Enjoy Cebu!

Creative Cebuano entrepreneurs continue to up the ante on the province’s pride of joy – the dried mango. After amazing us with the chocolate-dipped dried mango, they are now even coming up with other variants like R&M Preserves Choco Mangga that comes in dark, strawberry, matcha and white chocolate. Delicious and beautifully packaged, Cebu’s dried mango products are truly world-class.

World Food first interviewed Raquel Choa back in 2013 to talk about her chocolate business – Ralfe Gourmet. Fast forward to today and it’s wonderful to see how her business has expanded and reached new heights. Now dubbed the “Chocolate Queen of Cebu,” she continues to make waves with the Chocolate Chamber. A must-try when in Cebu – enjoy a cup of sikwate.

Titay’s in Liloan in Cebu has been making the flower-shaped cookie called rosquillos since1907. The scions of founder, Margarita “Titay” Frasco, continue the tradition of making the cookies by hand still using her original recipe. While it is wonderful to see their products already available in Manila and in online stores, it is still quite an experience to visit Liloan and choose through the wide array of delightful goodies like the hojaldres, galletas, and sinudlan.

It’s a market like no other, stalls upon stalls of dried fish and other seafood. The smells might be overwhelming but knowing the quality and range of buwad available makes Taboan Public Market a must-visit place whether you are looking to purchase for home use or for your food business. Come to Cebu for some of the best danggit, palad, spada, dilis and dried posit.