The province of Antique is not really known for its cuisine. I haven’t seen that many restaurants during our Manggad Kang Antique Heritage Tour, our meals usually hosted by Flord Calawag of Tibiao Fish Spa. But we did get to eat on some of the local eateries in the province once in a while. Emphasis on the word eatery. This is quite understandable since Antique’s tourism is still in its relative state of infancy.

Here are some of the food places we got to try while in Antique.

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The women of Antique have busy hands. These tanned and lined hands hold both straws and twines for hours on end, threading and weaving something simple into handicrafts and fabrics of grand designs. We were lucky enough to witness how these women weave their magic on the first few hours of our trip in the province.

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A BURI WEAVER IN TOBIAS FORNIER

Tobias Fornier was the first town we visited. Together with the a busload of students from the University of the Philippines in Visayas, we watched as the members of Buri Handicraft Association, Inc. of Antique braid buri palm into baskets, bags, mats, wallets, and boxes.