Find out the most popular pasalubong food products from Baguio City.
Baguio City’s chilly air and laid-back vibe make it a favorite destination among travelers. The Summer Capital of the Philippines is also best-known for its strawberries, Baguio Cathedral, Diplomat Hotel, Camp John Hay, Panagbenga Festival, as well as being a haven for visual artists.
Baguio City’s 5 most popular classic sweet pasalubong products
1. Baguio City's Ube Jam
Ube jam is perhaps the most recognizable among the pasalubong produced in Baguio City. This is made of boiled and mashed purple yam that is cooked with butter or margarine and condensed milk. The result is a thick preserve that is milky with just the right amount of sweetness. This is good on its own or when added to halo-halo and as bread filling.
2. Lengua de Gato
Lengua de Gato, literally translated as cat’s tongue, are small elongated biscuits that are, well, shaped like a cat’s tongue. They are actually rich butter cookies characterized by a mild milky taste and a soft crunch. To achieve the delightful crunch that typifies Lengua de Gato, it has to be piped as thinly as possible. Lengua de Gato is perfect on its own and when paired with coffee or tea.
3. Strawberry Jam
Most people would agree that strawberry is possibly the single fruit that Baguio City is best known for. As such, it is but natural to find a lot of products made out of strawberries like wine, whole fruit preserves, and jam. However, strawberry jam stands out among these products because they are versatile. Strawberry jam uses ripe fruits cooked and mashed in sugar and a small amount of water. The sweet and slightly sour tones of strawberry jam go well with toast, regular bread, or as an ice cream drizzle.
4. Peanut Brittle
This is another classic and much-loved pasalubong from Baguio City. Peanut brittle is hard sugar candy with peanuts served as broken pieces of confection. Sweet and slightly buttery, peanut brittle can be addicting to munch on but go easy on this unless you want your blood sugar level to shoot up.
5. Chocolate Crinkles and Corn Flakes
Chocolate crinkles are another timeless favorite from Baguio City. These are soft chocolate cookies rolled in powdered sugar. The soft and slightly gooey texture of chocolate crinkles makes them delightful to eat.
Meanwhile, another well-loved product from the City of Pines is chocolate-covered corn flakes. These are regular crunchy corn flakes that are coated with rich milk chocolate. I think the crunch from the corn flakes that is enhanced by chocolate is what makes this simple dessert-snack quite enjoyable to buyers.
Since Baguio City is a popular tourist destination, it's fairly easy to find a store selling local products and handicrafts. However, some of the more popular places that you might want to check are the following:
1. Pasalubong Center
Address: 30 Gov. Pack Rd, Baguio, 2602 Benguet
2. Good Shepherd Convent
Address: Gibraltar Rd, Baguio, 2600 Benguet
Closes at 5:00 PM
Telephone number: (074) 424 2496
3. Mines View Park
Address: Mines View Observation Deck, Mines View, Baguio, Benguet
Closes at 8:00 PM
4. Baguio City (Wet & Dry) Public Market
Address: Magsaysay Ave, Baguio, 2600 Benguet
Open 24 hours
Contact number: 0923 354 3888
5. Burnham Park
Address: Jose Abad Santos Dr, Baguio, 2600 Benguet
Open 24 hours
Telephone number: (074) 442 7014
6. Saira Mae Pasalubong
Address: Baguio, Benguet
7. Mika' san Sweetshop
Address: Baguio, Benguet
Telephone number: (074) 443 3942
Where to buy pasalubong in Baguio City
Since Baguio City is a popular tourist destination, it's fairly easy to find a store selling local products and handicrafts. However, some of the more popular places that you might want to check are the following:
1. Pasalubong Center
Address: 30 Gov. Pack Rd, Baguio, 2602 Benguet
2. Good Shepherd Convent
Address: Gibraltar Rd, Baguio, 2600 Benguet
Closes at 5:00 PM
Telephone number: (074) 424 2496
3. Mines View Park
Address: Mines View Observation Deck, Mines View, Baguio, Benguet
Closes at 8:00 PM
4. Baguio City (Wet & Dry) Public Market
Address: Magsaysay Ave, Baguio, 2600 Benguet
Open 24 hours
Contact number: 0923 354 3888
5. Burnham Park
Address: Jose Abad Santos Dr, Baguio, 2600 Benguet
Open 24 hours
Telephone number: (074) 442 7014
6. Saira Mae Pasalubong
Address: Baguio, Benguet
7. Mika' san Sweetshop
Address: Baguio, Benguet
Telephone number: (074) 443 3942
Online ordering of Baguio sweets
Meanwhile, it's also interesting to note that most of the local products that I have mentioned above are now available outside Baguio City so if your sweet tooth craves any of these products, they are on-hand in most grocery or convenience stores.
