Cebuano Cuisine

Cebuano Dishes are hedonistic by nature. With the abundance of livestock supply, the locals developed some cuisines to utilize every animal part and transform it into signatured palatable and exotic dishes in the region. Paklay is just among of the many.

1 small pineapple (half-pipe), slice into cubes
1 kilo tripe (goto or callos or goat skin), sliced into 2-inch strips, boiled in vinegar, salt and water stock from the boiled goto
6 pcs. starfruit (balimbing), thinly sliced
5 small tomatoes, chopped
3 onions, sliced
1 thumb-size ginger, sliced
1 head garlic, minced
bay leaves
whole peppercorns
achuete water (1/2 cup achuete mixed in 1 cup water)
1 small bamboo shoot (dabong), sliced, boiled then drained
cooking oil

1. In a pan, sauté garlic, tomatoes, onions and tripe.
   Keep stirring until the mixture dries up a little.
2. Add the bamboo shoots and pineapple. Mix thoroughly.
3. Add the stock followed by the achuete water.
4. Cover until the bamboo shoots and pineapple are cooked.
5. Add the starfruit, bay leaves and whole peppercorns.
   Allow to simmer until cooked.

fresh oyster, in half shell
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
3 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
2 tbsp butter, cut into pieces
1 cup fresh bread crumbs

1. Melt butter in skilled over medium heat. When foam subsides, add bread crumbs and garlic. Toss for 1-2 minutes until crisp and golden.
2. Stir in parsley and grated cheese.
3. Put oysters in a shallow pan that can hold the oysters in a single layer
4. Sprinkle bread crumbs on oysters. Do not top of each oyster with a bit of butter.
5. Bake at 450°F for 10-12 minutes or until the bread crumbs are golden brown. Serve hot.

Prepare:
1 whole pig (about 20 kilos)
Salt
Black pepper
Soy sauce

Lechon Stuffing:
5-10 bundles lemon grass (tanglad)
20pcs. Banana (saba variety), peeled then halved or
20pcs. Taro (gabi), peeled

1. Clean and prepare the pig by removing innards, washing and scraping the body of bristles. Rinse and allow to drain a bit before stuffing
2. Rub with salt and pepper inside and out.
3. Rub soy sauce on the skin of the pig. This will make it nicely red when roasted.
4. Stuff the belly of the lechon with lemon grass along with saba and gabi. Sew to close.
5. Skewer the pig and split roast over live charcoal or traditionally, in some parts of Cebu, under live fire. Roast until crisp.
6. Cebu lechon is not served with a sauce. But if dipping sauce is requested, vinegar with scallions and pepper may be served along with it.

Source: Great Regional Dishes of the Philippines by Noel Young

Tropical island, shielded from calamities, friendly people, progressive governance, independent market, paradisaic beaches and chiefly seafood abundance were just a few of how Cebuanos should be thankful of. Seafood does not only bring palatable dishes into our dining table but also healthy benefits. And to start up with our list of healthy food is kinilaw na guso or guso salad. Guso is a Cebuano term for gelatinous seaweed called agar-agar (scientifically known as Eucheuma cottonii). It is said to be a very good source of vitamins and minerals especially protein and iodine, and a very healthy food for those with goiter problems. Kinilaw na guso can also add extra taste to bland food like rice, sweet potatoes and boiled bananas. Here’s a simple Guso salad recipe that I found from our very own kitchen.

Step 1. Rinse the guso seaweed with hot water, enough to clean it. But don’t hold it for so long, it might affect its texture.
Step 2. In a bowl, seasoned it with your own flavor and tossed with these ingredients: vinegar and patis to soften a little the texture, chopped ginger, onions and tomatoes.
Optional side-item: shredded green mango and shrimp paste

Other Wonders of Guso
Carrageenan is a white powder extracted from processed dried guso. It functions as gelling agent, binder and moisture holder for some popular food and non-food products. Here is a list of them:

• Pet Food – fat stabilization, thickening, suspending gelation
• Ice cream – prevents whey separation, controls meltdown
• Meat Products - thickening, fat stabilization, bodying, tolerance to high level of salt
• Milk Products like cheese, UHT milk, chocolate milk, diet powder mixes, flans, frozen desserts – suspension, bodying, emulsion stabilization
• Gel Desserts – provides wide range of textures and release of flavor, gelling
• Syrup – suspension, bodying
• Beer Finning – process aid to produce good clarity beer
• Pharmaceuticals – provides animal-free capsules
• Cosmetics – binding, stabilizing
• Shampoo – binder, foam stabilizer
• Water-based Paints – suspension, flow control emulsion stabilization
• Toothpaste – resistant to enzymatic breakdown, provides structure without masking flavors
• Air Freshener Gels – provides structure and controlled release of perfume

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Since Filipinos love to eat rice by nature, here’s a rice with a twist recipe that would add up to their cravings. Lifted from kitchenomics.com recipes

Ingredients:
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pc medium onion, sliced
2 cups raw rice, washed once
2 tbsp margarine
1 pc chicken bouillon cube
1 pc laurel leaf
1 pc medium carrot, sliced into half-moons
1/4 kg shrimps, shelled
1/2 cup cooked/frozen green peas
1 pouch (250 g) DEL MONTE Italian Style Spaghetti Sauce

Steps:
1. SAUTÉ garlic, onion and rice in margarine. Cook, stirring constantly, until rice turns light brown. Add 4 cups water, bouillon cube and laurel leaf. Allow to boil then simmer over low heat until rice is cooked. Set aside.

