Ilog Root Crop Area
Description
Cassava and gabi farms in Ilog hinterlands. In Ilog, a river town on the southwest coast, named for the river itself. Cassava, camote, gabi and ube are the fallback staple in the uplands here — boiled as merienda, and the base of kakanin and budbud. Native siling labuyo grows in backyards rather than fields: small, fiercely hot, sold by the heap in the market.
Tips
The river organises everything here — fishing, farming and settlement all follow it inland. Follow the river road rather than staying on the highway if you want to see it.
Stops
Western Coastal Food Chain
How to get there
Southwest coastal highway south of Kabankalan.
Best Times
Early morning — markets, landings and roadside stalls all run hardest before 8am.