Ligwitis and Kalamayhati

Ligwitis and Kalamayhati

Looking for something sweet and crunchy malapatan food ? Try out the ligwitis and kalamayhati - distinctly southern Philippines. 

Ligwitis is flattened dough, rolled, cut in desired sizes, and deep fried. Once cooked, it is filled with polvoron (fried flour mixed with sugar - others add peanuts for more taste), and rolled in polvoron still. This Malapatan Food is usually served as dessert, and kandulis ... 

Chili Hot Pinakamalan

PINAKAMALAN

Pinakamalan

Another of those Malapatan foods of Maguindanaon origin usually served on special occasions like kanduli here in the place called the last frontier of the Maguindanaon culture, Malapatan, is the dish called pinakamalan. It is beef meat cut in bite sizes (others prefer finely chopped), mixed with cubed potatoes and carrots, garnished with chopped onions and green chili / pepper, and topped with palapa (coconut meat fry-dried, another Maguindanaon dish). As with most of Maguindanaon malapatan foods I have tasted so far, its spicy hot, chunky to the bite,  

Ubol-Ubol of the South

Ubol-ubol of the South

Experience Malapatan with their festivities. Truly, one’s travel in this part of the country is incomplete without tales of Malapatan’s events.

Grand celebrations in this municipality are made colorful and vibrant by hanging ubol-ubols. They are usually made of bright tri-colored cylindrical hanging piece of cloth, with

Google Earth Latitude :  5°58'9.21"N, Longitude : 125°17'0.75"E

Experience Malapatan ... Breathe the same air that i experience every waking hour in this tranquil and laid back town ... As they say, nobody will love you if you don't love yourself. Same line applies to loving your own place, ... embrace it, appreciate it, learn to love it, experience Malapatan  ... so that others will also appreciate its beauty and everything that goes along with it.

Malapatan came from two B'laan words which means mala-(pepper) and fatan-(place). Long ago, this place abounds with plenty of pepper - sizzling hot pepper, reason for coining the words to what it is called today. The B'laans were believed to have settled in the place long before the Maguindanaons came, then after, the Settlers arrived. Today, it is known for the peaceful co-existence of the tri-people community, not only from among the municipalities surrounding the Sarangani Bay, but for the whole Region 12, if i may say so. 

Experience Malapatan is a blog of everything you need to know about the place : from its history, people, local government, business environment, places you need to see, must attend events, news, food, etc. Experience Malapatan is an idiot's guide for those looking for adventure and fun in this southern part of the country. Experience Malapatan will be your online dictionary about this municipality located in the outskirts of General Santos City. 

It is about an hour's drive away from General Santos City by public transport, either by van going to Glan, or jeepney. Travel time is only about 30 minutes by private vehicle.

Let me share with you the many reasons  how i have come to learn to love the place I now call my home ... why i love MALAPATAN ... Let me share with you how to enjoy and experience Malapatan ...

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