Hinoba-an Native Chili Area
Description
Backyard native chili cultivation in coastal barangays. In Hinoba-an, the far southwestern town near the island’s southern tip. 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
Remote enough that food moves within the community rather than out of it, so there"s little to buy as a visitor — the interest is in seeing the chain, not shopping it. Combine with the beaches or the historic gold rush area inland to make the distance worth it.
Stops
Southern Uplands & Coastal Food Chain
How to get there
Far southwest; roughly 5-6 hours from Bacolod, or reachable from Sipalay in about an hour.
Best Times
Early morning — markets, landings and roadside stalls all run hardest before 8am.