 +0000

Glenn from NJ says;
Anyone who has a recipe for piyaya, please can you post it. i love them and want to make some. thank you soooooooo much.

By: Angie from NY

Angie from NY — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:53:27 +0000

Abby, you can try the fresh lumpia made by Luisa Dabao who is from Iloilo. She can be reached at 718-626-6171, she lives in Astoria, NY.

By: ktyne

ktyne — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:16:52 +0000

Hi Dodie…maybe we’ve had crossed paths in La Salle since i daily visit a very close friend there and i graduated there too. The lumpia ubod in front of la salle is from Yummy Yummy (formerly capitol supermarket) and the you can still have this mouth-watering KBL (Kadyos Baboy Langka) soup they make if you can come home here and all also those great home-made foods made out of the best ingredients your palate can taste.

By: faye.astorga

faye.astorga — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:51:37 +0000

Ahhh, so the custard cakes are from Pendy’s. Thanks Celine!Will now add that to pasalubong list. Bailon’s piaya (a must), Calea cake, Napoleones.. now those goodies are uniquely from Bacolod. ;)

By: winter

winter — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:44:59 +0000

Man, i was just in bacolod and missed the takway! Going back in 3 weeks, will look for it. It was my first time in negros, and negros didn’t disappoint — tapa and adobo at pendy’s, inasal everywhere, lumpia from el ideal in silay… ay caramba! no wonder gerry’s grill closed…what with fine dining so cheap.

I finally understood why a colleague said I wouldn’t appreciate Starbucks there because of Kuppa’s: a cup of great coffee, served in a coffee press, for 30 bucks, at the same size as Starbucks’ hundred-bucks cup. Had a chance to sample the baye-baye and napoleones, too. And mango agogo (ice candy)! I think I gained 10 pounds over 5 days…but no regrets :-D

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:08:41 +0000

I was just in Bacolod, and now you’re making me want to return, MM! Our visit was just way too short, bitin! You probably got to eat more than I did — even with my researching on what to eat in Bacolod, I never even heard of takway. I shall note all the food you had so I can look for them next time.

I loved those half moon cakes of Pendy’s. Another thing we enjoyed at Pendy’s was the Angus beef tapa, served with these beautiful fried eggs which I’m sure were organic. And their ensaimada was good, too. Not sure if they would’ve been YOUR type of ensaimada, MM, but I really liked it…and I’m picky about ensaimada. Pendy’s was also where I got all excited pasalubong shopping, because they had all these treats I remember from my childhood but hardly see anymore.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:12:06 +0000

A variation of the KBL can be found at the Corner Eatery in Libertad Extension, where Lizares Avenue ends. Instead of the black kadyos they use the brownish red beans which I guess are from “balatong” or string beans. Namit gid!