Davao Unique Cuisine

 When you visit Philippines, you will me amazed of the wide variety of cuisine its provinces has to offer. Just like in Davao City. The dabawenyo cuisine is culturally diverse and unique. Because of the many influences of the tribes all over the country specifically the Visayan Island, Davao Cuisine has been flavored and enriched. You will surely savor trying all its dishes, the dishes in the melting pot of the Southern Philippines.

It's really lowland to highland abundance, Davao is rich in seafood aside from the fruits and vegetables that are only available in the city. There are several delicacies in Davao that you should not fail to savor when you visit the city. One of them is grilled tuna, which is served in most of the restaurants there.
Another one is kinilaw davao, a sizzling mixture of raw marlin spiced with vinegar sauce and Davao Pomelo.

Fish is served in a variety of ways: some are grilled over charcoal, or peppered with some lemon grass and ginger. Other favorites are fresh liempo, which are served with tuna panga, steamed rice, suka, and some chili. Other fine cuisines in Davao City are Guprito nga Tilapia, which are laden with mango ginger sauce; the Puso ng Saging Bola Bola is mixed with umami, and some ginger.

Desserts come in various shapes and sizes, and one of the most popular is Cassava Dumplings and Durian covered with cream and various fruits. The King and Queen of Philippine fruits - the Durian and Mangosten are all perfect for your appetite. Go Exotic, DaWow!

King of Philippine Fruits: Durian

But Davao is not Davao without the fabled durian. Idle tales go that Davao’s treasures are guarded by fairies and mystical spirits whose food staple is durian—a kind of food of the gods. Thus, where durian abounds treasures are hid, they say. But watch out for the wrath of the gods.

Durian is a tropical fruit similar to jack fruit—only more velvety and, like wine, alluring. Its hard, spiked crust keeps the edible flesh intact inside. The strange smell could mislead the uninitiated into misjudging it unfairly, throw it off, and miss out on the best thing in Davao.

To others, the aroma is like aged wine—durian’s and Davao’s, that is. It can entice you into having endless one last tries until the intoxication gets you hooked for life.

A five-hectare farm—this is one of the places in Calinan where the heavenly fruit proliferates. It used to be a coconut farm converted by owner, Elmer Solomon, into a durian farm. It’s more productive now—luring more enthralled buyers. It is an attraction to both local and foreign tourists who love durian or are curious about the fruit.