Investigation Of Cuisine On Batanes, The Philippines
I don't think there's people who doesn't love food. Every one of us love food even though some people is thin. Batanes is a small province in the Philippines. The fastest way to reach Batanes is by air. It is known as a protected island. In batanes they lived a simple life, they only eat veggies,pork, and seafoods. In batanes their food was simple yet tasty. Batanes,a province in the Philippines that is located the Cagayan Valley region also the northernmost province in the Philippines and the smallest in population and land area. When you go to a certain place,you go to its main attraction first right? Or their foods or delicacies. The Green Mountains, beaches, lagoon, caves, and island will tell you how beautiful is Batanes. Thats when the must see and must taste foods and tourist attractions of Batanes takes place.
The northern paradise of the Philippines,Batanes,is surrounded by clear seas lush greenery. Many people have suggested to try these food because it is said that these are certainly the ones the you should try. This dishes that i will share is from Batanes. This place have many famous, fresh, healthy and delicious food that only them can have it and they only the one who can cooked it. They love to serve a healthy and sea food dishes because they surrounded by clear or clean seas and lush greenery that's why they have many selection in cooking a sea food and vegetable dished. This place like to maintain healthy lifestyle by cooking healthy food in their original recipe. When in the island of batanes the food or dishes are served in a big green leaf. Those leaves are called 'yunung' or 'bread fruit' leaves. This is their tradition to make it easy in wrapping the food and they're comfortable to eat with it, this is the best way to show being home way in Batanes. The first famous food that I will introduce is from Ivatan cuisine. Their food or cuisine is very unique, simple but healthy in the body and many tourist amazed in their own food. Ivatan have a style in cooking. It can describe as a bland, some are using only the salt, soy sauce and vinegar as condiments. This was all their own and this is their style to make it delicious.
The number one popular food or dishes in Ivatan that is healthy is Uved or uvud or they called 'tabtab' in Sabtang (this is the one of the three inhabited island in batanes). This is an healthy food which is made of finely-grated corm which is found in the base in the main stem of a banana plant. They are proud in this dish because this is not only delicious but also healthy for all people especially the foreign people. The food in uved that is also haealty food are Vunes (this is made of preserve gabi or taro), Root crops this is one of agriculture product because this is unlike the other crops ( this crops is like onion gabi ginget etc. ). The other local vegetables are Tamiduk also called as fiddle head fern, Utut nu Bulyas and Chinavules. This is the Ivatan food from the sea. The most famous food that is made with the fresh ingredients or main ingredients in the sea are Dibang (this is a name of a fish). In batanes this is the most or common fish that you will find in that island and unlike the other fish, this fish can fly or leap in the water. That fish can help the food to make it delicious or become tastier. The other sea food that is popular are Payi or lobster this is so expensive in batanes because of this especialty. The foreign and other people there love the taste that is fresh and sweet. The othet fresh or sea food in batanes are Arayu also called as mahi- mahi or golden dorado, Kanañis this is octopus fried, Uni these is sea urchins, Seaweed soup or balls and Dumay also called as 'common periwingkle'. Not only the best food there that they're proud and want to taste. Not only the people in Batanes love a souvenir or they called it more as 'pasalubong' the foreign or the people who vacation there want it. Everytime people is visiting the other city or province before they comeback they go to the 'pasalubong center'. This is the way to share their love one's their happiness and joy in their travels.
Aside from the beautiful photos that you capture,the memories and the delicious food. Don't miss the time to buy a 'pasalubong'. This is the souvenir in Batanes that you need to buy. Yuvuk(basket), Camote cookies, Bukayo,Wakay(camote) chips, garlic bits etc. Their simple way of cooking their food like using salt,soy sauce, and vinegar as condiments made it easier to do but time and effort needed to do this is required it may seem simple but surely the taste is much different. extraordinary, yes the way to cook it is easy but the taste differs,which makes the food even more special. In Batanes there’s a traditional Ivatan lunch with a set of full pack lunch. You can eat Turmeric rice when tha rice has a light flavor that perfect partner with seafoods and other delicious dishes. Adobo, Adobo came from spanish word that means marinade, sauce or seasoning. Talapia steak made with talpia cooked with soy sauce and onion rings. In Batanes there’s a Salad called Seaweed Salad the seaweeds of Batanes is different. It has fine fibers than other seaweeds with jelly like composition this seaweeds salad is very delicious i rember my grandmother make a seaweed salad for me and my cousins it’s good i miss it because the last time i eat seaweeds salad is five years ago. Batanes is surrounded by Sea so there’s alot of seafood there and you will know how very fresh it is. Because Batanes is also known as a Green Mountain there’s alot of coconut tree and because it’s surrounded by sea it’s not surprising that they had coconut crab.
