Hinoba-an Banana Belt
Description
Banana farms supplying southern Negros markets. In Hinoba-an, the far southwestern town near the island’s southern tip. Bananas here are several distinct varieties — saba for cooking into banana cue, turon and ginanggang; lakatan and latundan for eating fresh. Coconut groves feed three chains at once: copra, sap for tuba and vinegar, and fresh buko. Roadside stalls beside the groves are the cheapest place to buy either.
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
Western 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.