Guihulngan Root Crop Area
Description
Root crop farming in the upland barangays behind the Guihulngan coast. In Guihulngan, a northeast coastal city midway up the Oriental side. 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
A genuine working city with no tourist infrastructure — expect local prices and no English menus. The best break point on the long east-coast drive between Dumaguete and San Carlos.
Stops
Dumaguete–Valencia Food Belt
How to get there
East-coast highway, roughly 3 hours north of Dumaguete or 2-3 hours south of San Carlos by Ceres bus.
Best Times
Early morning — markets, landings and roadside stalls all run hardest before 8am.