These are some batanggenyo food that you'll surely love. Though found everywhere in our country, these foods are also found easily on every streets specially in city proper. These are butse or butse-butse, sagimis, banana cue and camote cue. Combined with palamig or local drinks with gulaman and sago served with varietis of colors, for sure your hunger will be satisfied.


Butse is made of camote inside. As for the orange cover, I don't know what it is. Best served while hot with a cold palamig.


Sagimis on the other hand is made of banana, wrapped with a wrapper and then fried in pan and mixed with sugar. Sometimes they put some coloring to make it reddish.

Camote Cue is fried slice camote with sugar on stick. Same with banana cue, mixed with sugar on the frying pan. I love the combo with black gulaman.

Now I miss Batangas....

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At last, after a year online, Batanggenyong Online page rank is now promoted to PR3. I'm really glad I made it, thanks to all those avid readers and visitors that keeps on coming back for true Batanggenyo blog. This year, I will try to blog more for you guyz....

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Several years ago, before big department stores like SM, Robinson and even Fiesta Mall in Lipa came to existence, batanggenyo's (from Lipa and near municipalities) only knew Tagumpay Mini Mart. Yes, that's right. For new batanggenyo's, maybe didn't know this establishment anymore. They have the options of going to big department store's right now, why bother visit this small and old building. But for old folks like me(not that old), I knew how important Tagumpay Mini Mart played in the development of Lipa.

Behind the old building lies thousands of stories about this establishment. Though old, it has been an icon in Batangas on its prime. I remember those days where almost all types of people from all over Lipa and nearby municipalities visit this place to do their grocery. On the top floor, there was even a refreshment parlor where we usually eat some pancit and halo-halo. On the ground floor, there was a VHS/Beta tapes rental while the ground floor have the school supplies. Entrance gate house a small store for selling cigarettes. We don't have any choice that time, Tagumpay is the biggest mini mart in Lipa City. Life is simple that time.

Now, it seems the building has been forgotten. People are not flocking there anymore to buy their groceries. I didn't enter the building the last time I went there, but for sure, lots of changes happen. Gone are the days that people of Lipa in all walks of life will go there to do shopping. Now it's like a casualty of modern Lipa that soon will be forgotten by many but not by those true Batanggenyo like me who witnessed it's days of glory.

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"The Premiere Business and Leisure Boutique Hotel in the heart of Lipa City, Batangas."This hotel is located along Laurel Highway in Lipa City, just a few meters away from the City Hall if you are from Manila. SM Department Store is also a walking distance from its location, making it very accessible and convenient for your stay. It's been there since I was in elementary I guess, and that's make this hotel an icon in Lipa City.



I can't find much info about this hotel, but soon I will try to get some. Visit their site for booking and more info, click HOTEL LA CORONA DE LIPA.


Hotel La Corona de Lipa
Km. 84 Pres. JP Laurel Highway, Lipa City, Batanggas (across SM City Lipa)
Tel. No.: (043) 756-1223 / Fax. No.: (043) 756-6913

For inquiries on reservations, you may reach us through our contact information below:

Sales And Marketing Office
2/F Best Western Hotel La Corona
1166 M. H. Del Pilar corner Arquiza Streets,
Ermita, Manila
Tel. No.: 302-2810 / Fax. No.: 521-3909
E-mail: mdcordero@hotellacoronalipa.com

(If you want to book on the hotel, tell them you got their info on this batanggenyo blog. They might give you a discount, though not guaranteed.....hehhehe)

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I haven't found any article on the internet regarding this ALA EH shirt brand. But I'm sure, they are in this business for several years already. They are even the most common Batanggenyo shirt novelty that you can find easily inside or outside the mall. I remember last time wayback in 2001, I bought 3 pcs of their shirt for a hundred pesos only. Cheap right?....coz it's on sale...

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