A beautiful day starts with breakfast:
For those who love bread, you can order Pandesal!! The original meaning in Spanish is "salt bread", but it is not salty! It is soft and has a milky sweetness~~ it is not heavy in flavor! Some restaurants may serve it with butter, but usually, it is plain. The difference in making Pandesal compared to regular bread is that the dough is dipped in bread crumbs before baking. You can find it in every small bakery on the streets.
Filipino breakfast fried rice is a must-try delicacy. It is made with "longaniza" (a local type of sausage), fish seasoned with salt, and accompanied by potatoes and fish sauce (patis), making it very delicious.
Recommended restaurant: Colette’s Buko Pie at Pasalubong
In addition to the usual fried rice, the restaurant also offers a pie filled with fruit. The fruit is sweet and delicious, perfect for those who enjoy sweet flavors.
Lumpia - Filipino Spring Rolls
400 years ago, spring rolls were introduced to the Philippines from China, and they have now become a famous local snack. Locals use minced meat or mixed vegetables, wrapped in wafer paper, and deep-fried until golden and crispy. The key is to pair it with local specialty sauces made from onions, chili, vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, and garlic sauce, giving it a unique flavor.
Recommended restaurant:
La Cocina de Tita Moning. The owner is a Spanish woman named Suzette, who transformed her grandparents' old house into a restaurant filled with love and nostalgia. Every guest who comes here is touched by the owner's rich experiences and various tasteful collections, and they genuinely appreciate the exquisite dishes prepared in this "grandmother's kitchen". Here, you can enjoy Spanish dishes that were popular among the upper class in the late 19th century.
Halo-Halo - Filipino Shaved Ice
One of the most famous desserts in the Philippines, it resembles shaved ice, combined with sweet beans and milk, topped with a variety of colorful fruits, usually with at least eight ingredients, blending East and West, including green beans from the East, chickpeas from India, and leche flan from Spain, making it both sweet and refreshing.
Recommended restaurant:
Light House Restaurant. It is one of the elegant, authentic, and reasonably priced Filipino restaurants in Cebu City. The restaurant's lechon (roast pig) is a highlighted specialty dish, carefully selected and meticulously prepared. The pig is hollowed out before roasting, filled with banana leaves and unique spices from this ancient land, and then slowly roasted over charcoal, with oil and local spices brushed on the skin at intervals, resulting in a tempting caramel color that is mouthwatering.
