BIBINGKA

Bibingka is a type of rice cake native to the Philippines. This is traditionally made from galapong (milled glutinous rice), coconut milk, margarine, and sugar. During dawn masses on Christmas season, side street vendors are a common sight preparing and selling this delicious rice cake along with “puto bumbong”.

TAGAKTAK

The tagaktak is a crispy, thin, triangular-shaped cake that’s made of grounded or pounded rice, sugar and some water. People who have eaten the tagaktak said that it is almost similar in taste to the breakfast cereal of rice krispies.

Usually known as a rice fritter. A triangular net-like snack made of ground sticky rice batter with coconut milk and sweetened by sugar. Its fine and crisp strands looks like a curly fried pancit bihon. To make it even crispier, kamote (sweet potato) flour is added into the batter. The secret of creating its net-like shape is with the use of a coconut shell with small perforations (holes) at the bottom like a sprinkler. A thick pan with cooking oil is heated over a medium fire. Then the perforated coconut shell is positioned directly over the heated pan and the batter is poured into the shell. The batter would pass through the small holes and come out like string of noodles and directly fall into the hot pan and immediately fried.

MAZAREAL

Masareal is among the special local delicacies of Mandaue City in Cebu. Off white and crumbly in texture, people love it because of its nutty and sweet taste. It is said that it is made by mixing dough, peanuts and sugar or syrup. There are a lot of home-made versions sold in Cebu but they say that the best (and the original) is from Didang's.

OTAP

Utap (often spelled otap) is an oval-shaped puff pastry in the Philippines, especially common in Cebu where it originated. It usually consists of a combination offlour, shortening, coconut, and sugar. In order to achieve the texture of the pastry, it must undergo a two-stage baking process.

ROSQUILLOS

 The cookies are circular in shape with flower-like edges and a ring-shaped hole in the center. It is a snack unique to Cebu and is a favorite snack of locals and expatriate Cebuanos in the United States. The late Philippine president Sergio Osmeña Sr. reputedly gave the name of rosquillos from the Spanish word rosca, meaning ringlet.