{"id":1105,"date":"2016-02-17T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T07:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meainbacolod.com\/?page_id=1105"},"modified":"2019-03-17T09:48:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T01:48:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meainbacolod.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meainbacolod.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mea in Bacolod (opens in a new tab)\">Mea in Bacolod<\/a> is a lifestyle Bacolod blog dedicated to anything and everything in and out of the City of Smiles. Expect to read about what&#8217;s happening (events) in Bacolod, where to go (places), what to do (activities), and, most importantly, what to eat (food). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Visit Bacolod?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If there&#8217;s anything you need to know about my city, it&#8217;s that it is a haven for foodies. Those who love to seek new flavors and hole-in-the-wall restaurants will appreciate what my city has to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are known for our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Chicken Inasal (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meainbacolod.com\/guide-chicken-inasal-manokan-country\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicken Inasal<\/a> and cakes, but there&#8217;s so much more to Bacolod in terms of delicacies. There&#8217;s the <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">piaya<\/g>, the pies, the steaks, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the food, there are also plenty of hidden gems towards the mountains and the shorelines. Whether you want to bum it out at the beach, or go hiking, there&#8217;s a place that you can do this on when it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bacolodcity.gov.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bacolod  (opens in a new tab)\">Bacolod <\/a>and Negros Occidental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About The Bacolod Blog Writer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">Mea<\/g>. I  was born and raised in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bacolod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bacolod City (opens in a new tab)\">Bacolod City<\/a>. For a living, I produce online and offline content for clients abroad. Although I am happy doing just this, I suddenly realized that I had nothing of my own to show. 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