NUEVA ERA




         A two hours trip is on my way, looking at the windows, I saw this beautiful spot. it's been a month since i haven't visit my mother's home town. Nueva Era is a third class and second largest municipality (in terms of land area) in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 7,837 people. Nueva Era is politically subdivided into 11 barangays, and my mother was from Cabittauran.
           I interviewed my uncle who is the late secretary of the mayor, Mayor. Aldrin Garvida. Tito Edgar Bringas told me that one of their famous dishes is from the meat of wild boar "alingo" in iloco, it is found at their mountains. They hunt it for living, after slaughtering it, they slice the meat, then dry it for a few days, afterwards, the met is alredy done and dry. This is very expensive when it comes to cost, but it is delicious. It can be cook with sarsa or with soup. I tried the Alingo on soup, or Lauyang Alingo, simply with ginger and garlic, it is very plain but the taste is delicious regardless on the smell. They love eating exotic foods like frogs they fry it, adobo and tinola, they also serve adobong "banyas". it taste like chicken. You have to try this food when you visit nueva era especially at rural areas where mountains are near.

This is their Lauyang Alingo
       They discover their dish a very long time ago, because of their place filled with mountains that's why hunting is very popular when it comes to their living, they dry flesh of the wild boar because they don't have electricity before, they use the sun to preserve their food, or sometimes by salting or by grilling it then they will stock it. Some foreigners or balikbayan, often order this "alingo" to complete their vacation at Nueva era, and they enjoy eating it.
-Amano

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BACARRA

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Goby fish or talimusak in tagalog and locally known as the “bukto”,are fresh water forms of fish which are abundant in Bacarra because that place is neary riverside area .Bukto cooked in a variety of ways but according to lola menciang,a residence from this municipalty for more than 80 years the best way to cooked bukto is to steam together with the ingredientslike ilocos vinegar,ginger,salt, and garlic and she said that it should be medium dry as it cook to  preserve it’s taste and as we expected it was really good in taste .
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VINTAR

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Steamed Goby It is a popular dish in Vintar, it is one of the kind of fresh water fish that usually found or catch in our town expecially in Surong valley.it is popularly known as "bukto" in Ilokano and it is very expensive because it is seasonal and it is difficult to find. It has a glorious taste and is surely delicious! -Calaramo, Gamiao
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SARRAT

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Sapin-Sapin The municipality of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte is popularly known to their native delicacies or “kakanin”, especially the “Sapin-Sapin”. This product is one of the best products of their town though it is not an original product of Sarrat, and it is only imitated and adapted from other places but improved and made it famous. This is a rice cake which is made up of glutinous rice and coconut milk, and it is usually composed of layers which are different in color, usually pink and white. It also composed of other ingredients which improves its flavor and enhanced its appealing appearance that make the product special and unique from other products of different places. We can say that it is a very delicious food because of its savory flavor and soft texture. -Guzon, Ramos, Rivera
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