Roots and Recipes: Pampanga Culinary Tour
Day-long Department of Tourism food tour: heirloom breakfast with Atching Lilian, a market calesa ride and wood-fired Kapampangan lunch.
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Overview
Roots and Recipes is a full-day culinary itinerary launched by the Department of Tourism Region III in 2026. It starts with a Kapampangan breakfast and a San Nicolas cookie baking demonstration in Atching Lilian Borromeo's kitchen, continues with a market tour and calesa ride in San Fernando and a long lunch of heirloom dishes cooked over wood fires, then ends in Angeles with frozen desserts at Nepo Quad and Kapampangan comfort food at The Culinarium.
Bookings go through the tour's inquiry form, which connects you with partner travel agencies.
What's included
- Kapampangan breakfast and San Nicolas cookie demo with Atching Lilian Borromeo
- Market tour and calesa ride in San Fernando
- Wood-fired heirloom lunch
- Frozen treats at Nepo Quad
- Kapampangan comfort food tasting at The Culinarium
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