Opened in February 2015 by owner Pil-od and named as an ode to the farmer's daughters in his life — his grandmother, mother and wife — The Farmer's Daughter is housed in a big nipa hut, the ancestral home of most Filipinos who toiled the rice fields. It is widely called the only restaurant in Baguio serving purely Cordilleran cuisine, sitting a few steps outside Tam-awan Village on Long-Long Road in Pinsao Proper. The kitchen centers on kinuday — kinuday means "smoked," and the meat is smoked over a traditional fireplace for weeks, sometimes months — served as pork, beef or chicken, plus Kinuday Wrap sets with pita and salad. Other highland specialties include pinikpikan (the Cordilleran chicken soup served with etag in a coconut shell), pinuneg (Ibaloi blood sausage), dinakdakan, mix-mix, and sautéed highland vegetables and river-fern (pak-pako) salads — much of it cooked in the traditional Ilocano way you only get in Baguio. The menu reads in Ibaloi with English notes underneath, prices are pocket-friendly, and the brewed coffee is poured with non-fat fresh milk. In 2021 it was listed in the Essence of Asia, a collection by The World's 50 Best Restaurants recognising authenticity, culinary culture and community focus. A genuine, must-try cultural food experience — note it is daytime-only and closes mid-afternoon, and seats are limited so expect a queue (there is a waiting area with drinks and vendors).
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Landmark: Beside Tam-awan Village on Long-Long Road, northwest Baguio (toward La Trinidad)
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