Papaitan is a Filipino soup similar to pinapaitan, made from goat or beef innards and bittered with bile, prized among Ilocanos as a delicacy. Its intensely bitter, offal-forward profile makes it a distinctly acquired taste, often paired closely with alcohol during long celebratory drinking sessions.
Papaitan
After a long, grueling day working in the professional kitchen, chefs turn to these late-night spots for nourishment.
From tender kaldereta to crunchy chicharon, the family-run restaurant has spent decades proving that goat meat deserves a second chance.