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Cebu Lechon Recipe: Crispy Lechon Belly With Classic Stuffing
Why Cebu lechon needs no sauce, what goes inside the pig, and a reliable home recipe for crispy Cebu-style lechon belly.
Food: Cebu, Davao & Philippines
Lechon, kinilaw, street food and home recipes from Visayas and Mindanao kitchens.
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Durian Davao Guide: Varieties, Season and Where to Buy
Davao is the durian capital of the Philippines. Learn the varieties, when the season peaks, how to choose a ripe fruit, where to eat it and why your hotel may say no.
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Cebu Street Food Guide: 12 Local Eats and Where to Find Them
From ngohiong to tuslob buwa, here are Cebu's must-try street eats, where locals find them and how to eat safely.
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Sutukil Explained: How to Order Seafood in Mactan Like a Local
Sutukil is Cebu's favourite seafood feast: pick your catch, then have it grilled, cooked in soup or served as kinilaw. Here's how ordering and pricing work.
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Cebu Pasalubong Guide: Best Treats from Cebu and Davao
What to bring home from Cebu and Davao: dried mangoes, danggit, otap, rosquillos, Carcar chicharon, lechon, durian candy, pomelo and chocolate, plus how to pack them.
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Filipino Barbecue Recipe: Sweet Pork BBQ with Banana Ketchup
Sweet, smoky and sticky, just like the street stalls of Cebu and Davao. Our Filipino pork barbecue recipe with an easy marinade and basting sauce.
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Lechon Paksiw Recipe: Turn Leftover Roast Pig Into a Rich Stew
Leftover lechon becomes a tangy, savoury stew in under an hour. Here is our lechon paksiw recipe, Cebu style and Manila style.
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Boodle Fight Definition: Origin, Food List and How to Host One
Rice, grilled seafood and barbecue piled on banana leaves, eaten with bare hands. Here is what a boodle fight is, where it came from and how to host your own.
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Kinilaw Recipe Davao Style: Fresh Tuna or Malasugi in Vinegar
Cubes of sashimi-fresh tuna or malasugi "cooked" in coconut vinegar with ginger, onion, chili and kalamansi. Davao's favourite pulutan, ready in 20 minutes.
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How to Make Siomai: Cebu Siomai sa Tisa-Style Recipe
Juicy pork siomai like Cebu's famous Siomai sa Tisa stalls, with homemade chili-garlic oil and calamansi. Steam or fry, and freeze extras for later.
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Talakitok Recipe: Crispy Fried Trevally and Bisaya Escabeche
Learn how to cook talakitok two ways: golden pritong talakitok with vinegar dip, and a Bisaya-style escabeche with ginger, peppers and a sweet-sour glaze.
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Alugbati in English and Utan Bisaya Recipe, Davao Style
A light, healthy Bisaya vegetable soup with alugbati, squash, okra and malunggay, served with fried or dried fish the Davao way.
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How to Marinate Boneless Bangus for Inihaw na Bangus
Inihaw na bangus, sinugbang bangus in Bisaya, is grilled milkfish stuffed with tomato, onion and ginger. Here's the marinade and the method.
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Adobong Manok Recipe with Pork: Ingredients and Procedure
The Filipino dish everyone argues about. Our classic chicken and pork adobo recipe with clear ingredients, procedure and regional variations.
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La Paz Batchoy Recipe Plus Davao Home-Style Batchoy
Two batchoys in one post: Iloilo's famous La Paz noodle soup and the gingery pork-and-misua batchoy cooked in Davao and Bisaya homes.
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List of Filipino Soups: Best Pinoy Sabaw for Rainy Days
When the rain pours, Filipinos reach for sabaw. Here are the best Pinoy soups, from sinigang and tinola to Cebu's pochero and balbakwa, plus a sweet champorado bonus.
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Pork Lomo Recipe Filipino Style: Tenderloin Braised in Tomatoes
Lean pork lomo simmered in a garlicky fresh tomato sauce: a quick, homey Filipino ulam that goes perfectly with hot rice.
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How to Make Puso: Cebu Hanging Rice in Woven Coconut Leaves
Puso is Cebu's iconic hanging rice, cooked inside woven coconut leaves. Here is what it is, how to weave and cook it, and where to eat it.
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Samaral Fish Recipe: Paksiw and Fried Danggit, Cebu Style
Samaral, danggit and rabbitfish explained, with a tangy paksiw na samaral recipe, crispy fried danggit, and safety tips for those sharp, venomous fin spines.
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Davao Food Guide: Durian, Tuna, Kinilaw and What to Eat
From durian and tuna panga to sinuglaw and Davao-made chocolate, here is what to eat in Davao City and what to pack as pasalubong.
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Cheap Food in Cebu: 10 Delicious Local Eats and Where to Go
Eat like a Cebuano for a few hundred pesos a day. Our guide to cheap, delicious Cebu food, from lechon and puso to siomai sa Tisa and tuslob buwa.
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Sinigang na Lapu Lapu Recipe: Davao-Style Grouper Sour Soup
Fresh grouper simmered in a tangy tamarind broth with vegetables — a Davao family favourite for rainy days and Sunday lunches.
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Bicol Express Ingredients and Procedure, Davao Style Recipe
Creamy, spicy Bicol Express made the Davao way, with double coconut milk and extra chili. Full ingredients, step-by-step procedure and the story behind the name.
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Best Seafood Restaurant in Davao and Top 10 Places to Eat
Fresh tuna, kinilaw, durian desserts and night-market grills. Ten long-loved places to eat in Davao City, sorted by type, with tips for ordering.