Category Archives: Pilipinas

Capitol Building of Pangasinan

Calasiao Puto

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Tiny steamed rice cakes where a kilo of it in Lingayen public market is cheaper than in the stalls in Calasiao town

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Calasiao puto is the only kakanin I know that is sold by weight

Lingayen Gulf Vendors

Sun Drying Grains in National Road

Bagnet

A deep fried pork staple in Ilocano market
Lest you forget, it’s an ingredient in pinakbet
A vegetable dish very common in their diet

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Bagnet in Batac market

Sukang Iloko

Vegetables in Batac Market

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Squash flowers

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Tomatoes

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Ampalaya leaves

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Takway. I like this in laswa (an Ilonggo vegetable soup)

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Kabaskabas according to the vendor. I got some and included it in pinakbet. Similar to sigarilyas in taste only better

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Garlic is really abundant in Northern Luzon

Roadside Pottery Shops

Paoay Church

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Baroque edifice illuminated by the setting sun

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It rained while I ate pinakbet pizza at Herencia and when I came out from the restaurant I saw the rainbow

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I have a thing for belfry

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Massive buttresses

Dried Fish Arrangement

Wrought Iron Ornaments

Pink Trikes

Kuliglig

Hand tractor with trailer is a very common sight in the highways of rural provinces such as Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan. With a trailer, it can function as human or farm goods transporter.

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Tinubong

Horse-drawn Hearses

Sta Lucia Church

Four-legged Lawn Mowers

Traditional Strainer

Tyre Plant Pot

Cape Bolinao