{"id":6516,"date":"2017-12-04T14:39:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T06:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2017-12-04T18:54:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T10:54:12","slug":"original-biscocho-haus-in-iloilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2017\/12\/04\/original-biscocho-haus-in-iloilo\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Biscocho Haus in Iloilo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can\u2019t leave a Philippine town without bringing home some souvenirs. That\u2019s part of the country\u2019s <em>pasalubong <\/em>culture. In Iloilo, just like in many other towns in the country, <em>pasalubong<\/em> or souvenirs are not limited to practical or novelty items like keychains or shirts. You can (and you should!) also take home delicious food finds because you might not find them anywhere else in your hometown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">And one of the best places to grab food souvenirs is the <strong>Original Biscocho Haus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6519\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3529.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3529-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3529-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Bring home delicious Biscocho from this longest-standing pasalubong shop in Iloilo!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One great snack that is said to have originated from Iloilo, <strong>Biscocho<\/strong> is a kind of toasted bread crackers with butter and sugar. It can be eaten as a partner with coffee during breakfast, as a side for a bowl of hot soup, or just a snack for any time of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6520\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3535.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Biscocho (Php 54)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There\u2019s no question about the quality of Biscocho at Original Biscocho Haus. Patrons have been coming and coming back to Original Biscocho Haus for more than four decades already. It has even branched out to other parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6523\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3544.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3544-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3544-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Many customers, not only tourists but also locals, come to Original Biscocho Haus every day.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are many other delicious treats at the store. Another crowd favorite is their <strong>Butterscotch<\/strong>, which is so tempting that you might just finish one whole pack in one go (beware!). There are also different kinds of fruit tarts, <em>piaya<\/em> (muscovado flatbreads), cookies, <em>tablea<\/em> (local chocolate tablets), and more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6521\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3538.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3538-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/IMG_3538-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Butterscotch (Php 54 &#8211; small; Php 135 &#8211; large)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The main branch of Original Biscocho Haus is located along Lopez Jaena St. near Jaro Plaza in Iloilo. You can also easily find other branches at the malls or at the airport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Address:\u00a0Don Aguedo Del Rosario Bdlg., Lopez Jaena St., Jaro, Iloilo City<br \/>\nOperating hours: 6 a.m. &#8211; 8 p.m.<br \/>\nContact numbers: (033)329-0862 \/ (033)329-0864<br \/>\nPrice range: Php 30 &#8211; Php 300<br \/>\nFacebook page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OriginalBiscochoHaus\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OriginalBiscochoHaus\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This feature appears in the December 2017 issue of Philippine Primer Japanese magazine.<br \/>\nWritten by Rizelle &#8220;Rei&#8221; Lea\u00f1o<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring home delicious Biscocho from this longest-standing pasalubong shop in Iloilo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[212,246,922,923,924,925,926,927,928],"class_list":["post-6516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-souvenir","tag-travel","tag-246","tag-original-biscocho-haus-in-iloilo","tag-original-biscocho-haus","tag-iloilo","tag-iloilo-tourism","tag-where-to-eat-in-iloilo","tag-pasalubong","tag-iloilo-souvenirs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6516"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6526,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6516\/revisions\/6526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}