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| The Vigan Empanada cut in Half. The ingredients are mainly of ground meat of longganisa, papaya and egg yolks. |
Visiting Ilocos Sur would not be complete without tasting
some of their native foods like Bagnet, Longganisa and the equally famous
empanadas. There are two famous delicious empanadas in the province; one is the
Batac/ Laoag Empanada and the Vigan Empanada which I just tasted for the first
time. The unique taste of this Empanada makes tourist want to go back just to
have a bite again. The rich flavor comes from its ingredients as well as the
preparation.
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| Served hot with vinegar (Ilocano Vinegar) |
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| Tourists and locals doing some food trip. |
Some of its notable ingredients are papaya, carrots, the egg
yolks (the Vigan version has only eggyolk unlike the one in Batac that includes
the egg white) and ground meat, at times their Longganisa. The dough of the
crust is made of rice flour. It is prepared deep fried. Better to eat this when
it is hot dipped in Iloko Vinegar with chillies, chopped onions, garlic and
pepper. I had my try when we strolled by the Burgos Plaza near the church.
There is ample number of empanada and street food stalls there as well as
benches for eating.
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| Not just the empanada is available here, there are also Okoys and street foods. |
Very delectable to the taste, this native empanada recipe is
addictive. The texture is soft inside with its crispy dough wrap. The price
ranges from 25Pphp-40Php depending on the size or the stall. If you are
planning of a visit to this famous wonder city of northern Philippines, then
you should take a bite of this delicious but affordable delicacy.
