Top Must Try Foods in Cavite City 2017

A list of must try foods for those who are visiting Cavite City.  

PAT and SAM's BIBINGKA SAMALA

This famous bibingka from Cavite City is actually a biko than a bibingka. It comes in two varieties: malagkit and pinipig. This sweet smelling kakanin has the aroma of coconut oil, panocha and burnt banana leaf. The rice cakes are named after Arturo Samala, who established the business in 1940's.

 

Available daily at Samala Kitchen Delights near BDO

ROBINSON's TAMALES

Made of ground peanuts and galapong that is steamed and wrapped in banana leaves. It looks simple at first sight but requires a very tedious process to make. Can be eaten purely as it is or the Caviteñean way of spreading it as bread filling. 

Available on ooccasional basis at Orence Food House beside National Bookstore

ALING IKA's BIBINGKOY

Bibingkoy is the classic Chabacano adaptation of the tang yuan. Patties of galapong are prepared and filled with sweetened red mongo bean paste. The patties are tightly arranged in a baking pan and cooked in the manner of bibingka. It is served with a thick soup made from gata (coconut cream), with added pieces of camote, langka, bilo-bilo, flavored with pandan and sweetened with panocha.

Available very early morning daily at Aling Ika's Carinderia at Cavite Public Market 

CASA VIEJA's PANCIT PUSIT
One of the proudly Caviteñean born Pancit variety of less popularity and probably not written yet in Philippine Pancit LIST but is well loved by purely breed Caviteño's is the Pancit de Choca or Pancit Pusit. It it like combination of Adobong Pusit and Pancit. 

Available on occasional basis at Casa Vieja Cantina 

DIZON's QUESILLO
Kesong puti or quesillo as how we call it here in Cavite is a proudly Philippine cheese made of carabao's milk. Traditionally it is sold wrapped in banana leaves. 

Best paired with bonete and pandesal. 

Available daily at Dizon's Bakery 

VIOLY's KARE-KARE, KILAWIN, ADOBO and BACALAO
The traditional and ever famous Caviteñean TRIFECTA food terno during Sundays but they sell it on a Saturday - Kare-Kare/Adobo/Kilawin

Bacalao is a popular salted cod fish dish present in every Caviteñean house every Lenten season most especially on Good Friday. This is one the many dish we inherited from the Portuguese galleon traders that pre-dates Spanish occupation.

Available at Violy's Cuisine as per schedule. Also available in Casa Vieja Cantina. 

ASAO's PANCIT PUSO
A Caviteñean style pansit made of combination of bihon and miki bihon cooked in achuete with small slices of pork and thinly sliced green beans, carrots and cabbage. Rather than calamansi as paasim, pansit puso is served with thinly sliced puso ng saging (banana blossom) cooked in generous amount of vinegar.

Available daily at Asao Grill and Steak House 

CHEFOO's FRIED CHICKEN and MENUDENCIA CON CASUY
Way before McDonald's, Jollibee and KFC fried chicken became famous Cavite City has its own famous fried chicken - CHEFOO's Fried Chicken

MENUDENCIA CON CASUY - Three cultures in a dish: Hokkien, Mexican, Chabacano.

Photo c/o New Chefoo

Available daily at New Chefoo Restaurant 

CAFE ANTIX's PIZZA BACALAO
A traditional Caviteño dish with a modern Italian twist. Usually served during Lenten season, Bacalao is made from imported dried cod fish, garbanzos, tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, bell peppers cooked with good quality extra virgin olive oil. We 'pizzafied' it by adding basil, parsley, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, on a thin and crispy pizza crust.

Photo c/o Cafe Antix FB Page

Available by advance order at Cafe Antix across Iglesia Independiente Church. 

THE ORIGINAL TONY's HAMBURGER
The original Tony's Bakery hamburger in a quarter pounder topped with cheese, cucumber, tomato and pickles.

Photo c/o Roadside FB Page

 Available daily at Roadside Burgers and Bakeshop 

SOLIS LECHON MANOK

Long before Baliwag, Sr.Pedro, Pagtakhan and other dozens of lechon manok sprouted like mushroom - Cavite City has its very own brand of popular lechon manok.

 Available daily at Tina Solis in Ronquillo

BALOY's ENSAIMADA DE CAVITE

This ensaimada also comes in others flavors like ube, macapuno, dulce de leche. And can be bought per piece or in a gift box at 12 pieces.

2nd Photo c/o Mr. Florante Evangelista

Available daily at Baloy's Catering and Bakeshop along SSC-R de Cavite