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This Week in Batangas (August 29 to September 04, 2016)
It’s the best time to have hot 'goto' or 'kulawo' and stay in retreat houses.
By: Irene Sanchez | August 29, 2016
WEATHER ADVISORY
Overcast skies expected this week
The temperature for the week will range between 29°C (84.2°F) and 31°C (87.8°F). Patches of thunderstorm might be experienced in the morning. The first three days of the week will have a slim chance of rain in the afternoon while there’s a 50 to 60% chance of showers and mostly thunderstorms that will last from 30 minutes to three hours for the rest of the week. Despite the overcast sky, the chance of harm from unprotected sun exposure is still high during the weekday.
POPULAR CUISINE
Gotong Batangas is one unique comfort food that’s best eaten while hot and is in demand at this time of monsoon season.
Gotong Batangas is available in every corner in Batangas. (Photo courtesy of Concha Cruz)
The Batangas version of goto (ox tripe porridge), or kulawo in some parts of the province, is one that is all broth and entrails, usually beef tripe and intestines sans rice. It is cooked with ginger, garlic, pepper, and salt. It is best eaten with soy sauce, fresh onions, and calamansi (calamondin) dip and chili sauce to drown the rancidness of the innards and for extra flavor. Among the best gotohan or food shops selling goto are Gotohan sa Barangay in Antipolo del Norte, Lipa City; Tessie’s Goto and Bulalo in Tambo, Lipa City (near STAR toll exit); Lino’s Gotohan in Dagatan, Lipa City; and Irene’s Bulalo sa Kubo in Alangilan, Batangas City.
SIGHTSEEING TIPS
A Bali-inspired getaway in Batangas for the rainy season
Balinese-inspired Cintai, Corritos Garden is where one can “eat, pray, love.” (Photo courtesy of Coritos Garden)
As the rains continue this month, travelers can opt to stay in lodges or retreat houses for a relaxing vacation. Cintai, (pronounced “Chin-tai”), Corrito’s Garden in Balete, Batangas offers an eat-pray-love kind of retreat to persons seeking leisure, whether they be couples, family, friends, companies, or solo-goers. The Balinese-inspired retreat house resort is just an hour’s drive from Manila, best traversed via the Sto. Torribio exit after taking the Alabang-Calamba-Sto.Tomas Expressway-Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (ACTEX-STAR) track.
MAJOR MALL SALES
Shoppers can enjoy huge discounts from two major malls.
Photo from Robinsons Place Lipa Facebook page
The Red Hot Sale at Robinsons Place Lipa and other participating Robinsons branches continue until the end of August. Fashionistas and shoppers who just want to update and reinvent their wardrobe are in for great fashion deals.
Photo from SM City Lipa Facebook page
Shoppers who are in the mood for an early Christmas shopping is in for another three-day sale at SM City Lipa from September 1 to 3. Shoppers have also a chance to win a brand new car.
Both sale events offer up to 70% off on selected items.
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Photos are from the official websites and Facebook pages of featured establishments.
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About Irene Sanchez
Irene is from Batangas and savoring life in her city. She loves writing stuff about life, discovering new and old things and places of interest, and doing research in her spare time.
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