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*These photos are chosen completely in random fashion.

For more Governor’s Night photos, please head on over to the Negros Trade Fair The Governor’s Night album.

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Piaya at the Negros Trade Fair

Negros Occidental, the Sugar Capital of the Philippines, never runs out of sweet treats to delight the palate.

Long before other Negros delicacies and newer treats entered the picture in modern packaging, Quan already established itself as one of the province’s veterans in sweet treats and pasalubong delicacies. Launched in 1985 with all of two employees, what used to be a puto and “puto-pao” hearth soon became a hub for sumptuous Negrense renditions of Napoleones, Cassava Pandan Pudding, Butterscotch, Brownies, Ensaimadas and Ensaimaditas, and more.

QUAN’s famed Cassava Pandan Pudding

According to Pinoy BizNiz, Quan launched its unique line of tarts, tartlets and cookies last 2011: M&M’s: Monggo and Malunggay Tarts; Mango, Pineapple, Banana and Ube Tartlets; Oatmeal Kofi Cookies, Kofi Krunch Cookies, Kofi Nutty Cookies, Kofi Delight, and more. Quan also launches seasonal sweet treats in time for celebrations such as Christmas and Valentine’s.

Nowadays, Quan also has a catalogue of its trademark sauces and salad dressings. And not to be outdone by the newbies, Quan also has a selection of delectable cakes.

Quan has come a long, long way from its puto business back in the 80′s. A full 27 years after its launch, Quan not only has puto and puto-pao to its name, but it now has restaurant branches serving the food-loving Negrense people. It even has an outlet serving Makati City. Below is a list of Quan’s branches:

Quan’s restaurants serve sumptuous, comforting, trademark Ilonggo/Negrense fare, in “Quan Easy Meals“:

Quan even serves its own rendition of the Canary Islands/Spanish original dish, the Ropa Vieja. Clearly, Quan celebrates Negros Occidental’s Spanish roots and retains a part of this heritage in its menu, via the Ropa Vieja.

QUAN Easy Meals’ rendition of Ropa Vieja

Quan is no doubt a Negrense culinary pillar, and having its presence and participation in the Negros Trade Fair year after year is certainly an honor; not to mention an ode to the long walk that has been the Negros Trade Fair.

We at NegrosTradeFair.com raise our Quan Puto’s and Cassava Pandan Puddings, in salutations to the excellence that is QUAN!

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Visit Quan’s Facebook Page here: QUAN Delicacies

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Photo Credits: QUAN Delicacies, Negros Trade Fair

The rooster just crowed and announced the break of dawn. You stretch and wipe the sleep off your eyes as you reluctantly psych yourself up to the new day that’s before you. As you step into your slippers to walk over to the kitchen, the familiar scent of warm…

QUAN Puto and Victorias Sardines assails your nose. You slice off an end of a Victorias sardine and pat it onto your QUAN puto. You bite into your Bacolodnon breakfast treat, and wherever you are in the world, you are transported back to Bacolod, Negros Occidental, once again.

The breakfast combination of QUAN Puto and Victorias Sardines is unbeatable for an authentic Bacolodnon/Negrense breakfast.

They say that pictures, scents, clothing, and FOOD are the anchors to stories of bygone days, or of beloved hometowns. Nothing beats QUAN puto and Victorias Sardines for warping you back into time, or back to Bacolod, just for a moment. So find a can of Victorias Sardines in a Filipino store or grocery near you, find or make authentic Filipino Puto, or for those who live in Makati, a QUAN store is near you. You may also grab your packs of QUAN puto in the Salcedo Market.

The classic Negrense/Filipino breakfast: there’s nothing quite like it.

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A Negrense is featured at the first Philippine issue of the internationally-renowned Elle Decoration Magazine! Karl Aguila, owner of ANP-member Atelier Aguila, was one of the furniture designers featured here in this Summit Media magazine that was launched last week at the Metropolitan Museum in the presence of H.E. French Ambassador Garanchon and Elle Magazine Magazine team.

If you want to get hold of a copy of Elle Decoration Philippines’ First (October 2012) Issue, the magazine is available in all major bookstores and magazine bars in the country at a price of P200. Also, visit the Atelier Aguila’s website at www.atelieraguila.com.