Batangas - Tapang Taal

Tapa is a term for a cured meat, often prepared in a thin slice and preserved using salt or green lemon (calamansi). And when you say tapa, the first thing to come to Filipinos' mind is beef, as it is almost synonymous for them since the usual meat used in the the country for processing tapa is beef.

That makes a town in Batangas somewhat unique. A town known for the home of heritage site, the town of Taal.

Taal uses pork as meat for their tapa. Yes, you read it right, pork! Even yours truly have expected that their tapa is a beef and foolishly think they have processed them perfectly making them taste like pork meat(LOL).  Marinated in a mixture of garlic, soy sauce, green lemon (calamansi) and spices, Tapang Taal is best cooked via fried or grilled. Best served with fried rice, egg and kapeng barako (traditionally brewed coffee), the Tapang Taal is favorite all time breakfast of the town's visitors.

Each bite of the Tapang Taal truly marks the memory of it's feaster as the meaty taste lasts at the tongue. So? Wanna try? One set of TAPSILOG(Tapa-Sinangag (fried rice)-Itlog(egg)) ala Taal coming up!