DELICACIES

WHAT ARE THE DELICACIES OF BURAUEN?

Galletas de Patatas

Galletas are square-shaped egg crackers with a shiny, yellow surface and characteristic up-turned corners. It’s known by names such as galletas de huevos (a direct translation of egg crackers), galletas de patatas (perhaps in reference to its bottom), and tengang daga. The galletas are a little bland, with a bit of an eggy flavor, but addicting especially the slightly browner ones. As one bites onto its crisp, tough edges, the cracker yields to a compact, chalky interior. Other brands of galletas are hollow and less chalky. Still, it’s a good idea to have a glass of water or soda on hand when you eat galletas to wash down the crumbs.

Bukayo 

Local delicacy makers of Arado village in Burauen, Leyte have known the recipe to one of the most distinct, best-tasting coconut desserts in the Philippines for nearly half a century. Their best kept secret seemed to be set to stay that way – a secret – until things recently took a nutty, gastronomic turn. Bukayo really has a unique taste. The accolade of being the year’s most innovative is remarkable for the Arado Sweet Delicacies Producers’ Association, given that it had been following the same recipe since the 1960s. This time, however, connoisseurs at the OTOP national expo had their first bite and affirmed that Burauen’s particularly Arado’sbukayo was in a class of its own.