Aliyah Rossa D.

Llanes

11-Onesta

Culinary Analysis

My mother’s family are actually from Pangasinan but my mother was

born in Marikina so she had little knowledge about the Pangasinan and
their culture. My grandmother however, knows what its like in Pangasinan
(Dagupan City) since she used to live there when she was a child. Pigar-
pigar was quite well-known in that place; it is a dish that contains strips of
beef, stir-fried with cabbage. It is said to be a common street food in the
streets of Dagupan City, although it may seem to be simple yet loved by
many. According to Angsarap.net, “this dish is a very simple dish that is
made out really thin slices of beef and liver quickly deep-fried and served
with fresh slices of onions. Though the popular meat used nowadays is
beef the original version uses carabeef a meat that comes from carabao,
also called water buffalo.”

There was no history stated in the internet when I searched about it,
but somehow the food critics compliment it for its delicious taste, and the
fact that it is fit for the average budget of a person and this dish comes out
in the night markets. Cooking pigar-pigar is quite easy, for all you need is to
stir-fry the ingredients all together and then, voila, you are set! I haven’t
tried it yet but maybe in a day or two, I could try and cook it since the
ingredients are pretty affordable and easy to find.