Comments on: Deco’s original La Paz batchoy comes to Manila

By: jl

jl — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:53:13 +0000

i agree with lyle.. i’m ilonggo as well.. Deco’s batchoy taste more better that Ted’s.. you should try both and compare..

By: lyle

lyle — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:02:19 +0000

I’m Ilonggo and I must say, more people are leaning into Deco’s. In fact, Deco’s tastes much better than Ted’s, IMHO. There’s no claim that Ted’s is the original, but there are the “oldies” who claim that Deco’s invented batchoy. Ted’s just commercialized batchoy.

By: cito

cito — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:37:02 +0000

I have to agree with Chan. In Iloilo City, Ilonggo’s still prefer Ted’s over Deco’s. It is just a clever (and callous) claim or marketing scheme by its new owners to hype it as the inventor of lapaz batchoy.

By: chan

chan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:17:59 +0000

Actually, the claim that batchoy was originally invented by Deco’s batchoy is still in dispute. In Iloilo, Ted’s batchoy is considered the original batchoy.

By: Edwin Galvez

Edwin Galvez — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:12:28 +0000

The first and last time I ate batchoy in Iloilo was like 15 years ago when I went there after my very first trip to the then unadulterated and unexploited Boracay Island, when coconut trees were visible while approaching the island, not the concrete structures!).

Anyway, I didn’t know if it was Deco’s own but I remember eating it in the public market which I couldn’t recall now if it was La Paz’s. Understandably, after all these years, I also lost the memory of the flavor and aroma of batchoy.

So when I first tasted Deco’s batchoy two weeks ago, I thought it was a delightful experience, especially with the still cold nights in the Metro. And coupled with Mang Inasal’s pecho, it was a yummy treat indeed!

But I think one super bowl is enough to fill me for some weeks. I don’t think my age will allow it anymore, although the son of the inventor, Mang Nonoy, has lived to over 70 and is still enjoying batchoy til now and of which he keeps the secret “formula”.

Enjoy!