Vigan Pipian
Vigan Pipian . With the recent trip to Vigan I manage to bring back home a bunch of pasotes for my long overdue Vigan Pipian recipe . To educate our readers who are not from Vigan or not Ilocano and never heard of this delicious dish here are some brief description as per my personal knowledge. Pipian is not similar to Kare Kare except perhaps the color . The three essential ingredients that may not be in your regular kitchen are pasotes a herb that gives that strong flavour, kamias which of course gives a sour tasting thick soup and toasted ground rice , grind coarsely to give a porridge texture. Pipian is serve as merienda but may be serve as a vian. Beef and pork parts, chicken or a combination may be used. Frankly I am not really sure if it originated in Vigan . For my recipe I used chicken but should you have the above mentioned essential ingredients and want to try it with beef or pork then use the same recipe, except the beef or pork, especially ...