Receta Paksing Demonyu

Paksing Demonyu or Devil’s stew is a Kapampangan dish made with vegetables stewed in vinegar. Now you might be asking why it is named like such? Well there is an old story that this dish originated one daw when the farmer brought home fish for dinner, the wife then prepared and made paksiw (fish in vinegar stew) out of it. The wife then sets the table waiting for the husband to get ready but for some reason the devil sneaks in and stole the fish replacing it vegetables including a bitter melon. He then seasoned it with a bit of sugar and hot chillies. The husband did not realize what had happened, sat down and started eating the dish, he then liked it and told the wife that was the best dish she cooked for Paksing is a Kapampangan word…