Friday, July 22, 2011

EXQUISITE VISAYAN FLAVORS AT IGMAAN

Succulent shellfish (from left to right): Baked Tahong, Halaan Soup with Tofu and Fresh Oysters
Delicious marine delights (clockwise from left): Sweet and Sour Lapu-Lapu, Green Mango Salad with Bagoong Alamang, the bestselling Adobong Pusit and Kinilaw na Tanguingue
Fresh marine catches cooked just right (clockwise from top left): Squid Salt and Pepper, Tempura and Crab with Oyster Sauce

“Igmaan”… for the Karay-a of Antique, Iloilo and Aklan, the term conjures images of steaming rice, of fresh marine catches cooked in the simplest means to keep the flavors pure, of hand-picked vegetables grown in backyard gardens. “Igmaan” is indeed a venerated word: the place to have lunch. Now, lovers of seafood and fanatics of home-cooked meals can have their fill of mouthwatering marine catches at Igmaan Restaurant.

Owned by enterprising husband and wife Noriel and Liza Ricaforte, and culinary whiz Bobby Demalata, Igmaan Restaurant serves a menu of delectable Ilonggo seafood fare and the owners’ own innovations of traditional treats. It’s the place to have lunch… or dinner to indulge the yen for the pure flavors of fresh marine catches.

Igmaan Restaurant is located at Building 1, Seaside Market in Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City.

Text by Vix Sev
Photos by Boy Llaneta

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