TH1706 Features Region IVA consists of the Luzon provinces, namely: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon. The letters of the provinces’ names were borrowed to create the name CALABARZON. • Cavite was the most important port in the 16th century. Because of its hook-shaped land thrusting into Manila Bay, the Spanish colonizers saw it as a port for their galleons, linking the colony to the outside world. The hook is called kawit in Tagalog, where the city got its name. (Province of Cavite, n.d.) • Laguna’s name originated from the Spanish word “lago,” which means lake. Laguna hugs the southern shore of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. It is also the hometown of Jose Rizal. (Philippine Information Agency, n.d.) • Batangas was formerly called Kumintang. The province used to include Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, and parts of Laguna. Batangas is well known for its agricultural, livestock, and aquatic products. The dishes in this province are very simple and straightforward. (Province of Batangas, n.d.) • Rizal is named after the national hero, Jose Rizal. It is located on the north and northeastern part of Laguna de Bay. Rizal is an agricultural province that produces rice, mango, cashew, and other high value crops. (Philippine Information Agency, n.d.) • Quezon, formerly known as Tayabas, is named after the late president Manuel Quezon. Only the strips of land along river valleys and coasts are available for planting crops. The province is narrow with an average of 30 kilometers by its width. (Philippine Information Agency, n.d.) Distinct Food Products Cavite • • • Pansit Puso ng Saging – This is a noodle dish where Miki and bihon noodles are used. Instead of calamansi, thinly sliced banana blossoms cooked in vinegar is used as a topping. Tinapang Salinas – This is a smoked scad fish. Salinas was the former name of Rosario where these smoked fishes are made. “Sal” is Spanish for salt. Pansit Istasyon – This dish is named after the train station in Tanza where it was sold. It has a shrimp and tinapa sauce, with kalamias/kamias or balimbi fruit as a souring agent and topping. Instead of noodles, mung bean sprouts are used. Laguna • Kesong Puti – This is a type of soft cheese made from carabao’s milk. • Buko Pie – It is a sweet pie filled with young coconut meat. • Kinulob na Itik – It is a dish made from duck which is boiled with garlic and other spices for 4–5 hours then fried. Batangas • Adobong Dilaw – This dish is made from pork or chicken stewed in garlic, vinegar, and turmeric which gives it its yellow pigment. • Bulalo – This is the cow’s kneecap and shin bones boiled for long hours until the meat becomes tender. • Sinaing na Tulingan – These are small tuna mashed slightly with salt and slowly simmered in pork lard and dried kamias. • Gotong Batangas – This dish is made from beef innards and head stewed together with annatto oil. 05 Handout 1 student.feedback@sti.edu *Property of STI Page 1 of 2 TH1706 Rizal • Dinilawang Kanduli sa Alagaw – This is a tangy catfish soup. The yellow color of the soup comes from annatto seeds. Alagaw, an endemic plant, is used as a souring agent. Quezon • • • • Kulawo – These are pickled banana blossoms. Sometimes, eggplants are used. Longganisang Lucban – These are small sausages made reddish with paminton or pimiento powder and flavored with oregano. Pansit Habhab – It is a local noodle dish in Lucban. Sugarcane vinegar is drizzled on top before eating. It got its name because of the way locals eat it: by holding the banana leaf liner towards the mouth and slurping the noodles. This action is called “habhab.” Bombay – This is pork tenderloin and innards soup wrapped in banana leaves. The packet is shaped like the turbans used by Indian Sikhs. References: Ardona, A. (2015, October 22). Four dishes from Rizal province that you need to try before you die. GMA News Online. Retrieved from http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/newstv/biyahenidrew/541478/four-dishes-from-rizalprovince-that-you-need-to-try-before-you-die/story/ on December 5, 2018 Backpacking Philippines (2010). Kinulob na Itik - Victoria, Laguna [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/10/recipe-kinulob-na-itik-victoria-laguna.html on December 5, 2018 Buaron, D. R. (2009, August 10). Laguna. Retrieved from http://tourism-philippines.com/laguna/ on December 5, 2018 Fenix, M. (2014). Country cooking: Philippine regional cuisines. Pasig City, PH: Anvil Publishing, Inc. Philippine Information Agency. (n.d.). Provinces. Retrieved from https://pia.gov.ph/provinces on December 5, 2018 Province of Batangas. (n.d.). Economic Sector. Retrieved from Official Website of the Province of Batangas: http://www.batangas.gov.ph/portal/economic-sector/ on December 5, 2018 Province of Cavite. (n.d.). Brief History of Cavite. Retrieved from Official Website of the Province of Cavite: http://cavite.gov.ph/home/province/general-information/history/brief-history-of-cavite/ on December 5, 2018 Sta Maria, F. P. (2016). What kids should know about Filipino food. Diliman, QC: Adarna House. 05 Handout 1 student.feedback@sti.edu *Property of STI Page 2 of 2
