My top 4 Tacloban sweet pasalubong
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by Toni
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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The experience of visiting Tacloban City is never complete without tasting its sweet side of the plate. You guessed it right, Tacloban offers delicacies that you will surely love to take home as pasalubong. Don’t be surprised to hear a Filipino say “pasalubong” when a loved one is on a trip. It is a term coined that means gift usually from someone who comes home after a trip.
Tidbit
The city of Tacloban (Region VIII) is the capital of the Philippine province of Leyte. It is the first in Eastern Visayas to be classified as a Highly Urbanized City. The cultural festivals Pintados-Kasadyaan and Sangyaw festivals are held in this city during the month of June.
The type of food in Tacloban is a combination of native and modern Leyte taste. It is especially influenced by other parts of the country like Cebu, Manila and Mindanao apart from foreign influences such as Western, Spanish , and Asian influences.
Filipino desserts proudly originating in Tacloban that tops my list are Moron, Binagol, Sagmani and Pastillas. Feel free to try these recipes found here at Filipinodesserts.net blog.
Moron
I can’t enough of the rich, creamy and chocolate sweetness of Moron. I often look forward on having this treat whenever my Dad visits Tacloban back in my younger days. Moron is made of rice flour mixed with chocolate paste or locally called as Tableya, peanuts and brown or organic sugar. This Filipino dessert is famous during fiestas, Christmas, and New Year.
Make your very own Moron with this recipe.
Binagol
I find Binagol appealing to the sight as well as the taste. Binagol is a sweetened nutty Taro pudding. The town of Dagami in Tacloban City is the dominant producer of the best and original Binagol in the whole eastern region.
The Binagol is a made of talyan, a taro root, coconut milk, brown or organic sugar, egg yolks, full cream condensed milk. Binagol is wrapped in wilted banana leaves and coconut shells, and native strings for packaging.
Sagmani
Sagmani is another suman made of cassava, gabi or sweet potatoes cooked with coconut cream, sugar and sometimes coconut meat.
Pastillas
Pastillas is a sure hit psalubong for kids and people who have sweet tooth. These bite-sized, creamy and pure cow milk delicacy of Tacloban deserves a place in your pasalubong carts and bags.
Delicious Pastillas recipe here.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:00 am
pnaka d best talaga taung waray!
July 22nd, 2010 at 10:58 pm
please help me where i can buy special moron here in manila. pls. i’m dying for it.thanks
July 27th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
pwede po ba kayo mag post ng recipe ng sagmani. thank you po!
July 27th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
puwede po bang mag request ng recipe ng sagmani. thank you po!