Food - Ilocano Language Lesson

Chances are you will eat the local delicacies of the Ilocos Region.

Some of these food are found all over the Philippines, but sometimes they are called differently.

Different cultures had a great impact on the local cuisine.

The most notable of these cultures is of China. Many dishes/food can be attributed to the Chinese.

American food, as well as Indian and Malay, play a major part in the regions diet.

So let's go and dive in:

Vegetable Dishes In A Typical Ilocano Family

• pinakbet (pea-knock-bet)
• katuday [in fish sauce] (cah-too-dai)
• balangeg [adobo] (bah-langh-egg)

Meat Dishes In A Typical Ilocano Family

• inadobo nga manuk (ee-nah-do-bo-ah-mah-nook)
• letson (let-soooon)
• naitunu nga paltat (nah-ee-too-noo-ah-pal-tat)
• naprito nga ikan (nah-ee-pree-too-ah-ee-can)

Sweet Dishes (Desserts) In A Typical Ilocano Family

• puto (pooh-too)
• bibingka (bee-bing-cah)
• tupig (two-pig)
• calamay (cah-lah-mai)

Okay, I know the list of foods are too short. Again my laziness got me. 

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