Local Ilocano Food with Uncle Eddie Pt. 7

We ate at Texicano Cloud 9, a family friend's restaurant. This was a course in Ilocano local cuisine. Turtle eggs, Ants eggs, flower of the malonguy. seaweed and other local delicacies.

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Travel & Events

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• Philippines
• Ilocos
• Norte
• Laoag
• City
• Eddie
• Verzosa
• Texicano
• Cloud
• 09

[CasandraHarrington]

Correction: The "Sea Grapes" are called Ararusip (are-are-ooo-seep) :-)

[batang70s]

there's a law prohibiting the harvesting and eating of turtle egss. the mayor (mayor michael farinas) should implement the law by closing the establishment serving the eggs and penalize or jail the owner. walang kaibigan, walang kamag-anak pagdating sa batas. let's protect all endangered species for ourselves, our children and our children's children.

[batang70s]

wreckso, Uncle Eddie is pure GI. He is Eddie Boy Versoza, the eldest child of Engr. Juanito Tumaneng and Nenita Versoza, both deceased. He used to live at the family house at 237 Rizal St prior to migrating to the states in the 1970s. I should know because of I am his cousin.

[emsroxy]

omg!!! ndi q alam na kinakain na pla ang turtle egg heheh..

[rkmugen]

ar-aru-seed(at arroz seed) = "Sea Grapes"

Tasted it for the first time on my first trip to my parents' birth-country. I've missed it ever since that trip many years ago since they're a bit difficult to come by, here in the States.

[bornradical]

its very yolky! ur so beautiful!

[MekaMeka916]

I think Uncle Eddie did all of "us" Filippino ppl who were born in the US a favor... I dont know how to speak Tagalog, let alone Ilocano, so it was easy for me to understand! Im glad he did :) Thanks!

[philirish]

i love ar-aru-seed with some chop tomatoes pinch of salt and ur done, hey uncle eddie, will you do me a favor, could you pls ask ur niece(the one who's wearing white shirt if she's still available? and i want to know her email add(yahoo messenger) thanks.....

[iLocanoLaoagcEEtay]

ALL i gots 2 say is that Laoag city is Second Heaven! No other state or country ohh CEETAY can TOP Laoag Ceetay! -DeLa Cruz Fam

[pairproductions]

wreckso - SO quick to judge... Who says you have to speak Ilocano in order to describe the food. Why didn't you write your comment in Ilocano?