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5 Must-Try Delicacies in Ormoc City, Leyte Philippines

The City of Beautiful People has so many foods to offer but I will just include the top 5 foods that one must try when one is in Ormoc. May it be visiting, traveling, or anything. Read below.

Top 5 Ormoc Delicacies

1. Chocolate Moron

In our cuisine, moron [the stress is placed on the last syllable; also spelled morón or muron] is a rice cake similar to suman. This chocolate moron that is made up of ground glutinous rice also known as “malagkit” being cooked in coconut milk. Moron can either be mixed or plain with cocoa or chocolate .

Can be found in : Ormoc’s Pier
Price Range : Ranges from 5-4 plastic pieces for Php 100.00 (Note that per plastic has 5 chocolate moron)

2. Binagol

Binagol is a delicacy made from the root crop “Taro” or “GABI” in (Filipino) our language. The name Binagol came from the word “bagol” which means coconut shell. It offers a distinct taste to the pallet and is wrapped in a unique packaging.

Can be found in : Ormoc’s Pier
Price Range : Php 35.00 per piece or you can ask the seller and buy this for Php100.00 for 3 pieces.

3. Cassave Cake

Cassava Cake is a classic Filipino dessert made from grated cassava (manioc). Cassava is also known as kamoteng kahoy and balinghoy in the Philippines.

Can be found in : Cassava’s Best Shop in Ormoc
Price Range : Php 250.00 per box

4. Puto Kutsinta

Kutsinta is a rice cake (puto) with a jelly-like texture made from a mixture of rice flour, brown sugar, and sodium hydroxide (or caustic soda also known as lye). Yellow food coloring or annatto extract is then added before the puto is steamed in small ramekins. After it’s cooked, it is topped with grated coconut or added syrup (latik) for sweeter taste. Puto Kutsinta is a very popular merienda snack throughout the Philippines and its name’s origin is very much debated.

Can be found in : Cassava’s Best Shop in Ormoc
Price Range : Php 120.00 per box

5. Ormoc’s Pineapple

Ormoc’s queen pineapple is a dwarf, rough and thorny variety, yet sweet and succulent on the inside. The significance of the piña is that Ormoc is known for its great pineapples. For the longest time, this has been recognized as the Pineapple generating city in visayas.

This can be found in leading supermarkets almost anywhere in Cebu but if you are visiting here in Ormoc, why not grab a bite?

Can be found in : Ormoc’s Pier, Ormoc Supermarkets, and Fruit Stand near Shell Gasoline Station
Price range : Php 25.00 per fruit

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REMINDERS, TIPS, AND NOTES

1.Study Your Location

Every location is unique and so are the rules while trekking on it. Carry a map with you all the time so that you know exactly where you are so that you can find your way back.

2.Medical Kit

Stuff your bag with all the necessary medicines and medical tools.

3.Emergency Contacts

Remember “Prevention is better than cure.” This is just a precautionary step. I genuinely do not want to see you in any trouble at all

4.Please Inform

“Leaving a simple text to your family or trusted friends.” If something unfortunate happens, your loved one’s will find you.

5.Plenty Of Essentials

Carry at least 3 liters of water and plenty of nutrition bars. They are light and filling till the time you find any other source.