In Batanes Coconut Crub is very unique because the taste is very different in an ordinary crub. There is a hint of coconut flavor on every bite of the meat of the coconut crub. Dessert was made with sweet potato which is cooked until thick and cut into triangle served with sweetened coconut and it’s very delicious. Although coconut crab is no considered as threathen species, but the government says that instead of eating coconut crab why not try eating Lobsters? They have the similar taste though. They have different restaurant that offers a good famous batanes meal. The first restaurant that I will tell you is the Pension Ivatan Restaurant located at Basco, Batanes. Their best seller is the Ivatan platter. It contains Steamed Payi (Lobsters), Uvud Balls (Banana pith mixed with minced meat), Grilled Tuna, Steamed Tatus (Coconut Crabs), Luñis (Ivatan version of adobo), Vunes (dried taro stalks), Fern Salad, Grilled Dibang (flying fish), Inihaw na Tadyang ng Baka, and Turmeric (yellow ginger) Rice. For ₱1,600 only good for 4-6 persons, it is a good deal right? Second is Bunker’s Café it is located also at Basco, Batanes. Their famous food is One of the most-recommended dishes is their “Adobo with Palek“, which is adobo with a unique twist they use sugarcane wine. Next is Casa Napoli it is located at Basco, BAtanes, the best thing about this restaurant is their pizza dough was always fresh.
Also,when eating their food,they mostly use their hands,not spoon and fork or utensils it may seem low classed act to others but the people there adapted its culture to use their hands instead of utensils. I think because it is more tastier if they eat at banana leaf. In batanes they usually eat chicken, they eat a lot of seafood and vegetables. I think they eat seafood because their provine are surrounded with ocean, it is also good for our body to eat vegetables and seafoods. I love batanes beacause when it comes to food they are not picky. They are contented on what they have. In batanes they have this famous store. It is called “honesty store” from the word itself, honest, in this store there will be no cashier man, the owner of the store will leave a box then the customers will put their payment in the box. It is up to you if you want to pay BUT it is called honesty store so it will test your honesty level. In batanes they don’t use seasonings or preservatives that’s why their was tasty. I love the fact that they don’t use gas to cook their food, of course the normal people there use charcoal to cook their food, and I think the one who’s working in a big restaurant they are the ones who are using gas. There are may restaurants in Batanes, you will choose which one is better, there are eatery in the side of the roads but of course you are not 100% sure that the food there was clean. You will love batanes because this province are simple they only want a simple life. They don’t want fancy foods. But of course they are rich in seafoods that’s why they eat Coconut crabs but again as I said a while ago. The coconut crabs are threathen species so might as well eat lobsters. You can find a fancy and affordable restaurant in batanes, there are many of them though. Their food had some unique flavor that’s why Filipinos love batanes food so much. You will inlove at their food because of the unique flavor.
The history and tradition of Batanes has evolved throughout the years,of course like technology or science,it gets better every day,we progress. Same goes to the food,they find new ways to cook traditional food more so that it becomes tastier and more delicious just like any other cuisine, the food is not only made with love but also with lots and lots of time and maximum effort and patience the provincial fresh taste of these food will surely make you feel like home because it’s carefully cooked and prepared. The foods of batanes is very delicous some traveler want to produce the batanes foods to other province. Because of the delicious and native foods of Batanes will make you hunger and will keep you on coming back to Batanes. Batanes is now one of the attractive spots in the Philippines if you are a tourist you should not miss their very delicious foods that known because of their uniqueness. Marconnies, marconnies found on top of the vayang rolling hills, Marconnies offers an amazing view of the hills along with yummy Ivatan cuisine. Many tourist or travelers they want batanes because of view the foods. The ivatan cuisines in batanes isles are Pension Ivatan Pension Ivatan is just a few minutes away from the airport. Its doors opened in 2008 and has since been serving authentic Ivatan specialty cuisine. Batanes is surrounded by Sea so there’s alot of seafood there and you will know how very fresh it is. Because Batanes is also known as a Green Mountain there’s alot of coconut tree and because it’s surrounded by sea it’s not surprising that they had coconut crab.
