Food trip! A friend came from Camiguin…

CAMIGUIN is a pear-shaped volcanic island with a total land area of 238 sq. kilometers. It lies 10 kilometers off the coast of the Province of Misamis Oriental. Along with the Provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental, CAMIGUIN forms part of a geopolitical grouping of provinces comprising Region X or Northern Mindanao.

Camiguin is one of the best destination for scuba divers from different parts of the world. That’s why my friend came from there, his hobby is scuba diving and his second time to Camiguin. And look what he gave me as “pasalubong“. Two boxes of Pastel.

Pastel is soft, sweet bun with varied fillings. They were bought from VJANDEP Bakeshop. The pastel is a native delicacy and can also be categorized as dessert because of its sweetness, it is now identified with Camiguin Island that every tourist never goes home without tasting the famous bun. The filling choices are cheese, langka, macapuno, mango, pineapple, ube, and regular yema. I believed, the pastel I got was yema, it was really delicious, I just don’t know if it was special or the regular yema. They also have other filling “by order”: durian, guava, strawberry, chocolate and special yema. If I wasn’t mistaken, Korina Sanchez of Rated K featured the famous pastel bun of Camiguin.

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