TASTE OF ZAMBOANGA: TAUSUG DELICACIES / BANBAN

Our Zamboanga City Public Market experience was a very enlightening experience for us with the Travel Reportage group with Lester Ledesma. 

We were introduced for the first time to many Tausug delicacies or what they call Ban-ban.

Here are the different Ban ban which we can enjoy:

These are some links where I got some descriptions:

~~~ http://www.slideshare.net/dextervelez/tausug-famous-dish-and-delicacies

~~~ http://inpinaystummy.blogspot.com/2012/08/hariraya-puasa-gift-muslim-delicacies.html

~~~ http://inpinaystummy.blogspot.com/2012/08/pasalubong-from-zamboanga-zambo-rolls.html
~~~ http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/suman,tausug/Interesting

Lokot Lokot or Locot Locot.

a.k.a. Zamboanga Rolls

The Lokot-lokot is made of rice flour, which is repeatedly pounded until it becomes fine powder.

Water and other ingredients are then added and blended to create a thick mixture. The mixture is poured in a strainer with holes called ulayan and formed into rolls using two wooden spoons called the gagawi.

Now, the Lokot lokot is now known as Zamboanga Rolls and is a pasalubong from Zamboanga.

Baulu.

The baulu or bahulu is made of egg and flour like a mini sponge cake or mamon. The baulu is artistic because the batter is place on molds and baked, thus the shape is not uniform.

Putli Mandi.

The Putli Mandi is made of malagkit flour with sweet coconut strips like bukayo inside and rolled in fresh coconut. 

Daral.

The Daral caught my attention because it looked like the Lumpia or crepe!

What is wrapped within the wrapper is also sweet coconut mixture or bukayo.

Pali Kambing.

This is the Pali Kambing, according to my friend, Jean, but she told me don't let me spell it out!  
As I understand, banana is inside this fried flour! 

Pan Pan Mongo:

Pasung.
The Pasung or pasong is steamed sweetened rice flour held by banana leaf "balisungsong" or cones.

Pitis.

The Pitis is a sweet, sticky, violet rice flour (similar to Putli Mandih) boiled in coconut milk and brown sugar.

Pangih Pangih.

Donut. 
I don't know if there is a Tausug name for this.

Maybe, you can enlighten us more with comments on these delicacies!

PASALUBONG FROM ZAMBOANGA: ZAMBO ROLLS / LOKOT-LOKOT

Here is a pasalubong from Zamboanga: ZAMBO ROLLS as it is now called, maybe for easier recall.

But of course, it is the good ole Locot-locot (or Lokot-lokot) which is usually given during Hariraya Puasa or Eidilfitri.

Now, it is readily available at the airport, so for those who weren't able to grab a pasalubong, you can get it at the airport.

Here is how the Locot-locot is now being packaged!

And note the Zamboanga City beauty and historical spots also printed on the box as "Recuerdos de Zamboanga".

 

 

From Taluksangay Muslim Delicacies in Facebook, we learn more about the Locot-locot.

The Muslim communities in the Zamboanga Peninsula are known for the variety of delicacies they produce during special occasions, especially the “Hariraya” or the feast of the Eid-il-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Foremost among the goodies is the golden brown curious-looking “locot-locot” or “jaa” as the villagers call them. A lot of people actually consider it as the “queen” of the delicacies because it is the most popular and frequently asked for by guests.

Making locot-locot requires a lot of time and hard work. First the grains of rice have to be pounded into flour. Then the correct proportions of water and sugar are added to create a gooey mixture which is poured into a container made of coconut shell with regular small holes at the bottom, all the while it is poised above a frying pan filled with hot oil. As it turns golden brown it is deftly and expertly folded and shaped in the pan with a couple of wooden spoons to create the desired look. Watching a cook do the locot-locot is like watching an artist in motion.

You have to try this out!!!

HARIRAYA PUASA GIFT: MUSLIM DELICACIES

We received a gift from a colleague for Hariraya Puasa which I would like to share with you.

And here is the gift. It is a set of Muslim delicacies - the lokot-lokot, the baulu and the black sweet, which I have not been introduced to.

Lokot-lokot. Lokot usually means rolled in my Visayan dialect. And the unique look of this Lokot- lokot has the appearance of fried vermicelli or bihon.

From this site: Taluksangay Muslim Delicacies in Facebook, I read more about the lokot-lokot.

Making locot-locot requires a lot of time and hard work. First the grains of rice have to be pounded into flour. Then the correct proportions of water and sugar are added to create a gooey mixture which is poured into a container made of coconut shell with regular small holes at the bottom, all the while it is poised above a frying pan filled with hot oil. As it turns golden brown it is deftly and expertly folded and shaped in the pan with a couple of wooden spoons to create the desired look. Watching a cook do the locot-locot is like watching an artist in motion.

Baulu. They say the baulu is a Malay traditional mini sponge cake usually baked during the Hariraya season. 

I don't know the name of this black delicacy. someone told me this is "black gulaman" but I am not sure if she was right. Can anybody help me?

I enjoyed these delicacies.

It is good the Lokot-lokot has found its place as one of Zamboanga City's pasalubong.

I see Baulu only during the Hariraya season. It would be good to see this more.

Thanks for this gift!