Pampanga is touted as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines, and why not? The Kapampangan cuisine is legendary. If a Pampanga food trip is what is on your mind, it will be surely helpful to determine which food you must try first before gearing up to go to the province.
Be prepared though because the dishes are so exotic you won’t find most of them in the usual Filipino household menu.
Did you know that the Kapampangans spend about 70% of their time during the day on the kitchen? Yes, they do. Perhaps, they are preparing any of the dishes and delicacies listed below.
MUST-TRY KAPAMPANGAN DISHES
Murcon (morcon)
Betute tagak (stuffed frog)
Pindang kalabaw (water buffalo tocino)
Adobong kamaru (mole cricket)
Sisig
Buro or balo balo (fermented rice)
Bringhe
Aligui (crab fat)
Bulanglang Kapampangan (guava sour soup)
Tibuk-tibuk
Halo-halo
Panecillos de San Nicolas (San Nicolas cookies)
Turrones de casuy (cashew nuts)
When embarking in a Pampanga food trip, don’t miss dropping by at any of these places:
Everybody’s Café
Aling Lucing’s Sisig
Mila’s Tokwa’t Baboy
Susie’s Cuisine
Razon’s of Guagua
Kabigting’s Halo-halo
1956 Downtown Café
Bale Dutung
Abe’s Farm
Binulo Restaurant
Kusinang Matua ng Atching Lillian Borromeo
Carreon’s Sweets and Pastries
FNC-Nathaniel’s Bakeshop
Camalig Restaurant
19Copung Copung
Didi’s Pizza
Gill’s Sherbet
Café Fleur by Chef Sau del Rosario
Apag Marangle
You can only say that your Pampanga food trip is complete by eating any of the authentic Kapampangan dishes or delicacies noted above. The same goes for eating in any of the eateries discussed above as well. Eating what the locals are eating and seeing how the locals prepare the food are what make such a trip a gratifying experience.
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