Tanjay Upland Root Crop Area
Description
Cassava and gabi farming in the Tanjay upland barangays. In Tanjay, an east-coast city known island-wide as the source of budbud. Cassava, camote, gabi and ube are the fallback staple in the uplands here — boiled as merienda, and the base of kakanin and budbud. Native siling labuyo grows in backyards rather than fields: small, fiercely hot, sold by the heap in the market.
Tips
Budbud made here goes out by truck to Dumaguete daily — buying it in Tanjay means getting it before it travels. Ask at the market early; production is household-scale and finishes by mid-morning.
Stops
Dumaguete–Valencia Food Belt
How to get there
On the east-coast highway between Dumaguete and Bais; any northbound bus or jeepney passes through.
Best Times
Early morning — markets, landings and roadside stalls all run hardest before 8am.