Paladosdos: Bulusan's Original Snack Treat

Bulusan's paladosdos photo from pamughaton.

If I have to pick a recipe typical of Bulusan, I will choose Paladosdos.  The name itself is Bulusanon though the origin is unknown. The ingredients are all local and are always available. The recipe is simple but will entail effort in the preparation of the raw materials such as grating of cassava and coconut milk preparation.

When cooked the effort however is worth it from the texture to the flavor. The cassava minute balls are a joy to chew with its gelatinous texture and the coconut milk all adds up to enrich the carb balls to just the right blend of coco nuttiness.

In my book paladosdos is synonymous to Bulusan--a home coming food for every Bulusanon living away from home.

For a complete how-to-prepare-paladosdos the authentic Bulusanon way, a visit at Pamughaton is a must.


Photo credit: Pamughaton

Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines

Tangkwa: Philippine native gourd in Bulusan's heritage recipe

Tangkwa from my garden temporarily functions as a living room accent while waiting for my non-busy days to turn the gourd into a dessert using a Bulusan recipe with pili and lemon de china.

The local "tangkwa" is a fruit in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae family), a herbaceous tendril-bearing vine that includes the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin.

Grown in the backyard garden of rural homes in the Philippines including Bulusan it is the main ingredient in a local dessert with pili nuts in marmalade-sugar mix accented by lemon de china.

This recipe can be considered a heritage recipe in this noted pili-riched town for this used to be a regular and popular dessert during fiestas in Bulusan. However this is seldom prepared now. The fruit brings memories of Lola Ingga and Lola Datay serving their guests with this well-loved 'dulsi na tangkwa' in my father's ancestral home in Poblacion Sabang in Bulusan.

Detailed instructions of this Bulusan heritage recipe of  Dulsi na Tangkwa (Sweetened Tangkwa) is documented excellently in a  Bulusanon web site :pamughaton.net


Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines