Last December 20, 2008, I joined The Ultimate Kapampangan Show-off organized by Ivan Henares, Spanky Enriquez, Ivan Man Dy, and Anton Diaz. It was a whole day affair which started from 6 AM and ended at 12 Midnight. There was a breakfast stop at Everybody’s Cafe, church tours, the on-board contests, etc. but the 5-hour lunch deserves a separate entry.

We were warmly welcomed by the Tayags in their gorgeous home. Their property which provided a much-needed refuge from the Pampanga heat, is filled with sculptures and greeneries. The house itself is very organic since the materials used were mostly from wood salvaged from torn old torn down Churches and homes.

Mrs. Tayag provided us with a delicious thirst-quencher of Dalandan juice with muscovado sugar ice cubes. One glass is just not enough.

Served with the Dalandan juice is crackers with several toppings to choose from: crab fat, pesto, and I forgot the other one.

This was followed by lumpia with their special Oriental sauce and a salad of ferns, eggs, and other kinds of greens.

lumpia

salad

Everything I’ve mentioned so far could have been a meal in itself but those were just appetizers. Since Spanky has been raving about the 5-way lechon on Plurk, there was no way in hell I would say no to the next part of the meal.

Hello, Mr. Piggy!

The lechon was cooked on the day of the tour so it was very fresh. 

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