DINAKDAKAN

DINAKDAKAN is an ilokano dish composed of grilled pig's face/head.It is somehow similar to the famous sisig.It serves as a good pulutan for those who love to drink but it also equally good as a viand.I usually cook this when we are on a tight budget(haha).At a store near our home i can buy a whole pig's head for about 0.98cents(euros).Isn't that nice?For less than a euro i am able to prepare a delicious food.But i advise those who have hypertension and heart problems like me, to eat this moderately...

I have found a dinakdakan recipe on the net which is almost the same as how i prepare it.Here it is :

Dinakdakan Ingredients:

Pig’s meat (ear, tongue, face)
White onion; chopped Ginger; chopped
Salt and pepper
Kalamansi or lemon juice
Mayonnaise(

Dinakdakan Cooking Instructions:

Boil pork until half cooked. Strain and grill until brown. Sliced into 1” long and 1/4” thick (or your desired sizes). Place in a bowl and then add onion, ginger, and lemon or kalamansi juice. Mix well with mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.

Cooking Tip:

If pork's brain is available, use it instead of the mayonnaise for a more delicious and tasty dinakdakan.

Wrap the brain in an aluminum foil and grill until medium cooked. Blend in the dinakdakan and viola! Ready to eat!

..........The photos are the actual photos of the dinakdakan i prepared for dinner tonight.Oh and yeah i used brain here instead of mayo.

Bon Appétit :)