Pangasinan's Greens

Pangasinan is predominantly Ilokano and it shows in the way most of them prepare their greens. Basically, they serve eggplants, okra, ampalaya and kalabasa through boiling them in a pot and seasoning it with bagoong (fish paste). For a fuller broth, leftover grilled bangus or any kind of fish is put in and it's called dinengdeng by tradition. And to make it more tasty, it is left to steep for a day to get a certain flavor. It can also be sauteed in alamang and it becomes pinakbet. An awesome transition! from boiled to dinengdeng down to pinakbet.

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Dinengdeng is a traditional Ilocano dish. It is also known as “inabraw”. This is a healthy dish. The main ingredients are backyard grown vegetables seasoned with fermented fish or “bagoong” topped with grilled fish.

Dinengdeng is easy to cook and prepare. For most Ilocanos particularly those in the countryside, they source out their ingredients from their own backyard farm. These yields are fresh ingredients .

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Adjust your eyes to the all natural colors, darker, deeper, and earthy. This is the pinakbet.