Vigan Delight: Sinanglaw, Crisologo Street, and some Historical Faces
Craving for sinanglaw? Where else can you savor the authentic taste of this Ilocano delicacy than on the streets of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines!
Yeah! You read that right! Talk about street foods, huh?
Cooking this food takes about three to four hours, it depends on the tenderness of the innards. Ooops! I forgot to mention the main ingredients. I do hope you are the adventurous type because this includes the innards of a cow or goat sautéed in onion, ginger, garlic, with peppercorns and or camias. Of course, don’t forget the “bile” sauce! Yummy!
As the city attracts tourists, it also offers a cost effective way to enjoy the food. Plaza Burgos is teeming with the best street foods an Ilocano enjoys. From sinanglaw to fried empanada (vegetables), there are a number of clean stalls to choose from and you can count on the food being cooked fresh from the market.
For only around Php 45 to 60 (US$0.90 to 1.25) for a bowl of sinanglaw add some more for your choice of rice and a bottle of your favorite soda, you can have a taste of this authentic indulgence of dining with the locals. It is not only the tourists who eat there after all, a lot of the Ilocanos enjoy having this mouth watering “merienda.”
After a sumptuous meal at Plaza Burgos, a few minutes of walking distance away is the the historic Crisologo Street, where you can admire the Spanish-Chinese-Filipino architecture of this eight hundred year old walk way of the Ilocano ancestors. Some of the known more prominent people born in Vigan are Padre Jose Burgos, Pres. Elpidio Quirino, and Vincent Crisologo.
Being a World Heritage Site, Vigan is here to stay. So get ready with your walking shorts and take a trip to the heritage city of the north.
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September 4th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Vigan, particularly the Heritage Village, where it happened to be the location of my clan’s ancestral home is very unique and historically rich in many ways. All the people here are warm and accomodating, the architecture are simply amazing and the cuisine are just so awesome. Once you get to tour around this nice and lovely place, you’ll never want to leave.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Patrick Singson,
I can see from your surname that your roots indeed come from the historical Vigan. You are right about the people, they are one of the reasons why it’s worth staying in town and to just enjoy the different places.
Apollo