Another good option would be to conveniently order online and have these delivered right at your doorstep. One such online store is Sweets Central Delicacies which sells several different products from Baguio City. Incidentally, Sweets Central Delicacies is also giving freebies to our readers just by entering the code “FREEBIE-IVANKHRIS” in the Company Name field upon checkout. The code may be used for an unlimited amount of time and is not case sensitive.
Use the code “FREEBIE-IVANKHRIS” upon checkout to enjoy free sweets from Sweets Central Delicacies.Now, you don’t have to go to Baguio City or wait for your friends to bring you pasalubong to enjoy the most popular sweets from the Summer Capital of the Philippines because you can order them online.
List of affordable hotels in Baguio City
Of course, it is much better if you could visit Baguio City even for just a weekend. Though popular, Baguio City is quite an affordable destination. If you are planning a quick getaway to Baguio, here is a list of budget hotels that you might want to consider for your trip:
1. Travelite Express Hotel
Address: Shuntug St. cor F. Bautista Drive, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php1,224
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2. Paladin Hotel
Address: 136 Abanao Extension, Corner Carino Street, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php1,354
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3. City Center Hotel
Address: 45 Session Road, MPB Building, Baguio City Proper
Price per night is as low as Php1,508
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4. Cedar Peak Condominium
Address: Mabini St. Corner General Luna Rd, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php1,667
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5. RedDoorz Premium @ Rimando Road Baguio
Address: 58 Rimando Road, Baguio, Benguet, Philippines, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php987
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6. Finteo Skylands
Address: 99 Finteo Skylands, Dr. Cariño, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php1,275
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7. ZEN Rooms Hotel Urban Baguio
Address: Kayang Extension, Barangay Labuan, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php1,435
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8. OYO 175 Hotel Elegant
Address: 421 Magsaysay Ave, Benguet, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php1,670
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9. Bed and Bath at Station 120
Address: 101 Lower General Luna Road, Baguio City
Price per night is as low as Php1,020
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10. Tacay Lodge Drive Inn Hotel
Address: 92 Lt Tacay Rd, Baguio, Benguet
Telephone number: 0922 382 4846
The price per night is Php1,000
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ReplyDeleteDaming choices Sir 😍
ReplyDeleteIsa sa maganda at nakakexcite puntahan yung bilihan ng mga pasalubong after mamasyal sa Baguio. Bukod sa masarap talaga dahil mostly gawa nila mismo sobrang affordable pa. Nakakamiss, lalo na yung ube jam, lengua de gato at peanut brittle.
ReplyDeleteAgree po sa lahat ng list mo dadi iv nung pumunta din po ako ng Baguio yan yung mga binili ko pasalubong affordable din kasi yung 1k mo madami mo na pwedeng mabili.
ReplyDeleteAko fave ko talaga ang peanut brittle syempre pati na rin ang strawberry jam. Soon makakapunta din ako dyan.
ReplyDeleteDone reading this blog po. Talagang ang daming masasarap na pagkain sa baguio na pwedeng ipasalubong pero ang pinaka paborito ko po dito ay Lengua de Gato at Peanut Brittle. Hinding hindi nakakasawa at talagang masarap. 😍🥰
ReplyDeleteBaguio is truly one of the best and nice place in the Philippines sobrang hindi nakakasawa puntahan, hindi lang sa magagandang mga tanawin kundi pati narin sa mga masasarap na foods tulad nitong Ube Jam at lengua de gato talaga namang hindi nakakasawa ang sarap at highly recommended po talaga, super dami pang pwedeng bilhin na pampasubong 💯👌❤❤ REALLY MUST VISIT THIS PLACE ALWAYS
ReplyDeleteI already read this blog, Perfect place po talaga itong Baguio Bukod sa napakaganda na ang pLace madami kapang matitikman na masasarap na foods . At hndi lang yun. meron pa silang mga pagkain na pwedeng pwede mo iuwi at ipasalubong talaga sa family and Friends mo. Yung Peanut brittle isa yun sa pinaka paborito ko. Sobrang tamis po kasi nun. Mahilig pa namn ako sa matamis.. Never pako nakakapunta dito pero natikman kona yung Peanut Brittle nila. Lagi yun ang pinapabili ko sa pinsan ko sa tuwing magagawi sya sa Baguio. 😍
ReplyDeleteSarap talaga ng pasalubong from Baguio, pinakapaborito ko talaga yung peanut brittle. Di pedeng mawala yan. I like that they are available online now, it's more convenient. I like that you have listed some hotel recommendations too, very helpful.
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