Cant’ get enough of Vigan Empanada? Here’s  a simple-to-follow steps in case you want to try cooking empanada at home. Ingredients: For Casing: 1 1/2 cup Rice Flour Orange food coloring (optional) 1/2 cup Water 1 tbsp. Oil (for greasing) Cooking oil (for frying) For Filling: 1 Grated Green  Papaya (blanched & squeezed with salt to extract bitter taste) 4 [...]

There are actually two kinds of the Ilocos Empanada. One is the Vigan Empanada in Ilocos Sur and the other is the Batac or Laoag Empanada in Ilocos Norte. The latter is better known as “The Ilocos Empanada” in terms of appearance and popularity, being sold in all of Ilocos Norte and including some towns in Ilocos Sur. Vigan empanada’s [...]