Several years back, I and my friends had a tour around the Ilocos region. We visited some known old churches, famous landmarks and their finest beaches. And of course we also tried renowned Ilocano dishes like, vigan longanisa, pinakbet, kilawin, bagnet and many more. Most food menu of restaurants in Ilocos has Poqui-Poqui, which is an eggplant dish and we were afraid to try them because it doesn’t really look appetizing and it doesn’t have a detailed description. I don’t know if it’s just the picture, but I guess I am not that adventurous when it comes to food unless someone...

After 24hours stay in Vigan, we decided to go to our next stop. Laoag Ilocos Norte. We arrived at Laoag at dinner time so what we did first is to check in to a hotel accessible everywhere. Isabel suites is the name of our hotel. Neat huh and it has an wifi internet access. After checkn-in at Isabel Suites, we went around Laoag city to look for a good place to eat. Here’s our rule in looking for a place to eat. A restaurant that is very unique that you can’t find in Metro Manila. Bingo! Saramsam Cafe, very nice ambiance, mixed antique ambiance and very good food as well. hmmm yummy huh! I...