Thursday, 1 January 2015
MANOKAN COUNTRY: Where to Eat Chicken Inasal in Bacolod City, Philippines
It seems like “chicken” became a recurring element in our Negros Occidental trip. When we were at the Ruins, there were a few chickens walking around and we even had several photos of the mansion with wandering chickens in the frame. While we were waiting for our next ride, a surprised chicken suddenly flew past us while it was trying to avoid a vehicle. There were many other instances where chickens gave us so much joy during this trip — including our dinner on our first night!
If you’ve read my, chicken inasal was one of the few things we knew about Bacolod. But it was enough for us to book plane tickets. LOL. That’s why we were ecstatic to get to our next destination — Manokan Country!

Manokan Country
Manokan country is a complex of a couple dozens of stalls serving Bacolod’s most sought-after gastronomic delight — chicken inasal.
When we arrived, the first thing we noticed was that many of the restaurants in Manokan country were named after women — Aida, Nena’s Beth, Nena’s Rose, Carmen, etc. Here are the other things we noticed that you might find useful:

Anyway, since there were so many Nena restaurants there, we figured we should try one of them. We ended up dining at Nena’s Beth. It was one of the biggest in Manokan country and there were so many people. There had to be something special about it, we thought.
Chicken Inasal, Isaw, Atay, Isol, Atbp
One of the reasons we chose Nena’s Beth was that there were so many food items on display. Aside from the ubiquitous chicken inasal, we were also magnetized by isaw (intestines), atay (liver), puso (heart), and isol (chicken tail).
After making our orders, we went inside and chose a table. A few minutes later, our grilled dinner was served. It only took us 10-15 minutes to finish everything. Like seriously. Mind you, we ordered 2 chicken inasal pecho and two sticks of everything else on display.
The chicken inasal was well-done. They did not overcook or undercook it. It was marinated and perfectly grilled. The taste was also much better than any chicken inasal we tasted here in Manila (and bigger, too).
Another surprise was the isaw. It was probably the best tasting isaw I’ve tasted in my entire life.
The only letdown was the vinegar. Although there were some chili peppers in the bottle, the vinegar was not hot or spicy. It tasted plain like the bottle was refilled too many times. Too bad coz I’m such a sucker for vinegar. (I can even drink a cup. Like seriously.)
Nevertheless, it was a great dining experience. I guess this picture is enough proof of how much we enjoyed the dinner.
How to Get to Manokan Country: By the way, Manokan Country is located near SM Bacolod. We took the Bata-Libertad jeep and asked the driver to drop us off at Manokan Country, and he did. It was just before SM Bacolod, one ride away from our hotel, the Circle Inn.
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