Exploring Cebu’s culinary culture will bring you to various Cebuano local cuisine and delicacy that are indigenous to Cebu only. Some of these foods are authentic recipes that you will not find anywhere in the Philippines. Over the years, Cebu’s food variations have dramatically changed. Traditional local cuisines are transformed into something modern, which makes it more interesting especially to tourist.
To begin with, Seafood is one of the prides of the Cebuano. Oyster Bay, sutukil in mactan bay, and Golden cowrie offers some of the best tasting seafood recipes in Cebu. From grilled to sautéed way of cooking, these restaurants offer a wide variety of fish and seafood that is local to Cebu. Excite your taste buds with great tasting seafood experience in Cebu. Next stop is Cebu’s crispy lechon. Some tourist find it unusual to see whole roasted pig chopped into pieces. For this reason, tourist will really like to grab a taste of Cebu’s lechon. Lechon can be ordered at some restaurants in Cebu like Zubu Chon, Mila’s lechon, and CNT. However, when you walk around the city, you can find lechon stalls scattered everywhere. Next on our list is Cebu’s lanchow or cow’s testicle stew. For some, this is not your average side dish however; many tourists find this dish interesting. Although there are no restaurants offering this meal, lanchow can be found on the streets of Cebu and Mactan. Just make sure that you have an iron stomach in order to devour that first spoon of that exotic cebuano food.
For those who really want more, top foods for the adventurous are kwek-kwek or buttered quail’s egg and local tempura is another afternoon favorite among Cebuanos. Dip it on its sweet and spicy sauce and you get yourself a good afternoon snack that will satisfy your cravings.
To get a complete listing of Cebu’s restaurants, just visit foodpick’s website at www.foodpick.me.
