The illongo kitchen

some things in the countertop... glasses, utensils, dish dryers, seasonings and so, a small rice cooker even toothbrushes and knives are present in small plastic containers, mugs and cups and so on... 

wow! its been a while, since iv'e been to our ancestral house in downtown Bacolod. when get in I always pass thru the old kitchen of the house.. wait.. yes lets take a look at a typical illongo kitchen which can be found at households around Bacolod...

in today's modern illongo life, there is no way the old kitchen cannot be disneglected; it is where you cook your food and where you smell that thing that makes you crave for more, here is how a typical illongo kitchen looks like in old houses today in Bacolod, as you can see there is a moderately aged gas stove with an aluminum pot "kalan" and an aluminum frying pan sitting atop of it. the stove as I remember was there since I was seven. some kitchens are so old that even the tiles are not being fixed like what you see here. the sink is preferably also very old as in my guess, some of the cupboards and cabinets are also out of place, but still the people around here still use this place to prepare their meals.  other activities beside preparing and cooking your meals include heating water for your hot beverages in a very old kettle, washing the dishes and

here's another view of the gas stove...

ever since the house was taken over by my aunt, she decided to make it into a boarding house, here you can see, there is one of the boarder's gasulito stove, which they use in cooking their own food. the orange bottle is a hot water thermos which they use to store hot water for the day. the funny thing about us here is that we have a very good scientific knowledge in bacteriology; we are able to control bacterial growth environment at kitchens like this; by just wiping the countertop and let dust settle in the cabinets and even in the cupboards.=)

pots and pans all stocked under the countertop in case of emergency.... yeah, if there is a big preparation, or a special occasion which requires large preparations, these are all conveniently stacked below and can be taken out easily when needed. just a few rinse off at the sink and drying... your ready to cook!

well hop you see a typical illongo kitchen at one house i'll going around and let you see more kitchens around houses in Bacolod. ;)