Kabankalan Banana Belt
Description
Banana farms in Kabankalan hinterlands. In Kabankalan, the main city of the southern interior, a hub for the whole southwest. 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
The supply hub for the whole southwest — if you"re travelling the western corridor, this is the one market worth timing your day around. The eatery zone around the market is where to eat, not the highway strip.
Stops
Western Coastal Food Chain
How to get there
On the main southern highway; Ceres buses between Bacolod and the south all stop here.
Best Times
Early morning — markets, landings and roadside stalls all run hardest before 8am.