Fried Liempo with Pakô Salad

Fried Liempo with Fern Salad… Cooked, Styled and Photographed by Mayette Garcia.

The liempo (pork) was marinated in vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper.

Pakpako is the Ilocano name for a type of seaweed. Pakô in Tagalog refers to edible ferns.

Aside from fresh ferns, the pakô salad also includes onions and slices of salted eggs.