bacolod things

Bacolod Chicken Inasal: The Secret Ingredient

joandarling — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:38:57 +0000

Chicken barbeuce or chicken inasal may sound and look the same anywhere you go. But why do you keep hearing that Bacolod’s chicken inasal is simply the best tasting chicken barbecue ever?

I had to go all the way to Manila to discover the secret of Bacolod chicken inasal from a chicken house owner operating at Makati Cinema Square.

Toto Tarrosa explains that Aida’s Chicken House uses only vinegar coming from Bacolod. For his chicken inasal, he orders his vinegar by bulk from a trusted source as the secret also lies with the mananggete himself, the coconut harvester and tuba^ (coconut wine) producer.

He reveals that unlike the other vinegars commonly available in the local market, vinegar from Bacolod or from other areas in the province of Negros Occidental follows a more intricate process. While other vinegar producers get the vinegar straight from the coconut tree, Bacolod vinegar is produced by first fermenting coconut wine and then turning it into vinegar. Thus, Bacolod vinegar has a wine-sweet taste that permeates into the chicken marinade.

Plus, everybody knows that the secret of good food is that you sprinkle it with l-o-v-e. As the Ilonggos love to cook and serve for their guests, their love goes out to the food they serve.

So why don’t you try a chicken inasal for yourself today? Don’t be fooled by some outlets that use the name “Bacolod” to brand their chicken barbecue. It’s not just the name. And you already know the secret.

Kaon ta anay*! (Let’s eat in the meantime!)

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*anay – termite, thus the joke that Ilonggos eat termites. But in this context, anay loosely means “in the meantime” or “in the interim that you are waiting for something”.

Conversational Ilonggo: Unique Words and Their Loose Translations

joandarling — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:30:04 +0000

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BU-raw: woke up late

ta-li-AM-bong: art

tu-YAW: enchanted / bewitched

Conversational Ilonggo: Body Conditions / Emotions

joandarling — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:19:28 +0000

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Angry: a-KIG

Cold: tug-NAW / gi-na-TUG-na-wan

Exasperated: ga-UG-tas / ga-la-LA-in

Happy: na-LI-pay / na-SAD-ya-han

Hot: na-i-NI-tan

Hungry: gu-TOM

Itchy: ka-TOL

Longing: na-HID-law

Nervous: gi-na-KUL-ba-an

Rested: na-ka-pa-HU-way

Sad: su-BO^

Sweating: gi-na-BAL-has / gi-na-pa-ma-HU-lay

Thankful: na-ga-pa-sa-LA-mat

Tired: ka-POY / KA-poy

Conversational Ilonggo: Food/Tastes

joandarling — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:10:12 +0000

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Sweet: TAM-is

Sour: AS-lom

Salty: a-SIN

Bitter: pa-IT

Umami: na-NAM

Bland: LAS-ay

Tasteless: wa-LA^ sa-BOR

Flavorful: sa-bo-RO-so

Delicious: NA-mit

Very delicious: na-mit-NA-mit

Conversational Ilonggo: Directions

joandarling — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:28:28 +0000

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East: na-SID-la-kan

West: na-TUNG-dan

North: NOR-te

South: SUR

Mountainward: na-bu-KID

Seaward: na-bay-BAY

Far: la-YO^

Very far: la-YO^-LA-yo^

Near: la-PIT

Very near: la-PIT-LA-pit

Right: TU-o

Left: wa-LA^

Front: a-TU-bang

Back: li-KOD

Straight: di-RET-so

Turn: li-KO^

Turnabout: ba-LIK

Turnaround: LI-bot

Circuitous: li-KO^-LI-ko^

Lost: DU-la^ / na-DU-la^

Knows the way: ka-TUL-tol

Conversational Ilonggo: On a Jeepney Ride

joandarling — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:00:12 +0000

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Fare: PLE-te

Pay: BA-yad

Please: pa-LI-hog

Pull over (corner): BANG-ga^ lang

Pull over (curb): lu-GAR lang

Ride: sa-KAY

Conversational Ilonggo: At the Market

joandarling — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:15:18 +0000

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a-YO^ / wa-LA^ a-YO^: haggle/ask for a discount

pi-LA? / tag-pi-LA? : how much?

About the Author

joandarling — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:31:07 +0000

Joan Honoridez-Mocorro worked as a Court Interpreter before she was promoted to Court Legal Researcher at the Hall of Justice, Bacolod City.

She is also an artist and a writer.

Having been an interpreter of the technical legal English to the common Bacolod court users and seeing the lack of an official English-Hiligaynon/Hiligaynon-English dictionary with correct pronunciation, it is her dream to create one for the preservation of her native dialect.

Conversational Ilonggo: Public Transportation

joandarling — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:23:12 +0000

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bus: BAS

jeepney: JIP / DYIP / RAWND-trip / de pa-SA-he

tricycle: TRAY-si-kol

pedicab: tray-SI-kad

taxi: TAK-si / PI-yu

vehicle (in general): sa-LAK-yan

Conversational Ilonggo: Common Expressions

joandarling — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:15:20 +0000

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a-GAY! : ouch!

AY! : expression of surprise

AY, a-HAY! / AY A-hay! – expression of pity or dismay

AY, NA-no? : literally, “huh, what happened?”; expression of surprise at the result of an unexpected or wrong decision

a-YOS! : alright!

am-BOT? : I don’t know. (innocently)

am-BOT! : I don’t know! (condescendingly)

ba-LA : asserting or agreeing with something ; allegedly

da-SON? : then? / next?

ga-LI^? : really?

GID / GUID (pronounced GID): indeed

ha-LA! : oh! / hullo!

HAM-ot: amused

HOY! : hey! (considered impolite; the polite way is to address a person by his name or nickname)

HU-o: yes

HU-o ba-LA: yes, really / allegedly, yes

HU-o GID: yes, indeed

IN-di^ ba-LA: allegedly, no

IN-di^ GID: no, indeed; never

ka-NA-mi^: so nice

TA-pos! : (it’s) the end! / i’m doomed!

TI^? : so? / and then?