LA PAZ BATCHOY

Batchoy or La Paz Batchoy is a popular noodle dish in the Philippines that originated in La Paz, Iloilo, its main ingredients are pork offal like spleen, kidneys and liver. Served on a deep bowl with a very hot soup it is garnished with garlic, pork cracklings, spring onions and raw egg. The origins of the dish is still inconclusive but there were two stories that are quite popular. First story states that it was created by Federico Guillergan, Sr. in 1938 when he sold this dish in La Paz market, the recipe calls for broth, noodles, beef and pork which later evolved to its modern form. Another story states that it was created by Teodorico Lepura in the same market in 1945 where it was run by the whole family, Lepura said that he learned the secrets of making noodle soups when he worked for a Chinese merchant, he then developed something out of what he learned and that gave birth to the La Pas Batchoy we all know now.

La Paz Batchoy