Local cuisine is a window to a people’s culture and identity. From the sour pork stew known as laoya to the Vietnamese-influenced chao long noodles, the Palaweño kitchen offers adventures as exciting and varied as the island’s geography.
“One way by which a people expresses its interpretation of the world is through its kitchen,” said Dr. Fernando Zialcita, director of Ateneo de Manila’s Cultural Heritage Program, in his introductory...
