Batchoy
Filipino Noodle Dish
Batchoy, alternatively spelled batsoy ([ˈbatʃoɪ]), is a Filipino noodle soup of pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, beef loin, and round noodles. The original and most popular variant, La Paz batchoy, traces its roots to the Iloilo City district of La Paz, in the Philippines.
Origin
The origin of La Paz batchoy is unclear, with several accounts claiming credit for the dish:
Domingo Lozada opened their batchoy stall, Inggo's Batchoy, in 1922 and claims to be the first batchoy shop in La Paz, Iloilo City, 16 years ahead of Deco's La Paz Batchoy Shop, which opened in 1938.
SunStar Iloilo claims Federico Guilergan Sr. concocted the dish in 1938 in Iloilo. His recipe called for a mixture of broth, noodles, beef and pork. The soup later evolved into its present form which has become Iloilo City's most popular dish. Federico Guillergan, Jr., the son of the soup's inventor, states that his father at first jokingly called the dish "bats" when asked for its name. Later, he added "choy", from the vegetable dish chop suey.
Teodorico "Ted" Lepura opened his first batchoy shop, Ted's Oldtimer Lapaz Batchoy, at the La Paz Public Market in 1945.
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