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Leyte Tacloban Delicacies: Binagol and Moron

A trip to a place for Tutubi won't be complete without him sampling what the locals are proud of like delicacies, food for his own consumption as well as pasalubong, a part of Filipino custom to take home something for his friends, family and office mates.

This time, Tutubi "met" Leyte's delicacies with the binagol of Dagami , chocolate moron (how he loves the name) and pastillas of Carigara town.

a pile of binagol sold on the sidewalk of Tacloban City public market. Binagol costs P25.00 each (about $0.50)

binagol without the banana leaf cover exposing the sweet stuff inside on a coconut shell (picture taken using Canon Ixus 30)

the chocolate moron, similar to suman but with chocolate flavor.

How to make binagol? If you're looking for binagol recipe, look for those people who has been making them for generations in Dagami town. Binagol is sweetened taro (locals call the gabi species as talyan endemic in Palapag, Northern Samar) pudding with nuts Leyte. The talyan is first grounded then mixed with eggs, gata ng niyog (coconut milk), sugar, butter, nuts and chocolate. The mixture is placed in receptacles of coconut shells, called bagol (hence the name binagol), wrapped in banana leaves then steamed.

Where to buy them? Tacloban market or from the towns who make them: Dagami for binagol, Carigara for pastillas, hubhob, and moron.

No information yet on where to buy binagol in Manila. Tutubi has yet to see them in malls, even at weekend markets.

Labels: Delicacies, Eastern Visayas, Leyte, Pasalubong, Tacloban City

posted by backpacking philippines @ 11:17 PM,

22 Comments:

At Dec 14, 2008 10:36:00 AM, carlotta said...: wow, they look yummy! siguro meron nyan sa tiendesitas o sa newly reopened wow philippines.
At Dec 14, 2008 3:29:00 PM, Friendz said...: hey, its very nice to know some thing new about it....thanks
At Dec 14, 2008 10:52:00 PM, backpacking philippines said...: carlotta, do buzz me if you find them here. kaka-miss :P

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At Dec 14, 2008 10:59:00 PM, RennyBA said...: Can't be more delicate than this - my mouth is watering as it is very exotic to a Norwegian of course.

Bring some when you come to experience snow in Norway! :-)
At Dec 16, 2008 12:11:00 AM, Kyels said...: I'm salivating. What is a Binagol actually? It sounds like a pastry yet not one, di ba?
At Dec 16, 2008 8:20:00 AM, Photo Cache said...: I used to live in the dorm that was run by a couple from Tacloban and they bring these to Manila and we got to sample them too. They are very good.
At Dec 16, 2008 10:44:00 AM, palma tayona said...: I think i saw binagol being sold in the food stalls in market! market!. these are those stalls located at the side of the outdoor eatery where they sell native delicacies. though am not so sure. it is shaped like that and piled on the cart.
At Dec 16, 2008 4:13:00 PM, acey said...: i've never tried binagol... it looks cool!
At Dec 16, 2008 8:52:00 PM, bw said...: I love these scumptious desserts..chocolate moron?? hehe thats funny :)
At Dec 17, 2008 12:19:00 AM, north sulawesi said...: It's looked a little bit weird for me,hehehe...
At Dec 18, 2008 2:57:00 PM, Allan Barredo said...: the binagol looks very appetizing! my mom used to cook a lot of these chocolate moron
At Dec 20, 2008 9:05:00 AM, Lawstude said...: the chocolate moron sounds tempting. salamat sa pag-share.
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At Dec 27, 2008 6:08:00 PM, pieterbie said...: OMG, how terrible, I was just on another blog saying how jealous I was of this buddie loosing 33 pounds, and now you hit me with someting like this :-)
Sounds delicious!
At Jan 30, 2009 12:42:00 PM, Amihan said...: I miss eating moron and binagol. Last time I ate them was two years ago. meron pa ata din silang moron na cheese flavor :-)
At Apr 24, 2009 3:14:00 PM, Cat said...: It's nice to see that my mom's hometown's delicacy is slowly making its way to being known by fellow Filipinos and foreigners alike.

I love going back to Leyte only to be fattened up by these sumptious desserts... moron and binagol. *drools*

Of course, can't say no to Pastillas.

We usually have it made for us when we visit. We know someone who knows someone who also knows someone, that kinda thing. LOL

Binagol is not a pastry at all... it's like a pudding.

Mind you, they weigh down your suitcase when you bring it overseas. >_<

But you can remove the shell and use tinfoil instead.

Cheers!
At Apr 24, 2009 9:26:00 PM, backpacking philippines said...: cat, thanks for the visit. i think i'll be re-visiting tacloban soon :P
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At Jan 9, 2010 11:48:00 AM, Anonymous said...: Hi,

moron is pronounce with faster "mo" with stress on the "ron"

It is really very yummy and filling too, especially when premium/fresh ingredients are used in making it. There is a special moron with bits of peanuts.
At Jan 24, 2012 10:53:00 AM, aileen said...: i miss eating binagol and moron...