(Also, I have to ask: Where was this outrage when La Paz batchoy was commercialized as instant noodles?) The cultural and class divides seem to be more prominent than ever, and that’s good ...

It's believed that it started in 1938, when butcher Federico “Deco” Guillergan Sr. put up his first stall at the La Paz Public Market, where he sold bowls of broth and meat for 20 centavos ...