Kalami Cebu! - A Gastronomic Guide to Cebu

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One of the best ways to prepare fresh fish is Kinilaw. Kinilaw is raw fish bathed in vinegar with tomatoes, onions, ginger, chilis, and sometimes coconut milk. It is a popular dish among Filipinos and Filipino restaurants have kinilaw in their menu.  The commercial one usually use tanigue for their kinilaw.  I usually prefer the smaller fishes like bangsi as kinilaw.  Bangsi is also know as barungoy or flying fish. Bangsi is boney and it takes skills to debone the cheap fish. I have grown to love this fish when I lived in Bohol with my Dad for a couple of years.  For me, the best time to eat kinilaw is during summer time while at the beach. What is your favorite fish for kinilaw? Do you love eating raw food? Related articles #Summer2K15 Adventures: Food trip at Kalanggaman Island Kakanin Galore at the Banilad Town Center Eateries in Cebu: Shalom Judges and Jireh Genesis Chocolate Hills, Bohol Rainmakers donate relief items for Bohol quake victims Summer...

 The fast-food war in Cebu is really heating up as more stand-alone fast-food joints are sprouting in the city.  A few months ago, Burger King opened a drive-through restaurant in F. Cabahug Street just beside a Jollibee branch. Last Saturday, McDonald's opened a branch at the corner of Hernan Cortes and A.S. Fortuna Streets in Mandaue. My family went there to witness the opening and I think this branch will really be busy in the years to come. 

One of the things that I considered a comfort food is Nilung-ag na Saging (Boiled Bananas).  There are just days that I want to eat boiled bananas and I can probably finish 5 in one sitting. I prefer my bananas to be semi-ripe.  I usually eat this on a lazy afternoon on a weekend.  It is also one of my favorite Holy Week and beach foods.  I know a lot of people love to dip this to some local anchovies (ginamos) especially the unripe ones.  Boiled Bananas is also a good alternative to rice when on a diet. How about you, how many boiled bananas can you eat in one snack? What is your favorite comfort food? Related articles #Foodtrip 2015: Ormoc Food Adventures It's More Fun in the Philippines: Kalanggaman Island, Palompon, Leyte 6-6-2015 Food of the Day: Budbud and Manga 6-23-2015 Food of the Day: Empanada Food Trip (Apri 2012) #Summer2K15 Adventures: Food trip at Kalanggaman Island

I am a big fan of Chinese food and I am also fond of eat-all-you-can buffets.  One of my favorite Chinese-themed eat-all-you-can restaurants in Cebu is the Grand Majestic Buffet.  The name Grand Majestic to Cebuanos is synonymous to excellent Chinese food.  Grand Majestic has been serving high-quality food for decades.  The restaurant is in the Grand Convention Center.  Last year, there was a major renovation in the Grand Convention Center and when it reopened, a redesigned and updated version of the restaurant started offering an awesome buffet.

One of my favorite seashells is the Saang. Saang is Spider Shell or Lambis Scorpius. I like this shell grilled and I could probably finish at least 5 pieces for lunch.  I prefer the Saang over the smaller shells because it packs a lot of meat.  I sometimes get impatient when I tuse a safety pin to get the meat out of the smaller kinason (seashell).  It is way easier with saang, you get a fairly large amount of meat just using your hands. One of the best places to east Saang is at the beach.  It is one of the beach outing foods for me. You can also buy grilled spider shells at seafood restaurants like AA Barbecue. How about you? Do you eat seashells? What is your favorite? Related articles Favorite Pinoy Dishes at AA Barbecue #Summer2K15 Adventures: Food trip at Kalanggaman Island Mag-STK ta Bay sa Paolito's Seafood House Summer Suggestions: Island Hopping! It's More Fun in the Philippines: Lake Danao, Ormoc City, Leyte It's More Fun in the P...

Cebuanos love lechon and I think there are countless of pigs that get slaughtered for this.  There was a time I was wondering what do they do with the innards? At first I thought lechon makers just make dinuguan (blood stew) and put everything on it.  Recently, I bought lechon in Talisay and saw that aside from dinuguan, the store sells some fried innards.  Locally, we call it sha-e, ginabot, atay,  and tungol. Intestines, liver, pancreas, and other internal organs are cooked in their oil to become a popular fare for lunch or pulutan. It's cheap and gives a lot of calories, it is not really a stretch why many people love this.  I may not eat this every day, but I really enjoy to have this once in a while. Related articles Tatang's Extra Crispy Boneless Lechon - The Spiciest Lechon Belly in Cebu Sinulog 2015 Moments: I got Visitors Eat-All-You-Can Restaurant in Cebu: Feast All You can at Golden Cowrie Mandaue Food Spot: Ipar's Restaurante Y Bar d...