Foot and Fire

Slowfood Italy member Dr. Jo is the owner of Rapha Valley nestled in one of the pineapple-growing plateaus of the municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto. We went there to hear his lecture and taste the food served there. As I can gather, Dr. Jo advocates traditional way cooking/preparing food, organic and non-gmo vegetables and etc, and healing through natural food. Take every 9am and 3pm Coco water plus 7leaves oregano malungay Or Coco water 7 leaves oregano turmeric Or 3 stalks of lemon grass per glass - hulum overnight then pukpukon then drain sa katsa Or Coco plus cocomeat malunggay leaves Turmeric with cocomeat - soak overnight turmeric overnight and pound to get 30cc one shot. Turmeric to be absorbed by body, should be taken with oil. Choose variety of turmeric, not bitter taste when bitten. Recommends to Use mortar and pestle to follow the natural rhythm but can use blender for those not seeking cure. Guayabano 25leaves of guayabano into liters Guayaba...

Yellow Orchid at La Vista Highlands, San Carlos City. *** Yellow-Orange Gumamela bloom at La Vista Highlands, San Carlos City *** Yellow Gumamela bloom at La Vista Highlands, San Carlos City *** Sticks of what looks like tiny bamboos at La Vista Highlands, San Carlos City. *** Pink Santan at the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto. ***  Little purple bells, Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto. ***  Red flowerettes. Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto. *** Not a bloom. This is a young Balete or Lunok.  Sipaway Island, San Carlos City. *** Pink hardy blooms. Sipaway Island, San Carlos City. *** Pink Flowerettes. Sipaway Island, San Carlos City. *** Santan. Sipaway Island, San Carlos City. *** Pink Bromiliads. Sipaway Island, San Carlos City. *** Green Leaves with spikes. Whispering Palms,  Sipaway Island, San Carlos Cit...

Don Salvador Benedicto, a municipality in the north of Negros Occidental is a place to enjoy while driving one's own car as all of the places to see are just along the highway... First stop is the Pandanon Valley Resort located in Murcia, just a short bridge away from Pandanon, DSB itself. They have a room from double to family rooms for overnight accommodations and huts for daytime excursionists. Aside from the gushing of waters coming from the creek that separates Murcia and DSB, the resort features pools, a trek along flowers and plants inside the resort premises, and a large activity area. ***   *** Doc J's Stop-over, just a little distance away from Km 37 mark, offers a refreshing halo-halo on not-so-cool days and hot lemongrass tea for cooler days. This place is ideal for intimate family gathering and office rest and recreational activities. Flowers and plants abound this place too. *** Not far ahead is the Lion's Club landmark which is......

By GERLIE M. UY We stayed at Doc J's Stop-over located just about two kilometers from entry to the municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto (aka DSB and don sal) located at 37 Brgy. Pandanon, DSB, Negros Occidental. DSB is a cool place but we dared to have halo halo as it is the place's best offering to those who stop over to the place... HALO HALO at DOC J's Stop Over, 37km Pandanon, Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) Doc J's Halo Halo has vanilla ice cream, ube halaya, bits of colored kaong, sugared young buko or coconut shreds and sweetened with milk creamer and honey with dissolved mascuvado sugar LANZON (the yellow one) -- steamed grated cassava with young shredded coconut LINUPAK NGA KAMOTE KAHOY -- pounded cassava with shredded coconut LINUPAK NGA KAMOTE KAHOY, up close arroz con caldo passion fruit juice with buko shreds (young coconut) Don Sal women sell their camote and banana chips as well as their candied young coconut called BUKAYO.  LINUPAK NGA SAGING -- pounded ...