Laksoyan

Like lambanog, laksoy is another poor man's drink. But unlike lambanog a drink that made from coconut, laksoy is made from the sap of nipa palm.

For 10 pesos you can buy one lapad (my estimate of 400ml) from the laksoyan (distiller). This drink is usually imbibed during special occasions, which probably meant every time people have the urge to get intoxicated.



When we visited a laksoyan at Babag near Agusan Pequeno, the laksoy maker were very gracious and patient with all our questions. He even let us have a taste of the laksoy free of charge. I'm not really much of a drinker so I can't describe what I tasted as well as I would've liked but I'll try. The smell was quite potent but with sweet undertones to it. I delicately sipped (actually I gulped-- really deceiving initial impression) the offered liquor and immediately my eyes watered. It was strong.

I bought some for my cousins to try. They liked it. Some mixed it with coke and a some drank it with chasers.

One question about my last post was about the laksoy flavors being sold on the market. They have a few selections of mango, langka (jackfruit), pineapple, strawberry, and dried fruits (no mention about what fruits they were on the bottle) which is the most expensive at 150 pesos or approx 3 dollars.

More info about laksoy here.

Laksoy

Laksoy is a liquor commonly found/made in Butuan and other Caraga areas. I happen to pass by a local store selling Butuanon pasalubongs ("presents") at Gaisano mall and saw these prettily packaged bottles of Laksoy. It was a good thing because I planned on making a post about this Butuanon drink and didn't realized there are flavored varieties available in the market.

Laksoy is also known as Nipa wine, or palm liquor. These flavored ones are priced at 150 to 200 pesos. The middle one being the most expensive in the store. I wonder what these taste like. I've tried the pure laksoy and I liked it. Delish. But I better stop because I'll expand on this post tomorrow.

Pre-nupt in the woods.

Narra Compound, Bading.

Jet set Go

A view of Agusan river from Narra compound, Brgy. Bading, Butuan City.

June 13, 2009.

A man carrying brooms on his shoulders. Most of the houses in Butuan are cleaned using brooms and rarely vacuum cleaners, or robocleaners or anything that uses electricity.

He was a friendly chap. He allowed me to take his photo without any fuss. I hope his business was good today. =)


Photo taken at Agusan Pequeño.

Papaya Strips

How do you take your papaya? Do you eat it ripe, sliced in wedges? Or sliced in cubes then added with milk and ice (That's what I do sometimes).

Papaya is sold on the streets semi-ripe, sliced into strips, and usually served up with rock salt and vinegar. Lami!

Let there be Light

This decorative lighting is made of plastic cups held together by plastic straws. I would've liked to make the Butuanon readers of this blog to sweat a little by letting them guess where this was taken, but I changed my mind. This hanging ball of light can be found at Uncle Sam's Burger and Steaks.



Photo enhanced using photoshop.

Lines.

I liked the blue sky.