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These 5 Iloilo Pasalubong Treats Will Make the Perfect Homecoming Gifts From Your Iloilo Trip

Have a taste of Iloilo with its most-loved Iloilo pasalubong and delicacies!

By: Mira Maestrecampo | August 03, 2022
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Don’t forget to pick up this luscious and iconic pasalubong treats from Iloilo before you go home.

Images: Bombette Golez Marin Facebook profile (L), The Original Cream Horn Iloilo Facebook page (R)

Iloilo is one of the most delightful places to visit in the Visayas region and is often everyone’s favorite stopover whenever crossing between islands. Besides the province’s attractive sights, the best food trips and Iloilo delicacies are also an exploration to remember when visiting the City of Love.

Whether visiting Iloilo for a quick excursion or an extended vacation, these iconic Iloilo pasalubong treats are the food you shouldn’t miss returning to your hometown.


1. Galletas

Iloilo pasalubong

Galletas is thin and crispy, flavorful biscuits, an Iloilo pasalubong that Ilonggos are proud of!

Images: Panaderia de Molo (L); JD Bakery Café (R) Facebook pages

The name ‘galletas’ is a Spanish word, literally translating to a biscuit. Galletas are round, thin, and crispy bite-sized biscuit, a popular delicacy in Iloilo. Usually, galletas are tasteless and, at the same time, contain a burst of sweetness in every bite, compelling you to have more as you take on every piece of the biscuit. The paradox of its taste is what makes it unique among other Iloilo pasalubong. These bite-sized biscuits are incredibly addictive, making them pasalubong from Iloilo treats worth bringing home or having as a convenient and pocket-sized treat while traveling back from Iloilo.


2. Butong Butong

Price Range: Starts at PhP62


pasalubong from Iloilog

Butong-butong is an iconic Ilonggo delicacy, and everyone’s favorite childhood treat.

Image: Bombette Golez Marin Facebook profile

Butong-butong, also known as unat, is a traditional Ilonggo delicacy that resembles candy and is quite popular. This sweet is created by combining coconut milk, referred to as gata in the Ilonggo language, sesame seed, also known as lunga, and muscovado sugar. This Iloilo pasalubong usually comes in long, thin pieces individually wrapped or cut into nugget-sized pieces, making it intact before it melts. Butong-butong has a particular sweetness that, no matter how many times you eat it or lick it, you will never become accustomed to the flavor.



3. Cream Horn

Price: Starts at PhP15 per piece


Iloilo delicacies

Cream horns from Iloilo have that dripping and mouth-watering filling worth every bite.

Images: The Original Cream Horn Iloilo Facebook page

The sweets that are included in pasalubong from Iloilo are legendary, and it goes without saying that the sweets that are included in Iloilo delicacies can never fail to wow your sweet craving. This particular Iloilo pasalubong is famous for its unique taste. Cream horns are sugary, creamy, and horn-shaped treats that most of your loved ones will request you to bring. Cream horns have an oozing, milky, and creamy filling that often tastes like yema. Eggs, milk, flour, and butter are the components that go into making this Iloilo pastry.

Margec's Deli, the most well-known store in Iloilo and noted for selling cream horns with the best flavor, is where you can get these mementos with a candy-like taste to take home with you. These are available for purchase. They also serve this Iloilo pasalubong in chocolate, buko (coconut), pandan, and strawberry flavors in addition to the typical cream horns filled with vanilla custard. This pasalubong from Iloilo is traditionally shaped like horns and is filled with custard.


4. JD Bakery Café’s Revel Bars

Iloilo pasalubong

Chewy or crunchy? Have them both by tasting these revel bars from JD Bakery Café that are proudly made in Iloilo.

Image: JD Bakery Café Facebook page

If you ask anyone in Iloilo, they will tell you that the best option for an Iloilo pasalubong and the most sought-after pastry in Iloilo is the revel bars from JD Bakery Café. Revel bars are guilt-free sweet treats that satisfy your desire for sweet foods while also providing you with nutritional advantages. The typical ingredients for Revel bars are oats, almonds, chocolate, butter, and milk, and the bars have a texture that combines chewy and crispy elements. The Oatmeal Caramel Bar is the most popular flavor of revel bar that they offer. JD Bakery Café is exclusively available and uniquely pasalubong from Iloilo.



5. Special Siopao from Roberto’s Iloilo

Where to Buy: Roberto’s Store
Price Range: PhP50 to PhP123


pasalubong from Iloilog

This siopao is incredibly tasty! The filling is so full of taste that it just bursts!


The most exciting Iloilo pasalubong treat and probably the most famous is the Special Siopao from Roberto’s Iloilo, a steamed bun stuffed with bacon strips, chicken pork adobo, eggs, and Chinese sausage. Roberto’s siopao stall is always busy with people waiting patiently to taste the bestselling, Special Siopao. The Queen Siopao is the most popular siopao variant and is always sold out before the store closes.

On the other hand, the King Siopao is equally as good, filled with the same ingredients but stuffed with ham instead of bacon. Jumbo Siopao and Regular Siopao are also available, which are also tasty Iloilo pasalubong snacks that you should be aware of bringing to your hometown.

Iloilo is everyone’s favorite place to unwind and enjoy the simplicity of the area. These Iloilo pasalubong treats are an excellent add-on to your Iloilo excursion and also a thoughtful idea to give to your family and friends back home, wherever you are in the country.


Visit Yoorekka Magazine for more exciting food explorations and destinations in Iloilo and Boracay!


Stay safe as you travel! Make sure to follow social distancing protocols and observe health precautions. For now, keep safe!


