I'm Cebuano, but I actually think that Iloilo has the best cuisine in the Philippines. Sure Pampanga is named the culinary capital, but Iloilo has it better for me. Though I've only been there once, it's the food that I can never forget. I used to be very picky with food, Ilonggo cuisine opened up my palette and made me learn to explore. The plethora of flavour profiles is incomparable I think.

Grabe naman ung last few mins ni ate Lor, naiyak ako. Dama mo yung passion niya sa pagaasin and eagerness to revive the almost gone tradition. Biruin mo, willing siya to go places to share her knowledge and help the salt industry. Mabuhay po kayo and ang pamilya niyo, ate Lor! Nawa'y laging summer time!

solid talga yung mga food documentary dito.. pwede nga tong pang netflix eh.. ganto yung tinatawag ng magandang content at magandang influencer...

Showcasing the Asindera reminds the youth and the local government units to appreciate the beauty of the traditional way of making salt, and also to value the hardworking Filipinos. Kudos to your family, ma'am.

Now i know why they were awarded the Gastronomy capital of the Philippines! Everything is just deliciously amazing! booking a boatride tomorrow and eat there since im sooo close! -Bacolodnon here ❤

The extensive effort of your team to showcase indigenous cuisines is greatly appreciated. It’s inspirational to preserve traditional practices and recognize the richness and diversity of our local cultures. ❤

I'm Kapampangan and now living here in Iloilo. Namit foods sobra! Tumaba ako dito hahaha

The food guide in this episode is very knowledgeable. Chef Rafael is One of the food guides that really stands out for me.

That saltmaker is a freakin' HERO!! I love her and her family. Protect her at all cost.

Uploaded on the last day of Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival too! The day when the best of the city and province's cuisine are showcased alongside Ilonggo talent and revelry. Thank you for featuring our beloved hometown. ❤

Huhu best part ung asin! Hope that asindera is doing well. Pwede siya magconduct ng lecture and training. She's very articulate and engaging.

Laking pampanga ako, dito pinanganak. Both parents ko taga IloIlo. Totoo nga, masarap pag kain sa iloilo. Kahit mga luto ng parents ko masarap. Magaganda din mga dagat at maraming pasyalan. Malalambing sila kahit galit. So, IloIlo for me is da BEST!! 👌❤️

One that mesmerizes me with Erwan and his contents is being different. Walang arte unlike other content creators. This one reached even the depths of the Iloilo food history. This needs to be featured and awarded by the city. FUN FOODIE FRIENDLY ILOILO ❤

how fascinating this woman na asindiera, very passionate on her work and wants to continue the legacy of the Phil. tradition from one generation to the next.Salut!

Great respect for the Asindera…amazing Hopefully people can continue the salt making…authentic

Knowing more about our country through the dishes makes me proud …. Makes me more eager to be adventurous …. The Philippines has so much to offer for foreigners and locals ! 🤗

pumunta kami dyan ng friend ko sa iloilo dahil lng sa batchoy.. breakfast lunch dinner puro batchoy... at siopaw robertos... sarap ng batchoy.. iloilo lang tlga pg masarap na batchoy kahit saang bansa ka pumunta...

1:01:50 the Lady has a true Filipino heart! this should be the standard characteristics of Philippines Law makers. Instead of importing salt why continue the old practices of producing local salt as it promote more jobs to locals and Iloilo City economy. - Personal Opinion only

There’s not a lot of channels out here that dedicate this good of a research effort and have a good amount of willingness to try a lot of things off the beaten track. I appreciate this channel! Kudos

I’m from Negros Occidental, where Bacolod City is located. We are called Ilongga. I cooked ilonggo’s cuisine also here in Germany. And i’m Proud ilongga. Kahit saan man kami mapadpad na lugar sa mundo.. Di pa rin talaga mawawala ang taste natin sa pagkaing pinoy.. especially Ilonggo’s Cuisines. 😍

Proud Ilongga Here..Thank you kuys Erwhan for visiting..❤

This content is perfect! will visit Iloilo this March! 😌

As someone who grew up in Miag ao and literally experienced this traditional way of making salt brings back memories of childhood. Part time taga dilig para pag uwi, may asin kang dala sa bahay. 😁

I love how this show is so immerse in the culinary scene and how hard they work to explore every regions food traditions, always fun and educational to watch! Keep it up and excited for more to come!

PEOPLE, , FOOD, CLEANLINESS AND OLD STRUCTURES...yan nagpapaganda sa iloilo

Ang linis ng palengke nila

I've watched this before already. I'm not complaining though. Proud to be an Ilongga, my heart beats in Iloilo; UNESCO City of Gastronomy❤️ Thank you Featr for always featuring Iloilo delicacies and culture.

