Baguio's Famous Delicacies

It was Sunday when I've watch the news regarding the Panagbenga festival in Baguio City - known as the summer capital of the Philippines. It seems that all were having fun and enjoy the festival. I used to remember when we had our vacation there and it was really great. The most memorable with me was when we had food trip and I was so lucky that I am able to taste some of their delicacies.

Strawberry Taho
At first I thought that is just the usual taho that we have here in the Metro but I notice the pink color in the plastic container and I've learn that it was a fresh strawberry syrup instead of the usual sweetener.


Sundot Kulangot
This is one of their famous delicacies though it might sound funny or a turn off to some people though a lot of people in Baguio love this and enjoy eating this one. This is called "sundot kulangot" because it is place in a small container that you need to use your finger to dig out the calamay inside.

Benguet Coffee
Before we left Baguio, I got a chance to taste their native coffee, the "Benguet Coffee". This is famous and favorite beverage in Cordillera and also known to us as "kapeng barako". Their coffee is really aromatic and good to bring as a present for your relatives.

It was really a fulfilling trip and a vacation as well, hope I can able to visit again and explore more of their delicacies.

March 02 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Delicious Delicacies from Camiguin City

It was summer last year when we had our vacation in Camiguin City - one of the popular tourist spot and destination for vacationers. It was a great experience to be able to go there and stay even in just a short time. I really had fun and enjoy those days specially their foods that were really yummy and mouth watering.

I tasted some of their popular delicacies and one of that is their pastel, it is a bun with a yema inside, there are also other filing such as pineapple, strawberry, cheese and ube. The Vjandep in Camiguin is popular with it, a famous bakery in their town.

Another is the Piniato, is just the same as what we know peanut brittle though the difference is is that they uses a whole peanuts and glaze with honey that is molded into sticks! Good to have as desserts or snacks while doing something.


Lastly is the Maestrado Tablea, a chocolate drink that is made from pure cocoa that you can enjoy in your breakfast or even in your merienda. Its a cocoa tablet that you will dissolve in a warm water.


Hope you can also try and taste these delicacies, and enjoy it as well.

February 16 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Filipinoes Native Desserts

Who would say no with dessert? Dessert is usually serve after every meal, its something that you waited for after the end of the snacks. Filipinos have their own native dessert that you'll surely enjoy, let me introduce to you some of their native delicacies:

Palitaw
This is one of the Filipino common dessert, a small, flat sweet rice cake that is made from malagkit(a sticky rice), grated coconut, sugar and sesame seeds. This is so easy to make. First, you need to create a little balls from the malagkit then flatten it. Drop it in a boiling water, when it floats its already cook. Remove from water and roll it with sugar, serve with grated coconut and sesame seeds on top.

Ginataan/Bilo Bilo
Ginataan or Bilo Bilo is a popular dessert for Filipinos, it has a sweet taste of coconut milk. Its perfect during cold rainy days and also as a merienda. It is so easy to make, let the coconut milk and water to boil, then add other ingredients such as chopped sweet potato, sweet banana, taro, tapioca pearls and sugar. Mix well and served hot.

Polvoron
Polvoron, this is definitely a kid's favorites. This is the easiest to make in all desserts coz it doesn't involve cooking, just a little bit toasting of the flour prior to mixing it with the powdered milk, melted butter and sugar - and you now have a delicious polvoron.


Turon
Turon, another native desserts of the Filipinos. Turon is primarily made of banana that is wrap with a lumpia wrapper and dipped with brown sugar. You can also add a langka together with the banana to make it more sweet.

Halo Halo
A very popular dessert in which means to mix different kinds of ingredients. Its mainly mixture are ice and milk, and added with various boiled sweet beans and fruits (sweet red beans,sliced banana, coconut jelly),or any other fillings of your choice such as (sago, nata de coco, etc) and served cold in a tall glass or bowl.

May you enjoy all this delicacies with your family and friends.

January 25 ,2010

88DB Philippines