Eating and Drinking in Cebu

Whenever you go to an island or any place on the water, you just have to indulge in the seafood. Before going, we were told to eat as much seafood as possible!

We had a great meal at Seas and instead of having a main course I had a 3 course meal of seafood appetizers.

Some amazingly fresh oysters!

Sea bass sashimi and salmon tar tar. They seriously must've just caught this and killed it for me, haha.

Seared scallops with caviar encased in carmelized sugar. The scallops were great, but I'd pass on the sugar cube. That thing was way too thick and got stuck in my teeth!

I also had to try a few local favorites. My Nana makes the best adobo, but I had to try it in the Philippines to see how it compared. Adobo is made with chicken or pork (in this case both) and it's cooked like a stew in vinegar, soy sauce, bay leaves, garlic, and onions. I have to say I prefer my Nana's!

I had a Filipino breakfast on Saturday morning. Look at that meal! It's a heart attack waiting to happen, but I was on vacation! Fried eggs, rice, chorizo, and danggit. The chorizo, unlike Mexican or other Latin chorizos, is really sweet. What's danggit? Well, I didn't know what it was either. It's dried fish, a specialty of Cebu. I know, I know, ewww so gross! They were really crunchy and flavorful and you eat it with vinegar and rice. It was really really good. Elaine even tried it, but she wasn't a fan. It's hard to get over the fact that you're eating a face.

These Asian countries are just not good at making mixed drinks the way Americans like it. So, we tried to stick to San Miguel Lights. They were really good...and cheap! During happy hour we paid $1.35 USD for each beer. Now, that just spells trouble! Here is Elaine and I enjoying happy hour at Manny O's on the water.