I’m in Iloilo now visiting for the first time. Your vlog inspired me to come here

Wow, being Filipino American you think you know your Filipino food pretty well. I have Pangasinan and Ilocano roots, so I already know about the more “obscure” dishes. But this particular episode has kinda opened my eyes to a new scope in our cuisine. I’m headed to the motherland very soon and can’t wait to dive in!

I saw this just in time for our trip to Iloilo in two weeks. It will be very helpful. Thank you for sharing it.

GANDAAAAAAAA maraming probinsya pa sa susunod team FEATR!!!

so timely with the Dinagyang Festival 💕💕 Yaaaas nami gid ya sa Iloilo! Hala Bira, Iloilo!!! sa tanan nga panahon ikaw ang palanggaon!! 💕💕

What an amazing video. So touching watching the artisanal sea salt lady. I love her! What do Filipinos think of Iloilo? This seems like a hidden secret? Clean city, green, beautifully restored heritage sites, not so crowded, intriguing cuisine! Are there beautiful beaches? Hmmm, need to stop by when I visit the Philippines!

im so happy Featr exists. as an avid food vlog watcher, i always find it frustrating that i cant find local food vlogs that match the quality of those i watch from the US, Singapore, Thailand, etc. Thank you, Featr!!

Kala ko si Erwan si erwan pala. 😊 Punta nga dyan sa iloilo para matikman ang foods dyan. Sarap daw foods ng mga ilonggo.

I ate the real version of Valenciano, kumoleto rekados..ung my greenpeas, atay ng baboy, bits of pork, red&green bellpepper, raisins (yes, my raisins daw orig na recipe),tapos boiled egg.. sarap ng combi ng salty sticky rice at sweetness ng raisins..basta ibang klase..ung dika titigil kumain..

Thank You FEATR for featuring my HOMETOWN ILOILO. Thank You FEATR for featuring our different food in different places in the Philippines and the story itself. Kudos FEATR!.

This episode is so good and so timely for me coz we have a convention there in May. Can’t wait to try them all. Thanks team!

Filipino Cuisine is Second to none 🏆🏆🏆🏆

I have been around the world as an Ilonggo from Iloilo. Yet I always wanted to go back to my homeland , the City of Love of the Philippines . The past decade that I am back here, I have observed the changes and I have to say, Ilonggos are so flexible and adaptable . Despite the modernization happening around, we in the city of iloilo never stopped engaging with our culture and history. IN Iloilo, you can find tradition merging with modern lifestyle. We are so open to try new things and our palettes will always be looking forward to something new and evolving!

One of the best place where you can have everything you want when it comes to delicious foooood, proud Ilonga here especially estancia as the Alaska of Philippines for fresh seafoods

This is one of the best documentaries I’ve ever bumped into. I love how you guys focused on the traditions and cultures. I appreciate how you advocate for dying industries and promote social awareness in a subtle way without getting too political. Great channel!

Thank you FEATR for your advocacy to promote local food products .....your program educates us the culture that we have as filipinos & to support it...❤❤❤

The extensive effort of your team to showcase indigenous cuisines is greatly appreciated. It’s inspirational to preserve traditional practices and recognize the richness and diversity of our local cultures.😁😍

1:03:00 very well versed si ma'am. Better than most of the graduates ng 4 yr course.

It really is an honor for my home province to be recognized like this. It would however be even better if we started making documentaries using Tagalog or in this case Ilongo language...ka ilinit nga mga indi taga iloilo amo pa to naga kuwarta halin sa aton nga pagka Ilongo...

I really admire how Erwan shows his interest and professionalism in this video. Thank you for featuring Iloilo's best cuisine. 🫶🏻

Truly Iloilo wasn't given by UNESCO as a city of gastronomy for no reason ...me like🤤 ,an ilongga here missing all these dishes...btw that "diwal" though is huge 😅...thanks guys for showcasing the ilonggo cuisine ❤

Thank you for showcasing our hometown. This was wonderfully made!

Thank you for appreciating our food being a Ilongga or born in iloilo the food is really til about a ilonggo

"ka gwapo sang bana ni Anne" hahahahah says one lady on the backdrop ahahah =)

Pinamalhan, namit! Mapaparami k ng kanin 😊

57:02 she's so passionate, dedicated to what she does. made me cry 🤍🤍

WOW. I guess I’ll try to squeeze in Iloilo for my PH vacation! Just for the food! 😂

I have Watched this before .. still a good watch.

Daming good foods sa Iloilo, batchoy with puso, yung kansi nila at chicken inasal napakasarap.

Best part ung asin grabe an passion nya tp.produce salt the tradional way. Sana ganon din ang Government may passion sa pag tulong.

I love Ilonggo cuisine, one of the best. I've travel to different region but only Iloilo has the best, Maybe the food thier are more organic and the style of cooking has pass down true many generation

Burger plus Molo = my dad's favorite combo. From Bacolod here :)

thank you so much for featuring Iloilo and our cuisine. god bless

I want these! Erwan, now I understand the James Beard under your belt. This! This is effing outstanding work! It's like finding heaven! Now, I need to go home. My FOMO is so high right now I may have to retire tomorrow.

