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| dinengdeng, ilocosboy |
Ilocano are people located in the northernmost part of the
Philippines. One food so popular with
them is called dinengdeng or fish sauce (baggoong) soup base. Only us can really appreciate the taste of
dinengdeng which is mostly composed of vegetable leaves like jutes (saluyot)
leaves, malunggay (horseradish) leaves or pods, bamboo shoots, eggplants,
squash blossoms and other kinds of vegetables.
Depending on where region an Ilocano leaves, ingredients may differ according
to their culture.
But the main ingredients and will never be dismissed is the
fish sauce or baggoong. Dinengdeng will
never be dinengdeng in the absence fish sauce.
Of course, adding some ingredients may be necessary like putting the
dried shrimp, fried tilapia (freshwater fish) or grilled milkfish .
