June 10, 2010 – 4:46 pm | 3 Comments

Cebu City is eager for the imminent opening of the Cebu South Coastal Road Project’s four-lane subway tunnel.
The P1.63-billion project consists of a twin box tunnel and a reinforced concrete wall. The tunnel is approximately …

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Rosquillos from Cebu
May 29, 2009 – 4:13 pm | 4 Comments

The rosquillos are cookies that originated from the Municipality of Liloan, Cebu. The cookies are circular in shape with flower-like edges and a ring shaped hole…

Cebu’s Sweet Ampao
April 13, 2009 – 9:19 am | One Comment

The ampao is a sweet puffed rice cake that originated in the Municipality of Carcar, Cebu. It is one of the famous delicacies in Cebu because of its sweet and crispy taste. It is also …

The Otap as a Snack
March 30, 2009 – 3:30 pm | 4 Comments
The Otap as a Snack

The otap is an oval-shaped puff pastry that is about four to six inches long and about two inches wide. The surface of the otap looks very crumpled and is sprinkled with sugar that has somewhat hardened on the otap. The crumpled look of the otap is what makes it very fragile and easily to break into bits of pieces when you bite it…