Siaton Cassava Drying Area
Description
Cassava drying slabs used by upland households. In Siaton, the southernmost town of Negros Oriental, coastal and upland at once. 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
Coastal and upland production sit far apart in the same municipality; pick one or the other for a half day rather than trying to cover both. Cassava drying slabs are roadside and visible without needing to stop.
Stops
Southern Uplands & Coastal Food Chain
How to get there
On the main highway route through this part of the island; Ceres buses and jeepneys serving the corridor pass through.
Best Times
Early morning — markets, landings and roadside stalls all run hardest before 8am.