First stop: Kalibo, Aklan
I was very disappointed with Kalibo since there's not much going on here to satisfy your craving. Had I not seen a kamayan (eating with bare hands) restaurant while the tricycle driver was trying to figure out where to take me, I would have easily settled with Mang Inasal. The grilled liempo was okay, and I can't even remember the name of the restaurant. The only thing memorable about it was the TV was tuned into Channel 2 (as I would later on find out, the Visayans are truly Kapamilyas much to my delight).
Second stop: Iloilo - Jaro, City Proper, Miag-ao
I took the 3AM bus from Kalibo to Iloilo city to catch the 8AM mass at Jaro City Church. The ride was 4 hours long passing through the rest of Aklan, Capiz and a few towns in Iloilo. I didn't eat during stopovers so as not to spoil my appetite (there wasn't really any option to eat, it was still dawn!)
My first pagkain in Iloilo: Mini bibingkas!
There are makeshift stalls for these mini bibingkas in front of churches in Jaro and Molo and they sell for 20 pesos/5 pcs. I may be wrong (and I forgot to ask), but I think it is made of grilled rice for the bibingka base and shredded coconuts (this I am sure of) baked in a make-shift oven.
After the Mass, I dropped by the Original Biscocho Haus to buy some pasalubongs but I didn't really like anything so I just moved on to the main event: The La Paz Batchoy!
More of that in my next entry, for the meantime,whet your appetite with this Ted's Old-Timer La Paz Batchoy with Puto:
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