PANAGGAPAS

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ILOCOS NORTE COMES TO SALCEDO MARKET

The Salcedo Community Market and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte will host an Ilocos food and crafts fair on Saturday, 15 December 2007, showcasing the finest fresh produce, specialty food items and indigenous crafts from the Ilocos region.

Entitled “Panaggapas: The Ilocano Harvest,” the day-long event is organized by the Ilocos Norte Tourism Office in cooperation with the Museo Ilocos Norte, the Gameng Foundation.

The festival is the first time the Salcedo Community Market – Manila’s most popular weekend market – will host a fair of regional Filipino specialty food items and traditional crafts.

Specialty items on sale will include popular products such as Ilocos garlic, shallots, cornick, linga (sesame seeds), miki and tupig, sugarcane wine (basi) and sugarcane vinegar (sukang Iloko) – all of which will be on sale from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Other items on sale will also include Ilocano delicacies such as bagnet, empanada and longganiza. Among the non-food items are woven textiles and cotton fabric, as well as dried tobacco leaves – a traditional household insect-repellant and garden pesticide.

Newly-elected Governor Michael M. Keon describes the special event as “a showcase of Ilocano talent, creativity, and industry,” while Congressman Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (2nd District) invites everyone “who appreciates good, honest food, and hand-made quality products” to the fair.

“Panaggapas” or “harvest season,” in the local language – is the traditional highlight of the year’s efforts, when the hardworking farmers give thanks for the blessings they have received and rest after another year of work.

Salcedo’s “Panaggapas” Festival will also include a cooking demonstration of traditional Ilocos food by authentic cooks brought in specially for the event, as well as representatives from the province’s hotels and resorts.

Also on sale at the event are traditional Abel Iloko – or woven cotton fabrics – as blankets, runners and napkins. Included among the regional crafts are handcrafted baskets and mats that are renowned for their tight, intricate weaves.

“The Ilocos harvest festival not only showcases the produce of one of the country’s oldest regions, but also highlights the Salcedo Market’s commitment to promote the Philippines as a whole,” said Women of Bel-Air Foundation, Inc. Chairperson Constancia Q. Lichauco.

The Women of Bel-Air Foundation, Inc. will take over the operations of the market beginning January 2008 and has promised to upgrade services at Manila’s most popular market for the past three and a half years.

[ Photo by Manny Marcelo courtesy of Ilocos Norte Provincial Tourism Office. ]

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  • tesslucas

    i am an ilocano living here in phoenix. reading some of your article makes me miss pinas even more! truly, ilocos has a lot of ‘food tripping’ to offer! what i miss more is the very delicious crispy dinuguan that i used to eat at the MM (or is it MNM?) eatery, located at the back of the laoag extension post office near st joseph church. it is just a simple treat which is very ilocano and very ‘naimas’!

  • tesslucas

    i am an ilocano living here in phoenix. reading some of your article makes me miss pinas even more! truly, ilocos has a lot of ‘food tripping’ to offer! what i miss more is the very delicious crispy dinuguan that i used to eat at the MM (or is it MNM?) eatery, located at the back of the laoag extension post office near st joseph church. it is just a simple treat which is very ilocano and very ‘naimas’!

  • http://www.mikemina.com/ Mike

    Hi Tess,

    Thanks for dropping by . . . I was in Ilocos 5x last year and I must say that I’ve really enjoyed all those trips . . . One thing though, I didn’t have a lot of time to try out other eateries in the Laoag area . . . I do not eat dinuguan but when I go back next month, I’ll try and go to that place you mentioned . . . :-)

  • http://www.mikemina.com Mike

    Hi Tess,

    Thanks for dropping by . . . I was in Ilocos 5x last year and I must say that I’ve really enjoyed all those trips . . . One thing though, I didn’t have a lot of time to try out other eateries in the Laoag area . . . I do not eat dinuguan but when I go back next month, I’ll try and go to that place you mentioned . . . :-)

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