on local Quezon cuisine, as well as familiar grilled favorites. The next day, after breakfast at Ouan’s Grandma’s Kitchen, we were driven to Verdana Farm within the nearby town of Sariaya.

The author Heny Sison (right) with chefs Rosemarie Lim and Ed Quimson at the Rodriguez house in Sariaya, Quezon. After this ... available in his store. The cuisine is uniquely profound as well.

People have always gravitated to Southern Tagalog’s distinctive cuisine shaped by its geography ... says Maria Cristina Decal, a Sariaya, Quezon local who’s been conducting tours for years ...