Why Nilupak in Davao City is One of the Best

Davao del Norte

Ida Damo

The Philippines produced 3.37 million metric tons of banana in 2014.  Davao region accounted for 37.9% of the total production. In fact, Davao del Norte has a beach named after its chief agricultural product--- the Banana Beach.

Davao City, on the other hand,  has a restaurant serving everything with banana and is called the Saging Repablik. 

Bananas come in different varieties, colors and taste.  The most popular ones are the Cavendish or the table bananas, lakatan, tundan and saba.  Saba bananas are the ones used for cooking.

Nilupak or Linupak in English, mashed or crushed, is one popular banana snack. The process is as easy as 1-2-3.

Ingredients:

20 pieces of unripe Saba banana, cooked and pounded

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup grated coconut

butter or margarine

½ teaspoon vanilla (optional)

Procedure:

Combine all ingredients then poundCut into desired shapeBrush with butter o margarine before serving

Try this recipe now and have a tasty snack for merianda! 

How to get to Davao del Norte:

Major airlines fly daily to Davao City from Manila and Cebu.  Panabo is 30 minutes away by bus or van and Tagum City is an hour away by bus or van. Panabo and Tagum are component cities of Davao del Norte.

Davao region is composed of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Compostela Valley and Davao City.