Villasis town in Pangasinan holds ‘Pinakbet’ cookfest

This eastern Pangasinan town celebrated its annual ‘Talong Festival’ (Eggplant Festival) Sunday, with a cooking contest of the well-loved Filipino dish– pinakbet. In the contest, only the five main ingredients of pinakbet – eggplant, okra, ampalaya, pepper and tomatoes – were given to the contestants. It is up to them to add other ingredients. Contest [...]