Check out this video:



Iloilo pasalubong, pasalubong from Iloilog, Iloilo delicacies

Don’t forget to pick up this luscious and iconic pasalubong treats from Iloilo before you go home.

Images: Bombette Golez Marin Facebook profile (L), The Original Cream Horn Iloilo Facebook page (R)

Iloilo is one of the most delightful places to visit in the Visayas region and is often everyone’s favorite stopover whenever crossing between islands. Besides the province’s attractive sights, the best food trips and Iloilo delicacies are also an exploration to remember when visiting the City of Love.

Whether visiting Iloilo for a quick excursion or an extended vacation, these iconic Iloilo pasalubong treats are the food you shouldn’t miss returning to your hometown.


1. Galletas

Iloilo pasalubong

Galletas is thin and crispy, flavorful biscuits, an Iloilo pasalubong that Ilonggos are proud of!

Images: Panaderia de Molo (L); JD Bakery Café (R) Facebook pages

The name ‘galletas’ is a Spanish word, literally translating to a biscuit. Galletas are round, thin, and crispy bite-sized biscuit, a popular delicacy in Iloilo. Usually, galletas are tasteless and, at the same time, contain a burst of sweetness in every bite, compelling you to have more as you take on every piece of the biscuit. The paradox of its taste is what makes it unique among other Iloilo pasalubong. These bite-sized biscuits are incredibly addictive, making them pasalubong from Iloilo treats worth bringing home or having as a convenient and pocket-sized treat while traveling back from Iloilo.


2. Butong Butong

Price Range: Starts at PhP62


pasalubong from Iloilog

Butong-butong is an iconic Ilonggo delicacy, and everyone’s favorite childhood treat.

Image: Bombette Golez Marin Facebook profile

Butong-butong, also known as unat, is a traditional Ilonggo delicacy that resembles candy and is quite popular. This sweet is created by combining coconut milk, referred to as gata in the Ilonggo language, sesame seed, also known as lunga, and muscovado sugar. This Iloilo pasalubong usually comes in long, thin pieces individually wrapped or cut into nugget-sized pieces, making it intact before it melts. Butong-butong has a particular sweetness that, no matter how many times you eat it or lick it, you will never become accustomed to the flavor.



3. Cream Horn

Price: Starts at PhP15 per piece


Iloilo delicacies

Cream horns from Iloilo have that dripping and mouth-watering filling worth every bite.

Images: The Original Cream Horn Iloilo Facebook page

The sweets that are included in pasalubong from Iloilo are legendary, and it goes without saying that the sweets that are included in Iloilo delicacies can never fail to wow your sweet craving. This particular Iloilo pasalubong is famous for its unique taste. Cream horns are sugary, creamy, and horn-shaped treats that most of your loved ones will request you to bring. Cream horns have an oozing, milky, and creamy filling that often tastes like yema. Eggs, milk, flour, and butter are the components that go into making this Iloilo pastry.

Margec's Deli, the most well-known store in Iloilo and noted for selling cream horns with the best flavor, is where you can get these mementos with a candy-like taste to take home with you. These are available for purchase. They also serve this Iloilo pasalubong in chocolate, buko (coconut), pandan, and strawberry flavors in addition to the typical cream horns filled with vanilla custard. This pasalubong from Iloilo is traditionally shaped like horns and is filled with custard.


4. JD Bakery Café’s Revel Bars

Iloilo pasalubong

Chewy or crunchy? Have them both by tasting these revel bars from JD Bakery Café that are proudly made in Iloilo.

Image: JD Bakery Café Facebook page

If you ask anyone in Iloilo, they will tell you that the best option for an Iloilo pasalubong and the most sought-after pastry in Iloilo is the revel bars from JD Bakery Café. Revel bars are guilt-free sweet treats that satisfy your desire for sweet foods while also providing you with nutritional advantages. The typical ingredients for Revel bars are oats, almonds, chocolate, butter, and milk, and the bars have a texture that combines chewy and crispy elements. The Oatmeal Caramel Bar is the most popular flavor of revel bar that they offer. JD Bakery Café is exclusively available and uniquely pasalubong from Iloilo.



5. Special Siopao from Roberto’s Iloilo

Where to Buy: Roberto’s Store
Price Range: PhP50 to PhP123


pasalubong from Iloilog

This siopao is incredibly tasty! The filling is so full of taste that it just bursts!


The most exciting Iloilo pasalubong treat and probably the most famous is the Special Siopao from Roberto’s Iloilo, a steamed bun stuffed with bacon strips, chicken pork adobo, eggs, and Chinese sausage. Roberto’s siopao stall is always busy with people waiting patiently to taste the bestselling, Special Siopao. The Queen Siopao is the most popular siopao variant and is always sold out before the store closes.

On the other hand, the King Siopao is equally as good, filled with the same ingredients but stuffed with ham instead of bacon. Jumbo Siopao and Regular Siopao are also available, which are also tasty Iloilo pasalubong snacks that you should be aware of bringing to your hometown.

Iloilo is everyone’s favorite place to unwind and enjoy the simplicity of the area. These Iloilo pasalubong treats are an excellent add-on to your Iloilo excursion and also a thoughtful idea to give to your family and friends back home, wherever you are in the country.


Visit Yoorekka Magazine for more exciting food explorations and destinations in Iloilo and Boracay!


Stay safe as you travel! Make sure to follow social distancing protocols and observe health precautions. For now, keep safe!


Check out this video:



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Mira - with a long surname - is a girl who dreams of becoming a news anchor someday, in God's perfect time. She loves to read books and eat different kinds of cheesy or saucy food. A coffee addict and a dog lover, she loves long hugs, hot coffee on an afternoon break with friends, or simply sleeping all day with her stuffed unicorns.

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