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The ‘Kankanen Festival’ in Pangasinan honors blessings.

After a two-year break, local tourists and residents will be able to sample and experience the town’s kankanen (native rice delicacy) items at the next festival on June 4.

Municipal tourism officer Michael Soliven said in an interview on Monday that each barangay, as well as other national government agencies like the Department of Education, is planning to produce its own kankanen recipes.

“Attendees such as visitors and residents would share or taste the goodies,” he said.

According to Soliven, the celebration honors the town’s agricultural blessings while also promoting tourism.

“We have huge agricultural area in Asingan, and our major crop is rice, including sticky rice, which is used to manufacture kankanen,” he stated.

The sticky rice, he continued, reflects the residents’ solidarity, from which they drew strength during the pandemic.

Other activities were scheduled from June 3-5, in addition to the major event on June 4.

Soliven explained, “We have a job fair, bike tourism, dog show, mobile blood donation, basketball exhibition games, battle of the bands, auto show, and pageant.”

The Kankanen Festival began in 2011, but was suspended and then revived in 2018.

“Kankanen” is a Pangasinan word that refers to traditional rice delicacies or sweet sticky rice goods such as “biko” and “suman.”

Asingan’s residents are largely involved in agriculture, particularly rice planting.

Former President Fidel V. Ramos and Filipino-American actress Liza Soberano are two renowned Filipinos who hail from this town.

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