Famous Calamay from Bohol

We received this “pasalubong” from our dear friend who came from Bohol. They just spent their summer vacation at their hometown place in Jagna. I have never been to Bohol. I wish I could visit that place soon. I really wanted to visit their beautiful tourism spots and destinations.

We all know one of their famous delicacy is the Calamay.

This original Calamay made from Jagna in Bohol takes great pride for this simple yet laborious recipe . It is packed it inside a smooth coconut shells and sealed with band of red tape.

Calamay is a sweet delicacy which is made of ground sticky rice, sugar, coconut milk and vanilla. This one is another version that include peanuts. This is best paired with a soft and white loaf bread.

Creative Decor Veggies

Last Saturday, we were able to witnessed one of the most colorful and indigenous festival in the Philippines which was held at my hometown province in Bukidnon particularly at my birthplace in Malaybalay City.

It commemorates the deep tradition and rituals of ethnic groups that has long inhabited our province of Bukidnon. One of their highlight was the street dancing competition where they also showcased their artistic float creation  which is usually composed of native and edible foods such as vegetables, fruit, some  food condiments and more.

I was really amazed how they did such a very nice and creative decor veggies. It was created artistically. Just take a look at the photo below.

The vegetables such as tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, red pepper bells, carrots and even fruits like banana and flowers like anthurium and many others were arranged beautifully in an artistic way to build such a fabulous parade float.