Alaminos City, Unity and Diversity

Arts and Crafts The arts and crafts of the city reflect the influence of its geographic location, as well as its neighbors. One can browse through shops and be met by an array of furniture and ornaments made of shells, bamboo, wood, marsh grass, clay and other native products. Traditional styles are still abundant but artists and craftsmen are also steering towards fresh designs and structures, a further manifestation of the adventurous and creative nature of the people of this city. Delicacies The city’s mixed roots also expresses itself in the diversity of their native delicacies. The seaside dwellers have brought into the local cuisine the many ways of cooking, the milkfish (bangus) from barbecue to sinigang, several variations of the Ilocanos’ pinakbet, the many uses of the Lingayen fish sauce or bagoong and serving fresh seaweeds called arosip and cultured oyster named talaba. They do have some other native preparations like the native sausage called longganisa, rice cake called patupat, other native cakes called suman, tinuroc, sumang latik, tupig, masicoy and bibingkang latik.Other delicacies include tambo-tambong, papaitan, dinakdakan, kilawen and binungey --- an ingenious native delicacy steamed in bamboo. Infused with the richness of coconut extract and heated evenly, the glutinous rice turns into a treat that oozes delectability and leaves you full and satisfied. The use of bamboo tubes adds to this delicacy's uniquely clean aroma and taste, leaving you with possibilities of your own very flavorful combinations. Unity in Diversity Family comes first, the clan second, the neighborhood or community third in this city. With the friendly and cooperative nature of the people, the city is like one big family itself. People work together in maintaining good relations with each other and for the good of the community.

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