Cebu which well known as the Queen City of the south because of it's beautiful scenery , beaches and lovely people. Many foreigner and tourist never missed to visit our dear province because it's seems a paradise where you can relax and unwind your mind from the stresses that encountered in the civilized generation. But aside from it's beauty that our province posses Cebu is also known for our sweet and delicious delicacies that can be a Pasalubong for our love one..
Here you Can discover some of the most famous delicacies of our well known Queen City of the south CEBU..
Cebu chicharon
Originated in Carcar City is one of the special delicacy Cebu has to offer. If you dip it with vinegar & it will give you 100 percent satisfaction. Aside from our best Chicharon, we also have the best of Lechon manok and Baboy (chicken and pig lechon). It is the Cebuanos favorite food every special occasion. I guess the Chicharon and Lechons are always present especially during special family days or gatherings. It is a must that one of these are on the table.
Dried Mangoes
From the name itself, it is mango that is sun dried and ripe. But, well, Cebu’s dried mango is not your usual and ordinary dried mango. Cebu’s dried mango is most famous for its distinctive taste that will surely leave you craving for more. Cebu’s mangoes have a sweet yet sour taste. The ripe dried mangoes are also packed perfect for snacks.
Dried Fish
In abundance: dried fish, most Filipino's a true delicacy and daily food. Mostly caught and dried by local fishermen and exported to the cities. Taboan Market is the most famous place where you can avail this kind of delicacies.
Bibingka
Time and again, there have been several versions of bibingka but the one of Cebu really stands out from the rest. The bibingka of Cebu, or more popularly known as bibingka Mandaue (since you can buy from there), is unique because instead of the baking powder, which is what’s most usually used, rice powder is the primary ingredient. Of course, this is mixed together with tuba and coconut milk to come up with the bibingka mix. Eventually, the bibingka is being covered with the famous banana leaf and then placed in a clay oven under the flaming coconut husks for fuel.
Otap
The otap is undoubtedly one of the most famous of the Cebu islands, for it is known to have originated from Cebu. The otap is an oval-shaped biscuit and has a length of four to six inches long, width of two inches, and thickness of 1/8 inch. Additionally, its ingredients include the sugar, flour, shortening and most especially, the coconut. All of these are being combined in order to come up with a sweet and yummy delight – that is, the otap.
Lechon
Cebu’s lechon Baboy (ROASTED PIG) is considered to be one of the best tasting
Lechon Baboy in the country. Its unique taste is evident from its soft tender meat
to its crispy skin. Here, lechon Pig is not dipped in the usual gravy, but in a
mixture of vinegar and fish sauce. Filipinos from all over the country (& the world)
always prefer Cebu lechon.
Cebu Mangoes
Cebu stakes a claim as having one of the finest mangoes in the world. Yes, other varieties in Asia may compete with sweetness, but Cebu mangoes are decidedly not fibrous like the others- just luscious, with roll-in-the-tongue texture.
Torta
A delicacy to be found nowhere else in the Phillippines, the Torta de Cebu
has its influence from somewhere in Central Europe where the main ingredients were
eggs, sugar and either ground nuts or flour. In fact, the Italians have it at the
same name while the Germans call it as the torte but the basic idea is of a round
bread with icing sometimes on top, on the side or between layers (like the German).
The torte de Cebu variety has the sweet, golden-brown, lightly sugar-sprinkled
crust variety with the yummy golden filling inside. So who would not be looking
forward to such a treat.
Rosquillos
Rosquillos are cookies or biscuits that are ring in shape. The cookies are famous because of their being crispy, light and delicious. Moreover, the rosquillos is popular because they can be made or baked even when you are at your own home.
Cay-Cay
Another cebu delicacies is caycay. A cookies which sprinkled with peanut . The sweet and tasty caycay is one of delicacies of cebu which children love to eat.
These are some of the famous Cebu's delicacies people love to eat. This delicacies of us is one of the most favorite pasalubong by the tourist who done to visit our province. For those who are food lover you can discover lot of cebu's delicacies by exploring the famous and well known queen city of the south CEBU...
