Porkaholic: What is Bagnet?
Is it lechong kawali? Is it Chicharron? No! It’s Ilocos’ very own delicacy, BAGNET!
Bagnet is a favourite among Filipinos! It's a super delightful chunk of deep fried pork with a very crispy, blistered skin with it. Well, this bagnet was from Ilocos, of course.
In Ilocos Sur, bagnet is called as it is. However in the north of the country, bagnet is called 'chicharon'.
Despite the fact that bagnet was first a Ilocano food (aka from north-western Luzon in the Philippines), we all cannot deny the fact that bagnet’s crispy taste has captivated the stomach of every Filipino.
Bagnet can be eaten as it is, usually with rice, and partnered with condiments like Bagoong (shrimp paste), Bagoong-Isda (fermented fish), Sarsa (a sweet and tangy Filipino pork liver sauce), and Toyo-Kalamansi-Sili (soy sauce with calamansi and chili pepper).
You can also incorporate Bagnet into several Filipino pork dishes, such as Sinigang (a sour and savory Filipino soup), Kare-Kare (a Filipino stew with thick peanut sauce), Pinakbet (a Filipino vegetable stew in shrimp paste or fermented fish), Lechon Paksiw (a Filipino pork stew in pork liver sauce), and many other Filipino dishes.
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Finally an article where I can share this gif image 😅
You had me with fried pork 😀
Omg looks so good!
Lechon Paksiw (a Filipino pork stew in pork liver sauce)? Sounds interesting and delicious. Yes, please!
It is a dish usually cooked everytime we had a leftover Lechon (Roast Pig) the pork liver sauce we put is the same dipping sauce from Lechon, we then cooked it and add soy sauce, vinegar , garlic, bay leaf, sugar, black pepper and a pinch of salt.
Sounds delicious.