Delicious All-Pinoy Treats to Try and Buy at BellySima Food Festival
Liana Smith Bautista
In case you missed the Independence Day weekend BellySima Food Festival, there’s no need to worry! The food fest, located conveniently at the Glorietta 5 Atrium (which means it’s safe from the elements, which is great considering the temperamental weather we’ve been having recently), was so popular it’s been extended all the remaining weekends of June and through into July! Find local merchants selling one-of-a-kind snacks, sweets, and savories, among other things, at this food fest.
Get a load of the local treats available at the BellySima Food Festival. The festival was originally set to run on Independence Day weekend, but it’s so popular, the organizers (the same folks behind Mercato Centrale) decided to extend it for the next several weekends—Fridays and Saturdays—all the way into July.
In fact, check out the gallery below for a peek at what you can try and buy at the fest—when we went, we came away laden with edible cookie dough and cereal milk from Milkman Dairy Bar, multiple jars of Jacob’s Peanut Praline Butter (the chili flavor has a great richness with a tail end of heat!), a couple of containers of lechon sisig, and more. Other must-tries are the refreshing juices and teas, the diet-killer pastries, and the assortment of jams and other yummies-in-a-jar.
Edible Cookie Dough from Milkman Dairy Bar
Cereal Milk (tastes like the milk you have left after finishing a bowl of Corn Flakes!) from Milkman Dairy Bar
Dagupan Fresh Boneless Bangus
Dagupan Fresh Boneless Bangus (cooked relleno style)
Chocolate Mangoes
Taplea
Honey
Cebu’s Best Lechon
Mio Gelato
Bayani Brew
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
Nasing Marangle from Apag Marangle Kapampangan Restaurant
Pork Humba from Apag Marangle Kapampangan Restaurant
Macaroons from Ellahcar
Jacob’s Peanut Praline Butter (must try!) in Hot Chili and Sea Salt – Vanilla flavors
Deep Dips from Mrs. M’s
The Fruit Garden Luxury Jams from Mrs. M’s
Herbs galore from Mrs. M’s
Red Velvet Crinkles with Cream Cheese from Purple Buds
Oatmeal Bars (left) and Sansrival (right) from Purple Buds
Honey Calamansi with Cucumber Juice
Nature’s Kick Honeystix
Milea Honey
Mr. Monty’s Special Siomai (it tastes so meaty, but is made with tofu!)
Mr. Monty’s Homemade Sauces
Choco Locco Artisan Chocolates
Lokalitea (brewed fresh daily)
