The GOLDEN Age of PAMPANGA

My Favorite Capampangan Culinary Heritage

treats, unique to the Culinary Capital

of the Philippines, intrinsic parts

of Pampanga's Golden Age.

Locations:

Tita Lilian's Heritage Kitchen

Tita Pette's Everybody's Cafe

Tita Mel Galang's Culinary Studio

and Uncle Claude's Bale' Dutung!!!

The Hottest INANG LAYA Ever...

from the mural of the grand dining hall of

Everybody's Cafe' in Pampanga;

painted way back in 1967.

MOUNTAINS of CAMARU

I found three giant mounds of

freshly delivered Field Crickets being

prepped in the Everybody's Cafe' kitchen!

My #1 favorite Capampangan Delicacy ever.

Kermit and Friends transform into

delectable stuffed frogs, a.k.a.

BETUTE!!!

From Lilian Borromeo's Heritage Kitchen

in Mexico, Pampanga:

"TEJADA"

jewel-bright candied tomatoes (!)

very much like the candied orange peels

found at Dulcinea and La Cibeles. a very rare

(rare because it's hard to find, and healthy!!!)

Pampango dessert served at Lilian Borromeo's!!!

COOKIES & MILK

but not just any simple tea-time treat,

this is Pampanga, after all:

Gatas ng Kalabaw

warmed up, with the milk cream

settling gently on the rim of one's cup...

"San Nicolas",

the perfect partner of the Fresh Carabao's Milk,

San Antonio Bourdain

surrounded by antique Capampangan cookie molds,

the oldest, on the upper left, dates back to the 1790s.

NINGNANG MAIS

"Grilled Corn",

but not really.

Don't trust your eyes; this is a

Brazo de Mercedes-type dessert with

a sweet corn filling, one of the sweet specialties

at the Emelita W. Galang Culinary Arts Studio, Inc.

I led a tour for the cast and crew of a new show ,

"LIVING THE GOLDEN LIFE",

Saturdays at 6:30pm on ANC,

hosted by one of the best hosts in Philippine TV History,

TINA REVILLA,

pictured here with the Manila Boy

after enjoying an evening of delicious stories at

Claude Tayag's Bale Dutung in Angeles City.