AETA communities in Porac town in Pampanga will take centerstage during the 11th Binulu Festival on November 15.

The Municipal Government of Porac will lead the festival, which is a part of the commemoration of the 425th founding anniversary of Porac.

Binulu cooking will also be the highlight of the event.

Binulu dishes are cooked using a variety of bamboo called "bulu."

The basic binulu dish consists of chicken soup with vegetables, tamarind and herbs seasoned with salt. Rice is also cooked with bulu.

The young slender stalks of bulu are cut into even sizes. Rice and water are then placed inside the empty reeds and then placed over fire just enough to heat up the contents.

The Binulu Festival was first organized as a festival in 2005 by then Porac parish priest Fr. Elmer Simbulan as part of the annual fiesta celebration in honor of the town patron Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

The event was conceptualized with the help of Fr. Resty Lumanlan, Prudencio Garcia, Tess David and Adrian Garcia, among others.