When you mention the word Iloilo, one of the things that would really pop-up into your mind is the world famous La Paz Batchoy. Although its yet being debated on who was really the first to start making the batchoy concoction, everyone who is in the market is advertising "Original La Paz Bachoy", it is for sure that it started in where else but La Paz.

According to a school publication that I've read, the batchoy was first conceived by Federico Guilergan Sr. in 1938. His Chinese customers wanted him to add some noodles on his famous soup, and so the batchoy was born.


Last January 22, I was able to shoot the attempt for the world record of biggest bowl of batchoy. And here are some of the pictures from the event...

The bowl was made of stainless steel. It was reported to have a diameter of 15 feet, a height of 3 feet and a capacity of 3500 liters.

The staff of Deco's La Paz Batchoy was very busy preparing for the event.

Oops. The container of the noodles fell from the chair to the ground. I just don't know why the guy still continued to use the noodles in that container. I wasn't able to take a picture of the incident because the guy preparing the noodles hampered my view and I still had to remove my lens cap. But you can still clearly see some of the noodles lying on the ground.


Mr. Guillergan.

The famous Marc Logan was also there to cover the event.

The composer of the Deco's La Paz Batchoy theme song.

Ribbon cutting ceremony.

First bowl of the batch.

After the long wait, all the kids enjoyed their batchoy in the end; all 300 of them.