2. SAUTÉ carrot for 2 minutes. Add shrimps, peas and DEL MONTE Spaghetti Sauce. Season with 2/3 tsp iodized fine salt (or 2 tsp iodized rock salt), 1/4 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add cooked rice and blend thoroughly. Serves 6.

Looking for best dining experience in Cebu?

Then you are on the right click. Cebu has the largest variety of dining atmosphere. Throughout time Cebu dining is a cultural immersion of European and Asian culture with a touch of Filipino style. Cebuano dining taste are slowly embracing the worldwide choice, yet remains to be unique.

Choice #1. Hispanic Way - Buffet
Cebu City has the largest buffet or Eat-All-You-Can restaurants in the country all year round. Suitable for large group, company events, family gathering, group celebration, a jumbo date or just binge alone. At The Port Seafood Restaurant, you can avail all kinds of seafoods like sizzling bangus, natives, salads, pasta, meat dishes for only PhP199 plus you can also avail their very tasty Cebu lechon. Others like Family Choice Restaurant, Golden Peak Hotel Bar and Restaurant, and Royal Concourse with Buffets at PhP150+.

Choice #2. Fancy Choice Dinner

A fancy dress deserves to be in a fancy dining place too. Shangri-la Mactan Cowrie Cove has got you. You can also add to your list, Marco Polo dinner buffet, Waterfront Hotel-Italian Restaurant.

Choice #3. Grills and Must-try Cebu Food

You can refer to the list below:
Chikaan sa Cebu
Location: SM Cebu Northwing, Salinas Drive Lahug Cebu City
Must-try: Ampalaya with Dilis, Chili Crab, Mixed Seafood Cream Soup

City Grill
Location: Fuente Osmeña
Must-try: Pochero, Spicy Shrimp

Gerry’s Grill
Location: Ayala Center Cebu, SM Cebu Northwing
Must-try: Bangus ala Pobre

And Others with their names as suggestive must-tries:
Cafe Laguna on Veterans Drive in Lahug
Nang Damasa’s Restaurant at the Raintree Mall
Lantaw Gardens at Cebu Plaza in Lahug
Seafood City Restaurant at J.Y. Square in Lahug
Barrio Fiesta Restaurant in SM City mall
Neo Neo at Mabolo, Banilad, Gorordo Ave.
AA’s Barbeque with Branches around the City
Golden Cowrie Restaurant in Lahug
Fisherman’s Net at Lahug
Patio Isabel on Old Banilad Road

Choice # 4. World within a City
You don’t have to confine yourself to Filipino inspired food by any means. Cebu dining has many restaurants installed only for you. The Great Han Palace, Emperor’s Bowl, Golden Dragon Firepot Garden are just some Chinese restaurants in the City. Sen Ryu, Kaishu, Nonki are examples from Japan cuisines. Maharaja at Century Plaza, city’s Indian restaurant. Even Persian represented their culture by Persian Palate at Escario Street. The very famous Krua Thai is a Chain of Thai restaurants in Cebu. French is not getting behind by Chateau de Busay. Socialite? perhaps The Tinderbox is what you’re looking for where you can smoke Cuban cigars after. European food represents almost in every restaurants in the city, almost every dining place that starts with the word Cafe. Missing the American style? KFC, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Starbucks are just too common to forget.

Choice #5. Larsian

Larsian larsian larsian. The ultimate pride of Cebu, only in Cebu as they say. At larsian extra rice (puso) is not a choice but a must - you cant resist. A dining place for all types of grilled food, barbecue, hotdogs, Tina-i (chicken intestine), atay and batikon (chicken liver and gizzard respectively), chicken and pork. But of course these food cant be ready for eating combat without their king - the hot chili mixed with vinegar and soy sauce and the queen - puso or hanging rice, don’t missed their bishop - a cold soft drinks, yummmm battle starts!

Choice #6. Pongko-Pongko (to sit around in a simple stool while eating)
Once you are get use of Cebuano way and culture, pongko-pongko is an adventure for first-timers and part of Cebu dining ways. Pongko-pongko is usually anywhere in the City Area, sidewalks, busy areas, school areas, market areas, every busy corners of the City you can find it. Here you can find dishes at a very affordable price. Just imagine a lumpia shanghai worth P1, a longganisa (native sausage) at P5, puso (hanging rice) at P2. Others are chicharon bulaklak (pig intestine), Chinese nghoiong, and other Cebu food favorite-fried meat dishes.

Choice #7. Eatery (Carenderia)
Just like eating in a restaurant, the only difference is the price and ambiance. It is an open area where just like in a restaurant you are made to order food. But in eateries, the menu are not as complicated as those in restaurants. But the tastes are comparable.

Choice #8. Cebu Beach Resort Experience

Cebu is by nature a tropical City. And since it is a queen island in the southern part of the Philippines, it is surrounded by beaches. Cebu Beach Resorts mesmerize tourists not only by the white sand beaches but also their menu. Just imagine eating and sipping your favorite fresh juice and get tanned while watching over the deep blue sea. A different eating experience indeed.

On top of our list are:
Plantation Bay Resort
Blue Waters
Badian Island Resort
Sumilon Island

Choice #9. Cebu Fastfoods

You just can’t get over with your favorite cheese burgers, fast foods and fast foods-a-like also dominates Cebu. Name it, Jollibee, McDonald’s, KFC, Chowking, Greenwich, Kenny Rogers, McJoy, Orange Brutus, Big Mak, etc are available whether in malls or around the busy commercial areas. In fact some are 24 hours open.

Choice #10. Your discovery.

Choice #11. Another discovery.
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Indeed Cebu dining is your total dining discovery. You don’t have to choose. You can get them all. Visit Cebu!

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