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Foodies, Here’s Where You Can Eat “Slow Food” in Boracay
Food lovers, if you're looking for a place to experience slow food in Boracay, check this out!
By: Jun N. Aguirre | April 19, 2024
If you're heading to Boracay and looking for a place to eat slow food, check out our list of delectable local food you must try!
Image: GMarket MSME HUB Boracay Facebook page
The slow food movement was introduced in Boracay in October 2023 through the Department of Tourism-Western Visayas, highlighting the region's fresh agriculture and aquaculture industries.
On April 9, 2024, slow food was formally institutionalized as a menu item in Boracay to promote local food traditions. If you’re looking for restaurants serving slow food, check out JRJ Bakery in GMarket MSME Hub along the central highway of Barangay Balabag, Boracay, where you can try these eight most delectable slow food champions. Each serving starts at PhP150, and you can choose it with blue ternate rice (blue healthy rice) or baked slices of bread.
1. Inubarang manok
If there’s a food delicacy synonymous with the Aklan province, it is undoubtedly the Inubarang Manok. Inubaran is a Filipino chicken stew or soup made with diced banana pith or banana stem, coconut milk or coconut cream, a souring agent, lemon grass, and various spices. It is a common menu item in the province during birthdays, fiestas, and weddings.
2. Pork adobong puti
Of course, pork adobo is a famous Filipino dish. But what is unique in the Boracay menu is that they call it ‘puti’ or white, perhaps symbolizing the white beach that Boracay has to offer. It's a braised pork recipe with vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic, and it is delicious over steamed rice.
3. Tinumkan
It is a dish made from freshwater shrimp and young coconut meat wrapped in banana leaves.
4. Ginataan black seaweeds
Ginataan is a food cooked with coconut milk and black seaweed. Some groups are currently campaigning for Aklan province to be the ‘Ginataan’ capital of the Philippines because of its abundance of coconuts.
5. Black seaweeds atsara
A pickle made from grated unripe papaya and black seaweed is often served as a side dish for fried or grilled foods, such as pork barbecue.
6. Rema fries/chips
Rema fries/chips are breadfruit made into fries or chips. Breadfruit is a flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit families, originating in the Philippines and other countries. Some stakeholders are mass-producing breadfruit because of its potential to ensure food security.
7. Sarasara coffee
Sarasara coffee is made by roasting rice until it is burned. It is said that residents used this kind of coffee long before the introduction of commercial coffee. For Boracaynons, it is not just a caffeine alternative but also has a healing effect since it is soothing to the stomach.
For years, rice was a significant crop of Malay town before Boracay became a tourism mecca.
8. Ginataang buhay buhay
‘Buhay buhay’ is an English vetiver commonly found in wetland areas of Boracay. According to experts, vetiver is a natural agent for the sustainability of wetlands. The locals reported that long ago, the ancestors made tea out of it or ate it as a vegetable.
According to the slow food Boracay organizers, they are continuously researching the traditional food of Boracaynons through cultural mapping. Additional menus will be available as soon as possible.
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About Jun N. Aguirre
Jun Aguirre is a mobile journalism (Mojo) practitioner and a freelancer covering mostly Panay Island to include Boracay. In 2020, he was the only Filipino featured via online conference promoting MOJO during the Mobile Journalism Congress in Asia.
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