SAGADA: Where to Find "Fast Food"

August 23, 2014



SAGADA: Where to Find "Fast Food"

It's always a challenge finding "fast food" in remote towns like Sagada. When my family thinks of "fast food" during these trips, it doesn't mean that we crave for McDonalds, Jollibee or any of the famous fast food chains. What we actually want are food served fast, meaning food served less than the standard one hour serving time of restaurants in remote towns and provinces. 

With all the walking and adventures we experience, all we want is to fill our hunger fast with hot meals. So the first thing we ask when we enter a restaurant is not what their specialty is but how fast is the fastest meal they can serve and what meal that is. If they answer that they can serve the meal in 15 minutes, we usually order that meal. But if they can only serve meals more than 30 minutes to an hour, we transfer to another restaurant.

Here is a list of restaurants where we ate and places where you can find "fast food"

WHERE TO FIND READY-TO-EAT MEALS
(in Tagalog, TURO-TURO food)

You can find turo-turo food at the
Basement of Eduardo Gaudan Longid Centrum

At the basement, you can find the ff. restaurants serving these meals:
  1. 7J's Diner
  2. Dap-Ayan Restaurant
  3. Shamrock Cafe
  4. Dalican 2 Restaurant

Meals composed of one viand and rice range from 90-120 pesos.



WHERE WE ATE MEALS SERVED IN 15 MINUTES

YOGHURT HOUSE




This is the fast meal we ordered:
Sweet Spicy Java Chicken
(served with rice and vegetable salad)
P190.00

And of course, we tried the yoghurt which they are famous for:

Natural Yoghurt with Honey
P85.00

Fruits in Season with Yoghurt
P140.00

Banana, Granola Yoghurt
P85.00


THE MENU





INSIDE YOGHURT HOUSE






LEMON PIE HOUSE




Fried Eggs, Garlic Rice with Longganiza
P100.00

Fried Chicken with Regular Rice and Salad
P130.00

THE FAMOUS LEMON PIE
P200.00 per pan

P80.00 per slice




THE MENU




INSIDE LEMON PIE HOUSE


My BANAUE and SAGADA Itinerary with Kids (Day 5: Echo Valley, Hanging Coffins in Sagada)

August 22, 2014

My BANAUE and SAGADA Itinerary with Kids 
(Day 5: Echo Valley, Hanging Coffins in Sagada)


DAY 2. SATURDAY
KIANGAN-BATAD-KIANGAN

See the BATAD RICE TERRACES

DAY 3. SUNDAY
KIANGAN - BANAUE - SAGADA

See the Banaue Rice Terraces at the Banaue Viewpoint
Read more of Day 3 of My Banaue and Sagada Itinerary with Kids

DAY 4. MONDAY
SAGADA

Do SPELUNKING AT SUMAGUING CAVE
See the LUMIANG BURIAL CAVE
Read more of Day 4 of My Banaue and Sagada Itinerary with Kids 


DAY 5. TUESDAY
SAGADA

See Echo Valley and Hanging Coffins
Do the Sagada Zipline


Map of the Route for Today:



Check out my post: How to find Echo Valley and the Hanging Coffins for more details of the itinerary below.


OUR ACTUAL ITINERARY:

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM


We started the tour to Echo Valley from the entrance of St. Mary's Church.

This is St. Mary's Church.

We passed by the Sagada zipline and went of the stairs.



This leads to the cemetery.


We passed by the Sagada Anglican cemetery or St. Mary the Virgin Cemetery
My tip: Make sure to find the tomb of the famous historian,
William Henry Scott.




10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

We stopped to view Echo Valley.



Hanging coffins viewed from the top of Echo Valley
The coffins hang from limestone cliffs.
These coffins are not accessible to the public
The coffins are hard to see because they're already the same color as the limestone cliffs.


10:15 AM - 10:30 AM


We walked down to the Hanging Coffins.







10:30 AM - 10:40 AM


We viewed the Hanging Coffins.







10:40 AM - 10:50 AM

We walked up to the top again. 


10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Played around echo valley...









11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

We walked back to the area of St. Mary's Church.


11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

We rode the Sagada Zipline.
Check out my post: Where to Ride the Zipline and do Rock Climbing for more details.

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

We brought back our guide to the Saggas Office

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

We had Lunch at Lemon Pie House



We visited Sagada Brew.



We bought takeout dinner at Eduardo Gaudan Longid Centrum.




Rest of the day:

We rested at St. Joseph's Resthouse and ate the dinner we took out.

DAY 6. WEDNESDAY
SAGADA - MANILA

See Dalton Pass
Read more of Day 6 of My Banaue and Sagada Itinerary with Kids 

SAGADA: Reverend John Staunton Memorial Park: Why is Reverend Staunton so important to the people of Sagada?

August 21, 2014


SAGADA: Reverend John Staunton Memorial Park: 
Why is Reverend Staunton so important to the people of Sagada?

As you approach Sagada town, you see a small memorial park with a bronze bust of Reverend John Staunton welcoming you to Sagada. Later, you will find out that the town's main road is also named after this man, John Staunton. 

Who is Reverend John Staunton? Why is he given so much importance by the people of Sagada?


The plaque found below the bust shows
the brief background of Reverend Staunton's
life in Sagada and his many accomplishments.

The article written by Steven Rogers entitled "John Staunton and the Sagada Mission: An American Missionary in the Philippines Cordillera will show more details of Reverend Staunton's life in Sagada. The article can be found here

Below is an excerpt:


"The lasting legacy of Staunton's work has been spiritual and educational. The region served by the Sagada and Bontoc missions remains a staunchly Episcopalian enclave to this day, and produces most of the entirely Filipino clergy that make up the Philippine Episcopal Church. More important, the quality of the mission schools made it possible for Igorot youths to enter learned professions on an equal footing with their lowland cousins. This cadre of educated men and woman has been an invaluable help to the Igorots in their continuing -- and so far successful -- struggle to maintain control of the land and resources of their ancestral domain. Perhaps ironically, Sagada has seen a resurgence of interest in the original Igorot religious practices. Traditional rituals are held in the Sagada dap-ays to this day, attended by many graduates of Staunton's schools, including Episcopal clergymen, who set aside western dress and don the G-string, spear, and shield of their ancestors for the occasions. The Sagada mission changed the lives of the Igorots, but their cultural identity remains as strong as ever. This is a rare accomplishment for any missionary endeavor; that it was an accomplishment not intended by the mission's founder makes it perhaps even more remarkable."


This bust was unveiled in 2012 to commemorate the centennial
of St. Mary's school founded by Reverend Staunton