Bahay Na Bato of La Union

many faces in Bahay na Bato

Luna, La Union. In this remote town of this province you can find one of the tourist destinations being visited by thousands of tourists because of its unique man-made attractions and the millions of pebbles in the beach. Located in western part of north La Union is the tourists hub called Bahay Na Bato or Stone House

The fusion of natural beauty of the nature comprising of the coasts of Luna town that boost the beach of millions of pebbles that decorated the more than 5 kilometer shoreline of  villages here. Then the one of kind collections of arts from the imaginative thinking of the Korean artists who carved many animals and creatures in the unique wood formations, big stones and hardened lime stones.

wood carving

The arts of stone sculpture that carve many things like artistic formed of faces, animals like head of gorilla, crustaceans among others.

head of gorilla

Also the wood carvings from dried roots and trunks of a tree that sculpted to an artistic heads of dragons, grottos and other religious images and other animals.

head of the dragon

The latest attractions are the antique collections of things used by farmers, fishermen, carpenters, World War 2 memorabilia and many more.

 You think you can spend your 1 hour of roaming and enjoying the moment in Bahay Na Bato? Think again. Your two hours might not enough for you and roam around the not so wide area of this venue. Besides, many of things here are really appreciable and a mere seeing and touching them is not enough. You have to know the stories of each art in the park.

So, if you love nature and arts, gas your car for one hour ride from national highway of Bangar and enjoy the arts and beach pebbles.###

Cassava Bibingka

Bibingka is one of the famous delicacies in the Philippines. Be it made with cassava or glutinous rice. It’s part of the tradition of the Filipino that during special occasion and party, there should be bibingka in the table.

Cassava or as we call it "kamoteng-kahoy" is one rootcrop easily found in the country in any region. The abundance of the said rootcrop resulted to many local delicacies.

What we need to bake now is cassava bibingka.

What you need:

7 cups of grated cassava

3 pieces of coconut

2 cups of sugar

1 cup of evaporated milk

Butter

Banana leaves

For Toppings

1         cup of coconut milk

2 spoonful of flour

1 cup of condensed milk

2         eggs

3         grated cheese

PREPARATIONS

Thorough beat and mix  the eggs and sugar

Add other ingredients and then put  in the pan with the banana leaves

Add together the coconut milk and flour

Add the condensed milk

Cook in low heat until become sticky

Add the egg yolk and mixed together

Cook thoroughly up to 5 minutes

Add to the baked bibingka

Put some cheese

Cooked until it turn to color golden brown.

Ramanam.