Food Tours of SOX, The Philippines’ Most Interesting Destination for Food
The Southernmost region of the Philippines may be known for many things as the home province of world-renowned Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, as the breadbasket region of the country, as the tuna capital of the country but few know that Soccsksargen, (Region 12), or Central Mindanao is a culinary melting pot filled with extraordinary food.
Here are some helpful tips for your food trip adventure whenever you visit Sox soon.
GenSan Tuna Tour
GenSan’s cosmopolitan vibe reflects its stature as the commercial and industrial center of SOX. It is also an emerging destination for meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions – or MICE – with its increasing hotel rooms and convention facilities.
It is the undisputed Tuna Capital of the Philippines with their Fish Port Complex unloading and processing 750 metric tons of fish per day. It’s no wonder, then, that the city has developed the GenSan Tuna Tour. A number of local restaurants here offer an array of food choices focusing on must-try tuna dishes.
Here one can have sushi, sashimi or the favorite grilled tuna anytime they want without spending a lot. You can even have tuna lechon for a special occasion. Never leave General Santos City without trying tuna and other seafood dishes.
Tboli Ken
Part of every culture is it unique foods that reflect its environment and preferences. The Tboli Ken Food and Adventure Tour in South Cotabato delights visitors as they stay in Gonu Bong, enjoying homestay services, sing, and dance with the Tbolis.
Must-try foods include Onuk Haklafak, a unique Tboli dish of roasted native chicken, and Onuk Nelut, another native chicken dish cooked with spices in a bamboo stalk and uses Doun Mengi, a kind of leaves for covering.
The natural flavors of these dishes will surely capture one’s taste buds. Coffee is also a popular beverage among the Tbolis and their own blend of Arabica beans can warm even the coldest of the nights in the highlands.
Blaan Knaan
Not only is the Blaan tribe rich in history and culture but also rich in natural flavors. Whenever visitors come to a Blaan village in Sarangani Province, they are treated to simple yet warm hospitality by being offered local food cooked in customary ways.
Among them is Alnolot, one of their special dishes. It uses native chicken as the main ingredient and cooked with spices including parsley, ginger, salt, and spring onions in a bamboo stalk called loot.
Folo is another traditional Blaan delicacy done by soaking upland rice in water for few minutes then followed by wrapping it with banana leaves and cooked using bamboo stalk for about 15- 20 mins. These are then served in banana leaves and are ready to be enjoyed.
For more information, contact Department of Tourism Region 12 at 083-520-1274 or visit Treasures of SOX Facebook page.
This is a press release. Edits were made by editors prior to publishing.
