Do You Know What Is "Pinakurat" Vinegar?

photo taken during mini-trade fair in Candon City

Well, this is just the best level-up vinegar mix for your chicharon or your favorite green mango or white turnips.

In short, a "sukang Iloco", in translation, a very own kind of Ilocano vinegar. But what is so different with the Sukang Ilocos Pinakurat? Answer, its the ingredients.

Pinakurat is simply made from pure sugarcane vinegar and added with the hot chili then other ingredients or condiments like garlic, onions among others.

The famous pinakurat come from the municipality of Santa Maria. The light orange colored sugarcane vinegar in medium size bottle is one of the hottest product of this town famous of sugarcane products like vinegar, "basi" or sugarcane vinegar, and sweets like balikutsa and maskovado.

The bottle itself is printed this label that says: "This cane vinegar is native product from Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur. Ilocos Sukang Pinakurat is a condiment specifically Ilocos cane vinegar blended with "labuyo" chili and other spices ingredient"

So proud!

So, the next time you visit Ilocos, don't forget this one of a kind cane vinegar mix which you can only buy in Santa Maria.