Kusinang Matua, or Kusinang Matua ng Atching Lillian (lit. 'Old kitchen of Elder Sister Lillian'), is a family-owned al fresco buffet restaurant in Parian, Mexico, Pampanga, the Philippines, run by Lillian Lising-Borromeo (Atching Lillian), a food historian and Kapampangan cuisine chef.
Background
editThe restaurant, set within the chef's ancestral home with its 200-year-old kitchen, is for reservation only for a minimum of 10 people, and is known for its heirloom recipes of Kapampangan cooking using fresh ingredients. It is also known for its panecillos de San Nicolas (or Saniculas cookies), one of the oldest cookies of the Philippines introduced by the Augustinians during the Spanish colonial period.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The restaurant is especially known for its chef's lessons about Kapampangan food's origins and original methods, including on the 17th-century recipe for the humble sisig (called sisig antigo) that, unknown to consumers of modern versions of the popular dish, includes the ingredient dayap, which the restaurant grows in its own backyard. Aside from the sisig, the restaurant features authentic versions of the bobotong asan (stuffed milkfish), the Kapampangan morcón, the Kapampangan pisto, the tejada de kamatis, the brazo de mais, and the tocino de cielo, among others.[2][7][8][9]
Atching Lillian
editThe Office of the Governor of Pampanga and Holy Angel University have dubbed Kusinang Matua's owner and chef as "The Guardian Angel of Kapampangan Cuisine" while Yummy.ph has called her "The Gatekeeper to Kapampangan Cuisine". Vikings, an all-you-can-eat restaurant chain, has also hired Atching Lillian as a consultant for their Kapampangan food section menu.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Information about Kusinang Matua ng Atching Lillian". Guide to the Philippines. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c Castro, Jasper (July 12, 2019). "The Gatekeeper To Kapampangan Cuisine Shares Her Secrets". Yummy,ph. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "These Buttery Cookies Are The Most Delicious Medicine on Earth". The Daily Meal. June 1, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Castro, Jasper (July 30, 2019). "Have A Taste Of This Kapampangan Lola's Legendary Cookies". Yummy.ph. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ YUMMY Ph (July 12, 2019). Get To Know Kapampangan Cuisine From Atching Lillian Borromeo | Yummy PH. Retrieved July 10, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Fetalver, Art Matthew (September 8, 2022). "How Pampanga Became the Culinary Capital of the Philippines". globe.com.ph. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Atching Lillian (April 28, 2021). Must try Sisig of Pampanga: Old Style (Antigo) vs Modern | Atching Lillian. Retrieved July 10, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Lakad Pilipinas: PAMPANGA | Atching Lillian, Kapampangan Cuisine from the Kusinang Matua". Lakad Pilipinas. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "How to Make Tejada De Kamatis and Brazo De Mais | Farm To Table". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.