Sana makapunta din ako ng ilo-ilo or kahit Bacolod. Super sarap kasi ng food ng mga ilonggo😂😂 yung mga nakasama ko dati sa trabaho ang sarap nila magluto. 😊😊

I am from Iloilo and batchoy is one of my favorite foods here in Iloilo. I used to eat batchoy in Poypoy’s but this video excites me to try Decos as they they have tried and labeled it as the best batchoy among those❤️

Hi Erwan et al, was in Iloilo last March 2024, went to at least 3 of your featured eateries in this particular video, had an extraordinary yummy experiences at Breakthrough, Nora's and Beige. Had mango pizza in Guimaras, too. G'day from Aussieland 🇦🇺.

Wow nkakatakam nman nito Lalo queen siopao ..siopao is my fave .bsta luto Pinoy tyak msarap tlga.. how iwish mkpunta din Ng Iloilo..

I was amazed with the asindera story that was rare. Thankk you po

Pata lilaga is the best soup ever 🍲❤❤🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️so super spicy 🔥🌹hindi ako ilonggo pero masarap po ❤❤❤

❤❤❤ proud ilonggo here Best food 😋

nkakatakam tuloy 🤣🤣🤣 ilang taon na akong di nkapunta ng iloilo.. kahiridlaw magpuli ba hehe

So happy my Grandpa the late Pantalein Villegas taught us to eat good food! Hamonada, Aroz a la Valenciana, Torta(dessert) during fiestas and humba! Of course his home made ice cream and cakes❤

Kudos also to the production and editing team this was really a solid documentary ❤

Looking forward to more content like this.

HAPPY DINAGYANG FESTIVAL 🎉

That's it! Im going to Iloilo!!

Ilonggo dishes are underrated. Been living in cebu for 8yrs and took me 2 months to get accustomed to the flavor of their food. Iba ung timpla ng food nila, not in a bad way but just doesnt taste like how we all expect it to taste. I tried their most raved lechon and didnt get why its so hyped. Its delicious, but they dont use tanglad but instead, spring onions. Restaurants serves good food. The usual kind of taste we're all used to, but in small eatries ir carenderia, expect the taste to be a bit different or odd but i woulndt say its bad at all. Its just tastes differrent.

Wow salamat sa pag pakita mo sa kugar namin idol,ingat po..

Chef Jp and Erwan collab is what we need 🙏

This guy is really gives amazing culture report. must watch and learn.

Ka gwapo kay Sir! ❤️🥲

Parang gusto kong pumunta sa Iloilo

We're waiting for this

salamat, Erwan for the effort and joy of bringing -up the traditional aspects of cooking..ipagpatuloy mo lang ..

congrats chef Tibong Jardeliza for promoting Ilonggo Causine. Proud Sagradista!!!!

Where I join a Philippine loop, pinakamasarap sakin na food dyan sa Ilo-ilo na enjoy ko talaga, specifically sa Breakthrough Restaurant. :)

masarap po yang ginamos sa mangga po..😊

My family lived in Lapaz since the 1920's until now, there were a lot of batchoy makers according to my Lola, it's basically the go to food of drivers, market vendors, and almost everybody since it's soup based and easy to eat. It's basically a meat soup with noodles.

Liked..shared. thnx for featuring Iloilo cuisine. 😋

Irwin is the best Filipino chef of all time. He needs a Michelin star and will get one someday. Please repost this comment EVERYWHERE.

I wanna try everything I saw in this video. Grrrrr!!!!

This is what I like with Erwan. He really eats what is offered to him.

Proud here! Thank you for sharing ...nice!

Huhu chef Martin is such a cutie 😍😍😍😍😍😍

thank you for making my whole capiz trip itinerary can’t wait to visit iloilo!!

Hala Bira Iloilo!!! ❤ re-edited/reuploaded just in time for Dinagyang. 😊

Great work, Erwan!

Grabe kamiss mga foods 😋 originally from Neg. Occ halos pareho mga luto 😋

Great video of the good explanation and showing yummy various food. Like!!

I got tired just watching you eat. LOL On a more serious note, though, thank you for featuring our food and our city. Makes me doubly proud to be born and raised here. P.S. Salam-ukan is just outside the subdivision I live in, and all that good food in my area now makes me wanna go out and get some! Happy Sunday!

How do you consume all of those foods and stay in shape?

Ang galing ni Madam... salamat po talaga sa inyo.. I agree na hindi dapat ganun yung mindset ng gobyerno na "ba't pa tayo gagawa kung pwede mag-import" kase kung titignan mo yung first world countries na puro import hindi na nila alam gumawa ng sarili nila nung nagpandemya. Sustainability ba. Ps. yung bubod kinda sound like yung tapuy budbud