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I am not big on the Pinoy food. When I gave a rundown of my favorite restos, my friends remarked, "You like Italian food, huh?" Indeed, I do. Overall, I think my palate favors Western food.

Going to Ilocos Norte, I knew I would embrace the bagnet, but I was a bit iffy about the pinakbet--ordinarily, I don't eat it, but I kind of try to make it a point to eat food that is native to certain localities (e.g., durian in Davao…although I cheated and just had durian coffee at Blugré). Then I found a version of pinakbet that I was more than willing to stuff myself with--Pinakbet Pizza!

Sing with me, "Ordinaryong pinakbet nagiging pinakbest, you bet!" 

On our trip to Paoay, H and I had lunch at Herencia Café, the restaurant across Paoay Church. Don't be turned off by what seems like a con-fusion dish--it really is just a veggie pizza, albeit with some hints of bitterness courtesy of the ampalaya.

I don't know about that dinuguan pizza though.