BONTOC, Mountain Province—Local makers of “Patupat,” a famous rice delicacy, have collaborated to produce the biggest serving during Lang-ay Festival this coming April.
The ‘patupat’ that will be prepared and served will be around four feet in height and six feet long. Likewise some 5,000 pieces of the regular delicacy (patupat) will be prepared for visitors of the province during its 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Paulino Tumapang, chairman of the Lang-ay Festival Organization, said that Lang-ay organizers will also be serving the traditional ‘sinab-ang,’ sticky rice with camote, side by side with the biggest ‘patupat’ to the public to make the festivities an enjoyable and fulfilling gastronomic experience for locals including foreign and domestic visitors alike.
“We are tapping the support of our local patupat makers to help make the Lang-ay festivities not only memorable but also to help boost the growth of the province’s tourism industry,” Tumapang stressed.
Tumapang added local organizers were also able to convince some businessmen to serve to the public their special products and delicacies during the Lang-ay on the Street so that there will be more than enough food that will cater to the needs of the residents and visitors that are expected to flock to the province to be part of the festivities that will be lined up.
Before the serving of the biggest ‘patupat’ and sinab-ang,” the public will be entertained by the cultural performances of the 10 participating municipalities during the grand street dancing parade along the major roads of the capital town.