In Batanes Coconut Crub is very unique because the taste is very different in an ordinary crub. There is a hint of coconut flavor on every bite of the meat of the coconut crub. But it was sad beacause coconut crab is not available anymore. Many of us want to go to batanes, every year there are foreigner who go to batanes. I bet they also love the food there. Batanes is the perfect place to relax with. The food is perfect,the view and the people thereas well. If we go there we should be responsible in our own trash, as I have said a while ago, batanes is a simple province, this province are clean so please throw our trash in the right place. It’s time for us to save the world. Save the mother nature let’s not destroy the beautiful batanes. In batanes they are popular in what they called “flying fish” they fry it, steamed and kinilaw. They love fish and crabs.
This fish are famous in batanes it is called dorado fish or mahi-mahi you can see it anywhere. This is famous because you can see it in everyone’s home. This fish is dried and it took a long days to dried this fish. Lumping dibang is one of the best too they call this as a appetizer in their meal. For the cold weather, they have this sinigang na mayasang this is a boiled fish with kang kong leaves and sili. For the beverage, the popular drink there is miniovaheng or sugarcane wine. As you can see, they don’t have fancy appetizer and a main dish, their beverage was simple though. Ivatans are simple in all aspects of their lives. This place have many famous, fresh, healthy and delicious food that only them can have it and they only the one who can cooked it. They love to serve a healthy and sea food dishes because they surrounded by clear or clean seas and lush greenery that's why they have many selection in cooking a sea food and vegetable dished. This place like to maintain healthy lifestyle by cooking healthy food in their original recipe.
Pancit cabagan or Pancit batil patung it is made of miki noodles, beef slices, vegetables, and a topping of fried garlic, it was also served on a bed of sauce. You can add calamnsi for extra flavor. Dukay salad it is made from tuge, a root crop, milk and cream. Vunes this made of dried taro and fern salad of course it is made of fern. There are many food there, they say that the food there was tasty and mouthwatering. There are many offers for buffet lunch and dinner and I think it is ₱350 per head, not bad right? It is a buffet. If you go to batanes make sure to eat what I have said, I think that those food are tasty and worth every penny. Bitter gourd it it considered as “super food” because the ingredient is only bitter gourd. They don’t have many foods all that I have mentioned they are the popular foods in batanes. If we want to go to batanes we should learn how to be a good traveler first. We should respect all of the people there. I know that they have different culture so we have to respect that. And of course batanes is known for the simpliest province so I assume that their province is clean, we should be responsible in all of our trash we should throw it in the right place. We should preserve the beauty of batanes, we should protect it. I know that we all want to go there, to eat their foods but please we should learn how to be a good traveler first. The food there is amazing, healthy and simple, you can get their food everywhere because the of their food is their own place.
As I have said batanes is rich in seafood because batanes are surrounded by ocean. I hope that someday I can go there and try their food, I want to taste the food of batanes. Im hoping that if I go there I will see a beautiful scenario. Batanes I perfect to unwind, for relaxing and for bonding. I swear you will fall in love with the beauty of batanes. I heard that batanes is the New Zealand of the Philippines, it is true though. Let’s just hope that the beauty of batanes will maintain until the end. Many of us wants to try their food, and many of us wants to buy in honesty store, if we want to try that then let’s preserve the beauty of batanes. Us in group 4 wants to try the uved, lunis, seaweed soup, lobster, dibang and the turmeric rice. In our buwan ng wika we will be cooking the lunis and the turmeric rice we hope that it will taste good. But of course that ivatans cooking skills are different from us. We want to try the food in batanes, we want to experience the food in batanes I wish that all of us wll go to batanes to try their food and their culture. They say that the past recipes has passed from their ancestors to the new generation but the process and the cooking are different from the traditional cooking of their delicacies. Some parts of the procedure has changed, but the taste hasn’t changed.
In batanes they offer bilao which contains different variety of food in batanes. You will see this in restaurants and they have an affordable price. I encourage you all to eat some healthy food like the ivatans, if you eat healthy food then you will live a longer life. We should have a healthy lifestyle, if we eat healthy foods like the ivatans then I guess it well help our health. The food in batanes was good and healthy although the lobsters can make blood pressure high, we should know our limitations. We should come and visit the batanes and see the beauty of their province, we can taste also their food and some beverage. I hope that someday I can go to batanes and try their food, I want to taste the real lunis and the turmeric rice. I want to see the beautiful batanes. I must say that the batanes is one of the most beautiful provinceher int the Philippines, I hope that they can maintain the beauty of batanes, preserve every structures there. Batanes is worth to visit, i will come to batanes when I grow old and have fun there.
