Famous Delicacies in Cebu

Halloween is approaching. So This Topic for today has just popped out in my mind.

There are many famous delicacies here in Cebu. And some of them are served during Halloween.

As part of our Filipino Culture every Halloween we never forget to put an offering for our dead loved ones.

And I remembered when I was young. I'm always waiting for the time to reach 8 pm.

We will light a candle outside there is also in the table and in our Altar together with the offering.

My Grandmother will always tell us to wait for the Dead spirits to eat first haha. So that was the Beliefs and Culture which has passed through generation.

And today let me introduced you to some famous delicacies here in Cebu that we usually eat.

So let's begin our Food trip...

Chicharon

Chicharon is made from pork rinds. Boiled, air dried, and deep-fried.

The most delicious and famous Chicharon is made from Carcar Cebu. They had the Best Chicharon ever. Very Crispy and very tasteful.

Some Chicharon has pork meat and much expensive than the ordinary. Tourists who come in here, always visit Carcar just to buy the famous Chicharon.

Chicharon can be eaten directly and enjoy its crispiness. Or you can dip it in spicy vinegar. I'm drooling right now.

Chicharon has a spicy flavor too. So it's double hotness when you choose spicy flavored Chicharon then dip in spicy vinegar. Too much spicy but it's delicious.

Ampaw (Rice Krispies)

Look at the picture above. Did you see a color white rectangular form? It is beside the Chicharon. That is called Ampaw.

Ampaw is made up of sweet rice puffed. And was originally made in Carcar Cebu. It is very crunchy, sweet, and delicious.

Tourists who visit Cebu will surely buy ampaw too.

Sinudlan

Sinudlan is made of flour and stuffed with bukayo(sweetened coconut meat) inside it's bun.

Then deep-fried and rolled in sugar. There are ube and monggo flavor too. It's very sweet chewy and delicious.

Shakoy(little rope)

The last photo is Shakoy. It is "lubid-lubid" in Tagalog and " little rope in English.

Shakoy is made of twisted dough, deep-fried and rolled in sugar.

It is very yummy and best to eat while it's hot to enjoy its fluffiness.

Hotcakes

Hotcakes are just similar to pancakes. The only difference is the Hotcakes are covered with margarine or butter then coated with sugar.

Pancakes are best when there is a chocolate syrup coated all over its cake.

Puto Balanghoy

Puto Balanghoy is made of steamed cassava with brown caramelized sugar on top and coated with grated coconut.

It is one of the best native delicacies here in Cebu. Sold in big and small sizes.

Masi (Sticky Rice Peanut Filling)

Masi is made out of rice flour filled with Peanut and brown sugar inside and rolled into a circle to form little balls.

It is cooked in boiling water until it floats and ready to serve.

Palitaw(Sweet Rice Cake)

Palitaw is made of ground sticky rice rolled into balls and flattened. Cooked in boiling water and once rise it's ready to eat. Coated with sugar and grated coconut.

Nilusak

Nilusak is made of pounded banana. Coated with sugar and grated coconut.

Wrapped in banana leaf and served. It's very delicious one of my favorites. I missed eating this.

Chocolate Moron

Is made up of ground malagkit with a twist of chocolate and cook in coconut milk.

Balanghoy with Latik

Balanghoy with Latik is made of cooked cassava coated with Latik( caramelized coconut cream) and caramelized brown sugar for toppings.

Bingka or Bibingka

Bingka is made of Glutinous Rice and coconut cream. But the Famous Bingka is in Asturias Cebu. The Bingka Dawa.

The Bingka Dawa is much smoother and fluffier compared to other Bingka. That is why Tourists will always buy Bingka at Asturias.

And Dawa is a millet and bird food. But Asturias used it for Bingka Delicacy. And it's very delicious.

The last picture is the Bingka that I bought last year partnered with coconut juice.

Banana Chips

Banana chips are very delicious and yummy. It is made of banana either dried baked or dehydrated.

Here in Cebu, the banana chips are coated with caramelized brown sugar. It's very crispy and sweet.

Binignit

This is one of our favorite. The Binignit usually served during the Lenten season or you can serve it during Halloween too.

Binignit is a famous Cebuano dessert soup traditionally made of glutinous rice and cooked in coconut milk.

Mix with various kinds of saba banana, sweet potato, ube, taro or gabi, and sago balls. On my own version of Binignit, I put jackfruit for added flavor of sweetness and fruity fragrance.

Biko

Everybody loves to eat Biko.

Biko is made of malagkit rice or sticky rice with coconut milk and brown sugar.

When I cooked Biko I put Jackfruit for a fruity flavor and it smells very nice.

Biko can be sold per piece or whole. A very sweet rice cake.

Bodbod Balanghoy(Cassava Suman)

Bodbod Balanghoy is made of cassava and strips of coconut meat.

Wrapped with banana leaf and steamed in coconut milk.

Budbod Pilit

Budbod Pilit is very delicious and made of malagkit or sticky rice.

Wrapped with banana leaf and steamed in coconut milk.

This is one of my favorites.

Puto Cheese( Steamed Cake)

Puto cheese is my kid's favorite. It consists of cake flour, fresh milk, sugar, egg whites, and baking powder with cheese on top.

Steamed and wait till cooked and ready to serve. You can add some flavors too like ube and pandan.

Puto kutsinta

A native delicacy small steamed rice cake.

It is made with rice flour, brown sugar, and lye which added yellow food coloring and grated coconut on its toppings.

But in my photo above, my puto kutsinta had a cheese toppings. Very fluffy sweet and delicious.

Hope

The most delicious Hopia is located in Minglanilla Cebu.

From Ramcheschel Bakeshop.

Flavors: Ube, monggo, pandan, and strawberry.

Dried Mangoes

Is made from the finest and selected mangoes.

It's chewy texture and distinctive taste will surely make you crave for more.

The famous Dried Mangoes in Cebu are The Product of 7D Mango and Guadalupe Dried Mango.

Caycay(kaikai)

Is made of coarsely ground toasted peanuts coated in syrup ( latik) or honey.

Very crunchy layered cookie.

Browas

Browas is made of grounded peanuts, egg, sugar, and yeast.

It is Cebu's version of lady fingers.

Rosquillos

Rosquillos is a round cookie made of flour, eggs, sugar, shortening, and baking soda.

This is my kid's favorite too.

Otap

This one is very yummy and crunchy.

Otap is made of coconut, flour, shortening and sugar.

It is an oval shape pastry cookie usually common in Cebu where it is originated.

Let's stop our Food Trip in here....

Hope you like the Famous Delicacies in Cebu.

If one day you may visit in here, please don't forget to eat this different kinds of delicacy. I'm sure you will love it.

leejhen❤