San Isidro Sur, Luna Apayao, Philippines

Santa Marcela – The Foodie and Handicraft Stopover

 

Located 30 minutes away from Luna is the food-laden town of Sta. Marcela. Family-owned stalls and stores that offer fresh, homemade delicacies line the town’s streets. It’s the ideal place to purchase local delicacies for family and friends back home. VFM Food Products comes highly recommended for their specialty cassava cake. The modest bakeshop is also hailed for their affordable and delectable brazo de mercedes and buko pandan roll. Rebiajos Food Products on the other hand, is known for their delicious linupak and kutsinta. Their well-loved recipes were created by the Rebiajos family’s matriarch in the early 1990s, and were approved by her children before being offered to the public. After visiting the food stalls, take a side trip to the serene Bacut Lake.