ukoy, okoy

there are snacks that are hard to keep off of once you start eating them. peanuts, lengua de gato, chicharon and the like.

ukoy/okoy seems to belong to the pack. when you get a piece, it's next to impossible not to get a second one, and a third...and so on, especially if you've got really tasty vinegar.

my sister brought me a pack of ukoy/okoy yesterday--pasalubong from laguna. what can i say? ang sarap. really crispy. this particular bunch is made by students of a school for underprivileged women in calamba: Anihan Technical School. and i must say, i've sampled their baked goodies (mango chutneys, banana crumble, butterscotch and garlic peanuts, as well as products like papaya achara and alamang--not ordinary at all. they are superb, and that is no exaggeration.

so is it ukoy or okoy?

oh btw, though Lapid's Chicharon is pretty famous already, i'd like to mention that the vinegar at that chicharon place is really something. goes well with the ukoy/okoy. =)