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| Everything extremely fresh: sautéed-yet-tender eggplant, a fried egg (the way I like it the few times I have it––devoid of runniness), with tomatoes that were slightly tart and not savory. |
Along the 5+ hour drive from Tuguegarao to the Santa Praxedes multipurpose hall (basketball court), we stopped at
Portabaga Falls for a government-sponsored breakfast
It turned out to be a "pescetarian" spread––fried eggplant topped with those bright red northerly tomatoes, fried eggs, and some small fried fish (
dilis). Literally a lighter, coastal version of the heavy meat-centric rice-and-beef versions that are usually available along the roadsides in the province. Save for the fish, everything was probably a tinge less savory than one would expect, but that is always remedied by the available
sawsawan (this time it was soy sauce with vinegar).
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| Chafing dishes lined up for the buffet-style breakfast. |
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| Eggplant with tomatoes, dilis, and more tomatoes. |
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| Portabaga Falls and its pools. We didn't take a dip––it was way too cold. |
