(Also, I have to ask: Where was this outrage when La Paz batchoy was commercialized as instant noodles?) The cultural and class divides seem to be more prominent than ever, and that’s good ...

"Batchoy comes in a variety of forms ... with Teodorico “Ted” Lepura claiming that he learned the recipe in the early 1930s from a Chinese merchant even before the time of Guillergan for ...