6 must eat dishes in Ilo - Ilo City!!!

Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Syudad sang Iloilo orDakbanwa sg Iloilo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iloilo; Spanish: Ciudad de Iloilo), is ahighly urbanized city on Panay Island in the Philippines, and the capital city of the province of Iloilo. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area. In the 2010 census, Iloilo City had a population of 424,619 with a 1.8% population annual growth rate.^[4]and for the Metropolitan Area, total population is at 823,671.^[4]

It is bordered by the towns of Oton in the west, Pavia in the north, Leganes in the northeast and the Iloilo Strait in its eastern and southern coastline. The city was a conglomeration of former towns, which are now the geographical districts, consisting of: Jaro (an independent city-before), Molo, La Paz,Mandurriao, Villa Arevalo, and Iloilo City Proper. The district of Lapuz, a former part of La Paz, was declared a separate district in 2008.

Ilonggos are just proud and fond of their native food which are the fusion of Western and Asian Cuisines due to the fact that Ilo-Ilo City became the cultural melting pot during the height of a booming sugar industry from the the Spanish colonial period until the time of Martial law which devastated the industry.Without further ado, let us explore the culinary alley of this vibrant city.

What is great with this dish ? It is served without MSG which will gonna spare you from having Chinese Syndrome after devouring such a very delicious food.

Ilo - Ilo is best known to be very rich in marine resources, so do not miss to go to Tabu- an where you can have different seafood dishes for your lunch, such a wonderful experience.

The Ilonggos call this Native Lechon Nga Manok. A charcoal grilled stuffed with lemon grass,the taste will just gonna blow your taste buds and you will gonna crave for more.

 Kadios, a stew of black beans, jackfruit and pork. The taste is excellent that every piece of it will simply melts in your mouth.

Lengua Estofado ( braised ox tongue ), A very Spanish cuisine with authentic Filipino modification which will gonna bring you to the Spanish Ilustrado era. Magnificent cuisine that makes every Ilonggo proud of.

Do not miss to try Beef Caldereta or Bakareta which is very authentic Ilonggo cuisine.

Food trip in Ilo - Ilo City is never complete without having a bowl of  Batchoy.