Bulalo

By: Rizabelle Boado 2

Batangas is known for this meal since the province is one of the main producers of beef all over the country. Bulalo is an original recipe of Batangas  but popular across the Philippines, from simple eatery to first class restaurants, they are serving this dish due to each popularity and customer's demands. Filipinos always loved the delicious soup of bulalo. I have seen many versions of Bulalo Batangas that I've learned from a Batangueῆo friends.

If you want the best tasting Bulalo, try it in Batangas because that is where the Bulalo originated. It is one of the tastiest soups. The dish is composed of beef bones with the marrow still in it. Yum!  I’ve learned how to cook it, slow simmer the bone for at least 6 hours to produce a clear broth that is enhanced with vegetables like young corn, petchay Baguio and potatoes. Remove excess fat before serving, for both health and aesthetic reasons.

  

Can you now imagine the comfort you could get with a bowl of beef bulalo? Let the rain fall down the window pane as you take a spoonful of this soup into your mouth down to your stomach. Oh, take Batangas bulalo as the best and I couldn’t agree more.

Though, the Bulalo recipe is popular in Batangas, the soup has also come in different variations depending on which city or place you eat, but the very basic and most important ingredient in Bulalo is the bone marrow. Most versions have some vegetables added like cabbage, pechay leaves, and string beans, onions. Some also add corn on a cob.

Bulalo soup is a classic Filipino dish. It is a testament to the frugal ways of Filipino cooks for whom no part of an animal should go to waste. Bulalo is especially popular in the Southern Luzon provinces of Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. In Tagaytay City in Cavite, bulalo soup is available morning, noon and night time. Try this Batangas Bulalo!