Region 1 Cuisine: ILOKANO FOOD

 Region 1 Cuisine : 

Ilocos is located at the northern most part of the Philippines. The area is very mountainous and prone to typhoons.

Top 5 Must Try Dishes at Ilocos

#1 BAGNET 

Then there's the Ilocano bagnet, the king of all lechon kawali, lechon carajay, prichon, and crispy liempo! 

These are pork belly slabs that have been deep-fried in lard or in their own fat. 

It is air-dried several times to drain the oil and make it to its crispiest state. 

#2 LONGGANISA

Longganisa is a signature dish of the Ilocos region. 

The star of any Ilocano breakfast table is this salty and garlicky sausage of ground pork fat stuffed in pork intestine wrap.

#3 DINAKDAKAN 

Dinakdakan or Warek-Warek is a “killing me softly” dish made of motley of pig parts (usually the mascara) & brain. The meat is boiled, cooked in vinegar & seasoned with lots of onion & garlic. If you don’t mind your uric acid level, this one makes a really good beer partner.

#4 THE EMPANADA

The Ilocano empanada appears to be a simple fried turnover filled with grated green papaya, monggo sprouts, longganisa, and an egg. 

But wait until you see how the oil soaks into the rice dough. 

It doesn't matter; it's delicious in any case!