CASHEW NUTSPeanut butter lovers out there? You’ve got to try Bagac’s own cashew butter. It is creamy, yummy, decadent, and it is the perfect way to indulge! Buy it for your mother’s kare-kare and the taste will reach a new stratosphere. Made from cashew harvested in Bagac itself, this cashew butter truly deserves all the attention its been getting from locals, balikbayans, and foreigners alike. You can also purchase tons of cashews here; it might sound crazy but the ones that you can buy from Antipolo and other parts of the Philippines come from Bagac too.
KAKANIN
Traditional foodies will have a blast with kakanin (rice cakes) made fresh and hot every day that you can purchase from Bagac market. There is a long line of kakanin vendors near the vegetables section and if you’re a rice cake fan, go and fulfill your destiny! Sapin-sapin, biko, maja blanca, kutsintaand more glistening in violets, whites, yellows, and browns topped with coconut shavings, poppy seeds, langka and everything decadent in the world, these kakanin surely takes you to cloud 9 in a snap.
UKOY
This is deep-fried vegetable (usually puso ng saging, mongo sprout or green papaya shavings) coated with batter and topped with shrimps.
DRIED FISH
Mention Cebu and danggit comes to mind easily and for Bataan, the official dried fish pasalubong (homecoming treat) is tinapa that comes in all shapes, sizes, and fishes! Of course the best one is bangus (milk fish) and they come boneless and delicious, ready for you to fry to a crisp once you reach home. You can find this tinapa at the Balanga City market… and yes, you can buy danggit – and a lot cheaper – from here too
KAKANIN
Traditional foodies will have a blast with kakanin (rice cakes) made fresh and hot every day that you can purchase from Bagac market. There is a long line of kakanin vendors near the vegetables section and if you’re a rice cake fan, go and fulfill your destiny! Sapin-sapin, biko, maja blanca, kutsintaand more glistening in violets, whites, yellows, and browns topped with coconut shavings, poppy seeds, langka and everything decadent in the world, these kakanin surely takes you to cloud 9 in a snap.
UKOY
This is deep-fried vegetable (usually puso ng saging, mongo sprout or green papaya shavings) coated with batter and topped with shrimps.
DRIED FISH
Mention Cebu and danggit comes to mind easily and for Bataan, the official dried fish pasalubong (homecoming treat) is tinapa that comes in all shapes, sizes, and fishes! Of course the best one is bangus (milk fish) and they come boneless and delicious, ready for you to fry to a crisp once you reach home. You can find this tinapa at the Balanga City market… and yes, you can buy danggit – and a lot cheaper – from here too