Ultimate Food Trip in Lucban

On May 15, 2015, the town folks of Lucban Quezon will celebrate the Feast of San Isidro Labrador or more populary known as “Pahiyas Festival.” If you are already planning to observe the town’s fiesta or just check out the place and neighboring towns on ordinary days, do not let your visit pass without experiencing Quezon Province’s cuisine. Quezon is not only a place for pilgrimage, relaxation and merriment but also for gastronomic feast. Here are some interesting food specialties that I discovered during my Pahiyas Festival experience almost three years ago.

Lucban longganisa is garlicky and slightly sour sausage perfect with rice and special vinegar.  I bought my longganisa pasalubong in Abcede and it’s a POP!

Pancit habhab is a noodle dish served in banana leaf and eaten without using any utensils. The pancit habhab I bought only had few ingredients to almost none. The taste was ok. But better when mixed with some vinegar. It’s actually the eating procedure that really makes the difference.  In other restaurants, pancit habhab is served with much more ingredients but I am yet to try that one.

Yema cake is a soft and fluffy chiffon cake filled with yema and topped with grated cheese. So far, I have only tried Rodillas’ version and my sweet tooth has never been disappointed.

Finura is a halo-halo slash milk shake slash yummier when you sip slash I haven’t tasted anything like that in Manila. A must try in Mustiola’s, a classy carinderia located in the town proper of Lucban.

Budin is Tayabas Quezon’s version of cassava cake. Budin is available in a lot of pasalubong stores in Lucban. At P35 or 3 for P100, it’s already a good buy.

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Pinagong is quite firm but creamy turtle-shaped bread from Sariaya and Candelaria, Quezon. This bread is also available in Lucban and the neighboring towns.

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Kesong puti was somewhat popular among street vendors during my Pahiyas Festival experience. It really looked interesting but because I am not a fan of kesong puti I did not bother to buy.

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Chami is a type of sweet and spicy pancit which is very famous in Lucena City. My friend actually wanted to take home an order of chami but opted not to because it might just spoil during our 4-5 hour travel back to Manila.

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Did I miss something here? Feel free to share your food trip experience in Quezon Province.

Food trip sa Quezon Province? Pop na pop!