Batwan, a fruit resembling a tiny green apple, is used mostly as a souring agent in many popular dishes in Western Visayas such as Cansi; KBL (kadyos, baboy, langka); Pinalmahan, among others. Know more:
At the Slow Food Negros Earth Market on May 27: Farmer Teddy Cañete talks about growing coffee in Murcia town; Chris Fandriga’s chocolate bars made from Criollo cacao, reputed to be the most expensive variety in the world; pinalmahan na isda using batwan as a souring agent. SILAY CITY—Batwan, a fruit resembling a tiny green apple, is used mostly as a souring agent in many popular dishes in Western Visayas such as Cansi; KBL ; Pinalmahan, among others.
The batwan fruit and saplings were one of the many indigenous food and ingredients showcased at the Negros Island Slow Food Earth Market inaugurated on May 27 at Casa A. Gamboa, here in Silay. Starting out as a pop-up market in March 2021, the Earth Market will now be held regularly on the last Saturday of every month. Reena Gamboa, spokesperson for Slow Food Negros, credits Negros Occidental Rep. Francisco Benitez for supporting the Earth Market.
On Lanai’s menu, for instance, is Tsokolate Negrense, a hot, thick chocolate drink featuring criollo cacao, the most expensive cacao variety in the world, but grown extensively in Negros Occidental. It also has Kadios Falafel using local pigeon peas; Labuyo Blue Crab Salad, using sustainable blue swimming crabs; pizza using Negros Blue cheese with wild honey, and topped with organic arugula; a piaya using muscovado sugar, to name a few.
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