Zambales Delicacies
Zambales Mangoes
Consistent with the rest of the
Philippines, the Province of Zambales
thrives on the more basic satisfiers of
the good life --- FOOD! Accompanying
the province’s glorious attractions
and destinations is a range of
homegrown delicacies whipped up by
the changes and transformation
experienced by the culture of the
people in the province.
San Felipe - Bagnet
This is Zambales’ answer to Ilocos’
Pork Chicharon. Meticulously
prepared by the locals of San Felipe,
this Zambales version of chicharon is
crispy and too delicious to describe.
Matched perfectly with a bowl of chili
and vinegar, a bowl of hot steaming
rice and local pinakbet, this dish will
truly give one a taste of bliss. Bagnet
is available at the San Felipe Public
Market, best bought from 8 till 10 in
the morning everyday.
Pastillas
Perhaps the most famous delight of Zambales is its sweet,
sumptuous mangoes! Known for its incomparable sweetness
A lot of places in the Phi
and its taste beyond words, the DInamulag variety is the most
the best pastilles in the
popular among Zambales mango varieties. Having the
get a taste of the caraba
provincial festival named after the Dinamulag variety,
municipalities of Iba and
Zambales mangoes are one of the thousand reasons why
small households, Zamb
people keep coming back to the province. Aside from bringing
from fresh carabao milk
home a bagful of mangoes, Zambales mangoes are also
by womensfolk, wrappe
transformed into delectable desserts, intriguing cocktail
paper and sealed in sim
drinks and fresh mango thirst quenchers.
have taken a bite of the
will realize that this is TH
been looking for all alon
Ginipang of Sta. Cruz
Ginipa is a native delicacy of the northernmost town of
Botolan - Linga
Zambales, made of conspicuously dried rice grains flavored
with a uniquely sweet concoction to taste. With its prices
Popular dubbed by local
pegged affordably, this is a favorite pasalubong treat of
actually sesame candies
visiting tourist
few producers of sesam
in Botolan have created
sesame seeds at its idea
nutritiously preferred ov
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Pastillas

A lot of places in the Philippines claim to produce the best pastilles in the country but wait till you get a
taste of the carabao milk pastillas from the municipalities of Iba and Palauig.Produced by small
households, Zambales pastilles are made from fresh carabao milk and delicately processed by
womensfolk, wrapped in clean white Japanese paper and sealed in simple perfection. Once you have
taken a bite of the Zambales pastille, you will realize that this is THE pastilles that you have been looking
for all along.

Botolan - Linga

Popular dubbed by locals as linga, this is actually sesame candies. Zambales is one the very few
producers of sesame seeds and Zambalenos in Botolan have created their own adaptation of sesame
seeds at its ideal sweetest. Linga is always nutritiously preferred over regular sweet candies