Iligan Diners' Journal

What is food for you? Is it just a thing you eat in order to survive? “Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.” Food is not just the thing that we eat. You do not eat just to fill your hunger.  We eat food to satisfy the desires of our soul. Food is a taste of one’s culture. Know yourself. Discover and experience more the Philippine culture in one of Iligan’s best restaurant, Tita Fannies.

 

Home of the best roasted chicken and pork in Iligan, Tita Fannies gained its popularity in offering customers exquisite Filipino cuisine. Maybe you are thinking that Tita Fannies do not have its own originally created cuisine, well they have. Tita Fannies initiated the first liempo de lechon in the Philippines, enhancing the national food of the Philippines. It’s tasty, flavorful and affordable. Moreover, they have these roasted chicken and pork of different varieties with unlimited rice which surely you will love.

 

Aside from roasted chicken and pork they also have other Filipino cuisines like pancit, bihon, lumpia, kinilaw, sisig, adobo and the likes, which is also a nice partner of rice. If you will plan to eat one of the foods on their menu, I suggest you pick kinilaw. It’s sour, salty, and savory taste will make you feel the flavor of Filipino culture. Apart from pork, meat and beef, Tita Fannies offers variety of fish Filipino dishes. One of its exceptional fish dishes is the Tinolang Malasugue. It’s the flavor and the way it is cooked that makes this dish notable. If you are having medical problems caused by red meat then maybe you can try fish meat.

 

Not only main dishes are served here, they also serve desserts and Filipino delicacies. One that you will surely crave for is the Halo-Halo sa Buko. The name may sound unfamiliar to those who do not know this lovely Filipino delicacy. Halo-Halo sa Buko is a traditional Halo-halo, which every Filipino knew, served in a buko which some variations. Also, they have these rice cakes, suman, and other delicacies which are native in the Philippines.

 

Tita Fannies have delicious foods and desserts, but how about the prices and ambience of the place? Tita Fannies offers affordable meals that a normal Filipino can afford. People who have tried to eat here in Tita Fannies admitted that the place makes you feel what the Filipino culture is. Its designs are a reflection of the Filipino culture. And if you are a Filipino then surely you will feel like just at home.

 

Food really is something which everyone can have meaning of. But as a Filipino, it is worth having and worth tasting when it symbolizes the true heart of nationalism. So, if you want to know more about yourself and the Philippines, experience and relish the best of the Filipino Culture at Tita Fannies.