Top 7 Merzci Pasalubong Treats

A brand new year is coming and along with the New Year is a whole new set of plans for those of us who love travel. A place that you shouldn’t miss out going to this year here in the Philippines is Bacolod city. Bacolod is slowly making its way to the list of many travelers across the world. And it should make yours too.

Bacolod Festivals:

If you are planning to visit Bacolod any time soon, try to plan your travel date along with either one of the two famous festivals that the city holds, the Masskara and Bacoloadiat Festival. By its name the Masskara festival is a festival filled with dancing, masks, music and headdresses. They also have pageants, carnivals, concerts and a lot more that you wouldn’t want to miss. The whole festival takes days and you are sure to enjoy every minute of it.

As for the Bacoloadiat festival, it is basically the way how Bacolodnons celebrate Chinese New Year. The influence of Chinese is evident in the country, and stronger in some cities, which is why the locals of Bacolod really have a grand celebration during Chinese New Year. The festival follows a certain theme every year and have events such as lantern competition, cooking demos, fireworks show, and many others. Similar to the Masskara festival, the whole festival also s celebrated a couple of days, so try to plan your travel to Bacolod around this time.

Bacolod Pasalubong Treats:

As soon as the festival ends and you’ve traveled around Bacolod, it feels like the fun ends. However, this isn’t the cause. When it comes to visiting new places, a tradition that every Filipino knows is that you cannot go back home without buying pasalubong for you or your family/friends. This is our way or how we share the experience to our family and friends, and how we try to prolong the experience we just had. Pasalubong come in many different forms. Typically, they are small keychains, postcards, fans, t-shirts, magnets, and such.

However, our favorite and go-to choice is usually food. Everybody loves food. We can never go wrong with bringing home food to our family and friends to a place where we went to. What makes food a good pasalubong is that every province, or even city, has their own specialty; a dish that is native or is made in a specific way only in that place. This makes it a unique and even more enjoyable pasalubong.

Choosing the pasalubong you should bring home from Bacolod may be a difficult choice given that the city is known to be the Sugar Capital of the country. But there are some top choices you should never miss out on. These are the staple sweets that should be inside your bag when you go home. All these are easily sharable treats that can be enjoyed by many. And you can find the basic and most unique Pasalubong treats at Merzci’s Pasalubong center.

Merzci’s is everyone’s go-to Pasalubong center in Bacolod and here are the ones you can buy and bring home.

1] Merzci Meringue

A delicacy that has been around even since the Spanish period; Meringue is a simple food that can be enjoyed by anyone of any age. Basically, Meringue makes use of whipped egg whites with confectioner sugar which is then baked to perfection. It is an easy meal to bring anywhere, making it a great snack whenever you travel back home. Just make sure to leave some for your family.

2] Merzci Biscocho

Have you ever heard of the Italian delicacy Biscotti? Biscocho is a quite similar to that. It is Spanish word that translates to ‘biscuit’. It is simple baked bread that is drizzled, topped or coated with either butter or condensed milk.

Tip: The best pairing with Biscocho is a cup of freshly made coffee or tea; either hot or cold.

Great for breakfast and afternoon snacks

3] Merzci Piaya

This is the most popular delicacy throughout Bacolod City; Piaya is crunchy bread/flat bread that has been stuffed with muscovado-based syrup (How delicious does that sound?) Many prefer to eat this probably after a heavy meal just to wash off the taste of meat from the palette. This also works great with coffee; some choose juice or sodas though.

4. Merzci Barquillos

A deceiving delicacy is Bacolod, how is Barquillos deceiving? It may look like a plain and simple rolled wafer stick snack but its crunch and taste can definitely shock you which is why many actually use it as toppers for other desserts such as ice cream, some even use it on cake.

But if you want t keep it simple, just have it with coffee, tea, or juice.

5] Merzci Barquiron

Barquillos is a classic and scrumptious delicacy, and Barquiron puts a twist on this delicacy. Barquiron is barquillos/crunchy wafer roll filled with the undeniably tasty polvoron. So in other words, Barquiron is like a 2-in-1. You get the crunchy with the sort of smooth texture at the same time.

6] Merzci Butterscotch

Not too sweet nor is it too bland, Butterscotch is yet another popular delicacy in Bacolod because of the perfect balance of taste. Basically, this butter bar with toasted cashews is a snack made in the heavens.

7] Merzci Napoleones

A soft and sweet delicacy; the pastry is of a Napoleones is extremely mouth-watering, its custard filling makes it a great combo, and to make it even greater, it is topped with a sugar glaze which just completes the package of creating a perfect and very desirable snack.

Bacolod City is not known as the Sugar Capital of the country for nothing. Whenever you go to Bacolod it is a must that you try out some of the tasty and sweet delicacies it offers.

There are tons of delicacies in Bacolod and it would be a shame to miss out on one of them.

Where to find Merzci Pasalabong Treats?

• Merzci Singcang : UTC Building, Araneta Ave, Bacolod, 6100 Negros Occidental
• Merzci 888: 888 Chinatown Square, Gatuslao St, Bacolod, 6100 Negros Occidental
• Merzci Pasalubong – SM City: SM City Northwing, Reclamation Area, Bacolod
• Merzci Compound/ Head Office: Merzci Bakeshop Compound, Hervias Village II, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod

FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/MerzciPasalubong/

Website: http://merzci.com.ph/

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