{"id":29872,"date":"2019-03-01T19:42:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T11:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=29872"},"modified":"2024-02-15T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:06:05","slug":"cuisine-de-iloco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/ilocos-norte\/cuisine-de-iloco\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuisine de Iloco in Ilocos Norte: The Best Place to Get Your Ilocano Cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cuisine de Iloco | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ke_jpfGLA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While in <\/span><b>Laoag City<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0you&#8217;ve got to drop by at one of the best restaurants in town\u00a0serving the region\u2019s trademark eats with a unique twist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Established in 2017, <b>Cuisine de Iloco<\/b> is the brainchild of owners chef Jaymar Aquino and his brothers. The idea was to build a family-owned restaurant while using his culinary experience from working as a chef abroad and incorporating it with their hometown&#8217;s best flavors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29875\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_exterior.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_exterior.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_exterior-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_exterior-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cuisine de Iloco&#8217;s menu mainly consists of the well-liked Filipino dishes and Ilocano specialties. Originally, it was supposed to be an international menu with Arabian, Chinese, and American dishes, but because of the booming tourism in Ilocos Norte, the siblings decided to just stick with the region\u2019s finest local cuisine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The cozy ambiance of the restaurant will make you feel like you are in a modern house with bamboo walls and a nipa roof. You can either dine in their al fresco dining area or stay indoors and admire the paintings hung on the wall from Filarts Incorporated, a nonprofit organization, which is also available for sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29876\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_interior.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_interior.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_interior-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_interior-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Its walls are\u00a0full of paintings and bamboo wall fixtures<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29878\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_al-fresko.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_al-fresko.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_al-fresko-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Cuisine-De-Iloco_al-fresko-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\"><i>Cuisine de Iloco&#8217;s al fresco dining set up<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the head chef and owner of Cuisine de Iloco, Jaymar Aquino assures that all their dishes are authentically made in their kitchen and has a consistent flavor that would never fade away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">heir best-sellers is the <\/span><b>Bagnet Sisig<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a sizzling twist made to Ilocos\u2019 prime crispy dish of deep-fried pork topped with a sunny-side-up egg. Do not forget to squeeze the Calamondin or\u00a0<em>calamansi<\/em>\u00a0to add\u00a0a crisp sour flavor to the dish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29873\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Bagnet-Sisig.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cusine de Iloco&#8217;s sizzling Bagnet Sisig<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their own version of\u00a0<\/span><b>Poqui-Poqui<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a\u00a0traditional Ilocano vegetable dish\u00a0<\/span>which you can get anywhere within Ilocos Region,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is made from\u00a0roasted eggplant saut\u00e9ed in egg, onions, and tomatoes. What makes Cuisine de Iloco&#8217;s version of Poqui-Poqui is\u00a0it has a distinct smoky flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29877\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Poque-Poque.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Poque-Poque.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Poque-Poque-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Poque-Poque-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Poqui-Poqui<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another specialty twist to the Ilocano\u00a0bagnet\u00a0(deep-fied crispy pork) is their <\/span><b>Crispy Express<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is\u00a0served with a tangy yet semi-sweet\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">red sauce which combines perfectly with the salty bagnet\u00a0chops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29874\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Crispy-Express.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Crispy-Express.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Crispy-Express-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Crispy-Express-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Crispy Express<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Aside from their hearty Ilocano meals, they also offer set meals and packages with all their recommended dishes, plus you can request the chef to cook other local or international cuisines! Just take note that their peak season is summer, so if you are planning to visit Ilocos Norte soon, better drop by Cusine de Iloco at an earlier time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>How to get here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">From Laoag City proper, h<span class=\"renderable-component\"><span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line\">ead\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"renderable-component\"><span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line renderable-component-bold\">northwest<\/span><\/span><span class=\"renderable-component\"><span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"renderable-component\"><span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line renderable-component-bold\">J. P. Rizal Street<\/span><\/span><span class=\"renderable-component\"><span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line\">\u00a0toward\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"renderable-component\"><span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line renderable-component-bold\">V. Llanes, then t<span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line\">urn\u00a0<\/span>left<span class=\"renderable-component-text renderable-component-text-not-line\">\u00a0onto\u00a0<\/span>Hernando Avenue.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer\u2019s Japanese magazine\u00a0March 2019 issue.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Written by Deneca\u00a0Ordinanza<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in 2017, Cuisine de Iloco in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte is the brainchild of owners chef Jaymar Aquino and his brothers&#8217; idea to build a family-owned restaurant, with him bringing home his culinary experience from working as a chef abroad and incorporate it with their hometown&#8217;s best flavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,49,3136],"tags":[593,3137,3143,2982,3139,3142,3141,3140,3138,3144,1035],"class_list":["post-29872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filipino","category-ilocos-norte","category-ilocos-norte-restaurant-2019","tag-bagnet","tag-cuisine-de-iloco","tag-ilocano-cuisine","tag-ilocano-dishes","tag-ilocos-norte","tag-ilocos-norte-restaurants","tag-ilocos-norte-restaurants-2019","tag-laoag","tag-laoag-city","tag-poque-poque","tag-sisig"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29872"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49632,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29872\/revisions\/49632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}