Traditional Food: Bu'ko'

It is the sun dried sweet potato (camote) or cassava chips. When they are sun dried, they become sweeter and would be able to be stored for a long period of time. It is one of the past time snacks or main dish of the Igorots long time ago.

Procedure:

1. Peel the sweet potatoes or cassava (you may peel as many as you like).
2. Slice them into thin elongated chips.
3. Dry them under the sun. This process would be through when the water contents have gone. You may check if it is ready for the keeping by breaking some to see if it is already dry inside.
4. When dried already, put bu'ko' in a close container and keep aside for future use.

Food Preparation and Consumption:

1. Cook some chips with water. When it is cooked, put some sugar and milk (optional) and mix them well. Serve hot or cold in a bowl. Other recommended additional ingredients for this would be cooked cassava cubes, sliced ripe banana (saba or radja), sago balls and/or gulaman (agar-agar gelatin)
2. Or just fry some to make you a nutritious snack.

Note: sweet potato contains considerable amount of sugar that can cause you to have lots of gas inside your intestine or flatulence.