Here are the current in-demand and favorite street foods amon Cebuanos:
CEBU, Philippines - 1. Kwek-kwek – Considered nowadays as the best-seller among all street foods, kwek-kwek is a deep fried quail egg coated in orange batter. It tastes best with sliced cucumber and special sauce. Startup capital: P1,000-P2,000.
2. Tempura – Tempura is actually a Japanese dish but what’s sold on the streets is the Filipino street style deep fried seafood coated in batter. It is served with sweet and sour sauce or hot and spicy sauce. Startup capital: P1,000-P2,000
3. Banana cue – Deemed as the oldest “merienda†in the country, banana cue is made from Saba bananas, deep fried and coated in caramelized brown sugar. Startup capital: P1,000-P1,500.
4. Deep-fried peanuts – A good appetizer or “sumsuman†especially during a drinking session, this snack is the easiest to cook and believed to be a brain power booster. Startup capital: P500--P800.
5. Siomai – A hit among students and can be eaten with hanging rice or “pusoâ€. These are sold in carts but some vendors at times provide tables and chairs for the convenience of the costumers when eating. Most sellers buy their siomai from big suppliers such as the famous Siomai sa Tisa. Startup capital: P1,000-P1,500.
6. Barbecue – Usually made of grilled pork, chicken, fish, intestines, skewered on bamboo sticks. Startup capital: P1,500 - P2,000.
7. Boiled sweet corn – One of the healthiest snack you can buy on the street. Cebu is blessed with abundant cornfields in the rural areas, thus the mushrooming vendors of steamed or boiled sweet corn served with cheese powder and margarine. Startup capital: P1,000--P1,500
8. Balut – Boiled duck eggs with developing embryo, which is also a famous street food in other parts of Asia. It is best eaten with chili garlic and vinegar. Startup capital: P800 - P1,000.
9. Pungko-pungko – Not really a street food but rather a one stop shop where you can find assortments of street food including ginabot or chicharong bulaklak (deep-fried pork intestines), bola-bola (fried meat balls), chorizo (pork sausage), and ngohiong (a fried spring roll stuffed with vegetables and meat). Some pungko-pungko vendors buy their products from big suppliers in bulk. Startup capital: P1,000-P1,500.
10. Sago’t gulaman – A refreshment made of sago, water, milk, ice, caramelized sugar and gulaman. Best paired with any of the street food mentioned above. Startup capital: P500-P800. (FREEMAN)
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