Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Cebu's Delicacies


              We all know Filipinos are fun of eating that's why we can't wonder why we have so many delicacies here in the Philippines. Everywhere we go, there's always a specialty in every place having a history of their delicacies they offer. Some places in the Philippines particularly in Cebu have so many delicacies that are nutritious and delicious. Some of these are:
 
 

              Rice cakes, also known as bibingka. It is one of the most famous delicacies in Cebu particularly in Mandaue City. Some residence in Mandaue made bibingka to earn money , for some it is the source of  their daily living because through this it help to sustain their everyday needs. As what they said, it is easy to make bibingka if we all have the ingredients and if we know the ways of making it. The ingredients are the following: ground regular rice,coconut, eggs, sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, melted margarine. In making this we should steamed it.
New recipes are also being introduced, with the addition of condensed milk as ingredient to make bibingka
more pleasing to anyone's taste.



          Carcar City in Cebu boasts of  its very famous ampao. This is Cebu's version of rice crispies. Sprinkled with peanuts, ampao is white, crunchy and sweet. Ampao is rectangular and thick.It also help people who are living here for many tourists buy to have it as what we call "pasalubong" to their family and peers. This delicacies serve as an alternative to rice for it suits to our stomach when were hungry.
 

            It is an oval-shaped biscuit. The ingredients of which are flour, sugar, shortening and coconut. Its sweet taste is due to the sprinkled sugar. Upon eating, it is a bit messy because a portion of the biscuit flies to the floor due to its light mass. So once you bite a piece of otap, make sure you put your one hand below your chin so you can catch the falling portions and sugar and will not make your eating messy. But the messy thing is a part of the whole otap experience.
                   
                   You can buy all these delicacies everywhere in Cebu . If you doesn't tasted all of these, you must try it for sure it will suits to your taste. These are some of the most delicious and famous delicacies in Cebu.
So what are you waiting for, visit here in Cebu and experience our very one of a kind delicacies.