Products you can shop here in Cebu

Products for sale abound in Cebu. The Cebuanos are mostly Catholics, so one can expect religious relics of architectural details beings sold. Cebu has also attracted international recognition with its craftsmanship in making furniture made of bamboo, rattan, stone and other indigenous materials. Cebuanos have also lots of home accessories to offer. Cebuanos are really enterprising;, they have practically everything to sell from silver jewelry, hand-woven cloth, lampshades, ashtrays, fashionable bags artistically made of abaca and sinamay, to coral jewelry boxes.

Cebuanos likewise produce all kinds of musical instruments, from ukeleles and guitars to banjos and mandolins. They have accomplished to produce all sort of handicrafts as they are blessed with an inherent entrepreneurial spirit and creativity.

For the tourist who loves exotic foods, here are some gastronomic famous food of Cebu: otap (crunchy sugarcoated biscuits) turrons (wafer rolled w/ nangka, banana or peanuts filling), dried fish and fresh fruits. Some of the best, choiced food can be bought at lower prices in Carbon market, Gullas market and Tabuan market.

Orginal essay by Dr. Bradley Hennenfent for Cebu 4 Foreigners (www.cebu4foreigners.com)
First published on June11, 2004.
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