We Bet We Can All Agree That These Are the Best Bohol Delicacies That Are Hard to Miss

Where to Buy: Bohol Souvenirs and Delicacies, Groceries and SM department stores in Tagbilaran, Bohol, souvenir shops, street stalls near air and seaports

Price Range: PhP250 to PhP280 per pack

Peanut Kisses is an original Bohol delicacy inspired by the world-renowned treat Hershey’s Kisses Chocolate. Bohol’s take on the sweet delicacy has been loved by tourists and visitors, further evolving into a delicacy inspired by the iconic Chocolate Hills. This local delicacy in Bohol is made of egg whites and high-quality sourced peanuts. Decades of existence made this popular delicacy famous outside Bohol, making it to the national marketplace to delight more people to bring a Bohol pasalubong. Peanut Kisses have been served as an iconic sweet Bohol delicacy, signifying the Chocolate Hills-like form into a sweet and crispy delicacy.

Taste the mini Chocolate Hills and delight your mouth with this local delicacy which can come in 20 grams, 100 grams, or 200 grams. You can take home this famous food in Bohol as a pasalubong treat, as it also comes in travel-size packs. You can buy Peanut Kisses in pieces or big bags.

Where to Buy: Calamaderas, Jagna Calamay Makers, Calamay Stores, Jagna Gama’s Calamay Special, Tata Ranoa’s Calamay, Abing’s Calamay, Wilma’s Calamay

Price Range: PhP70 to PhP252

Your trip to Bohol will be incomplete when you miss tasting the sweet and delicious Calamay, a known Bohol delicacy in the country, with many different versions. Calamay is a sweet delicacy made of milled, glutinous rice, coconut milk, and sugar, with crushed peanuts as an additional ingredient. The well-milled rice is mixed with mild-heated coconut milk and constantly stirred to achieve consistency and stickiness. The peanuts give off a nutty and distinct flavor, but the Calamay can also be as delicious Bohol pasalubong as those without the peanuts.

The Calamay is a local Bohol delicacy that mirrors the patience, dedication, and hard work of the Boholanos that comes with making one. Give this sweet delicacy to a loved one as your Bohol pasalubong, or even enjoy one for yourself while you are on vacation in Bohol.

Where to Buy: Payag Restaurant, Chicken Ati-Atihan in Panglao, TNTS Boodle Fight and Seafood House, Alvas Chicken, Sr. Pedro Chicken Restaurant, Mano Resto, Payag Resto, Bohol Bee Farm, Farmville A Taste of Bohol Restaurant, Just Sizzlin’ Resto, other resorts, hotels, and restaurants

Price Range: PhP300 to PhP495

Taste the best of both worlds with this Bohol delicacy, the Chicken Halang Halang, a specialty mix of your favorite viands, the Chicken Tinola or Chicken Ginger Soup, and the Ginataang Manok or Chicken Curry. Both of these Bohol pasalubongs are popular in the Visayan regions, and it sure is deliciously intriguing to try the Chicken Halang Halang. The word Halang implies hot, meaning this famous food in Bohol is creamy, savory, and spicy. Chicken Halang Halang is also popular among restaurants and resorts in Bohol, and this exciting Bohol delicacy is one that you should not miss that will add literal spice to your getaway.

Where to Buy: El Tableya Chocolate Shop in Baclayon, Dalareich Chocolate in Tagbilaran, G Cocoa’s, Bohol Online Store, Estrella Bakery, Atbang Farm, Bohol’s Quality Pastries, Shann’s Tableya, Bohol Bee Farm, Jojie’s Painitang Bol-anon, Audrey’s Bakery

Price Range: PhP95 to PhP120

Imagine a ball of pure chocolate that you can heat to make a delicious cup of hot chocolate! Well, stop imagining because Bohol has this delicacy in Tablea Chocolate. This sweet Bohol delicacy comprises ground cacao beans formed into small, round balls. Tablea is derived from the word ‘tablet’. Tablea can be made into a hot chocolate drink called Sikwate. Boholanos and tourists love the taste of chocolate in another form, and the tablea is the perfect local delicacy for it. This Bohol pasalubong is easy to prepare by boiling a cup of water and adding a round piece of tablea. You can also add a milk variant to add more creaminess and flavor. You can have your favorite breakfast chocolate drink in the morning when you wake up from your getaway hangover. You can also bring this Bohol delicacy as your pasalubong to your family and friends.

Where to Buy: Osang’s Homemade Pastries, Tessie’s Sweets and Pastries

Price: PhP100+

Ladyfingers, locally known as broas and more famous in Baclayon, Bohol, are crispy yet lightweight delicacies that excite your mouth. This Bohol delicacy is made from flour, sugar, and eggs. This local Bohol delicacy’s origin can be traced back to Spanish times, wherein the people frequently used egg whites as materials in the church’s construction. The yolks are then made into cookies, and local delicacies do not go to waste. The tastiest broas can be found in Baclayon, and the best-recommended shop to buy the most delicious broas as one of your Bohol pasalubong is Osang’s Homemade Pastries.

Broas might be available nationwide in different tastes and variations. Still, this famous food in Bohol will always have a distinct flavor that stands out from others, and for this year’s trip, it is one of the most delicious Bohol delicacies you should try.

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