REGION DELICACIES

• Native delicacies- known as "kakanin" in Filipino, usually served as desserts, Filipinos commercialized this into a business
• 1. Bibingka- made from glutinous rice, root crops, or rice flower
• 2. Biko- Made from glutinous rice (Galapong). It is cooked in syrup milk and latik
• 3. Suman- Made in different ways, some are made of glutinous rice and wrapped banana leaves or coconut leaves
• 4. Puto Maya- Glutinous rice cake cooke in either plain water or coconut milk, from Cebu
• 5. Palitaw- Made from glutinous rice, white and somewhat shiny and sticky
• 6. Kalamay- MAde from galapong milk, brown sugar, and anise seeds
• 7. Cutchinta- Made from all-purpose flour, sugar, and lye, Lye gives flavor and gives the light brown color of Cutchinta
• 8. Espasol- Made from sticky mixture of glutinous rice, or pinipig flour sugar, coconut milk, and mixture, rolled thinly and cut into desired shapes
• 9. Haleya- This is made from root crops, like ube, gabi or kamote. Cooked with either milk or coconut milk, margarine and sugar into low heat
• 10. Maja Blanca- Cooking galapong or cornstarch flour, sugar and coconut milk. Layers maybe artificially colored or colored with ube
• Region 1- Ilocos region

  1. Ilocos Norte
  2. Ilocos Sur
  3. La Union
  4. Pangasinan
• Region 2- Cagayan Valley

  1. Batanes
  2. Cagayan
  3. Isabela
  4. Nueva Viscaya
  5. Quirino
• Region 3- Central Luzon

  1. Aurora
  2. Bataan
  3. Nueva Ecija
  4. Bulacan
  5. Tarlac
  6. Zambales
  7. Pampanga
• Region 4-A - Calabarzon

  1. Cavite
  2. Batangas
  3. Laguna
  4. Rizal
  5. Quezon
• Region 4-B - Mimaropa

  1. Mindoro Oriental
  2. Mindoro Occidental
  3. Romblon
  4. Palawan
• Region 5- Bicol

  1. Albay
  2. Camarines Sur
  3. Camarines Norte
  4. Sorsogon
  5. Catanduanes
  6. Masbate
• Region 6- Western Visayas

  1. Aklan
  2. Antique
  3. Guimaras
  4. Ilolo
  5. Negros Occidental
  6. Capiz
• Region 7- Central Visayas

  1. Cebu
  2. Bohol
  3. Siquijor
  4. Negros Oriental
• Region 8- Eastern Visayas

  1. Leyte
  2. Samar
  3. Southern Leyte
  4. Biliran
  5. Eastern Samar
  6. Northern Samar
• Region 9- Zamboanga Peninsula

  1. Zamboanga Del Norte
  2. Zamboanga Del Sur
  3. Zamboanga Sibugay
• Region 11- Davao

  1. Davao de Oro
  2. Davao del Sur
  3. Davao del Norte
  4. Davao Oriental
  5. Davao Occidental
• Region 12- Soccskargen

  1. Cotabato
  2. Sarangani
  3. South Cotabato
  4. Sultan Kudarat
• Region 13- Caraga

  1. Agusuan del Norte
  2. Agusan del Sur
  3. Dinagat islands
  4. Surigao del Sur
  5. Surigao del Norte
• CAR

  1. Abra
  2. Apayao
  3. Benguet
  4. Ifugao
  5. Kalinga
  6. Mountain Province
• BARMM-

  1. Basilan
  2. Sulu
  3. Maguindanao
  4. Lanao del Sur
  5. Tawi-tawi