The delicacy of Samar

 Have you tried the tamalos, Samar's saucy delicacy?

Tamalos has become synonymous with Samar — particularly the city of Catbalogan

This is Tamalos a watery/ saucy delicacy in Samar, mexican inspired. It’s called, aptly, tamalos, though instead of chicken, tamalos uses pork – and lots of melt-in-your-mouth pork fat.Tamalos is served in banana leaves and paired with a rich peanut sauce called pipi-an or pinipi-an, which is infused with atsuete to impart both flavor and color. The peanuts are roasted in an oven for about an hour and then ground using a heavy-duty processor to achieve a thick consistency. The peanut paste is then added to a generous mix of sauteed onions, garlic, and other spices.

While the sauce is getting cooked, the pork is boiled on the side for about an hour or until the meat (especially the fat) becomes tender. To ensure quality taste, it should be cooked under firewood instead of gasoline. 

Once everything is ready, a homemade lumpia wrapper is set out, a generous amount of pipi-an is poured and spread around, the pork is added and flaked, and then another round of pipi-an is poured on before the whole thing is wrapped in banana leaves. It is then steamed for about two hours. 

If  you want to try this delicacy u can visit Samar the taste the delicious Tamalos of Samar!!