PONGKO PONGKO SA REDEMPTORIST

Pongko Pongko Sa Redemptorist. Redemptorist Church in the background. 

Are you in Cebu and worried about your budget that you make sure that you don't have to spend more in eating? Worry no more as pongko pongko will satisfy your hunger and you only have to spend less. 

I am now located and working in Davao City. So right after me and my travel buddy, Greeg (greegadventure himself), arrived in Cebu we decided to eat in Pongko pongko sa Redemptorist - our usual stop when we were still working in Cebu City.

What is "Pongko pongko"? 

Pongko pongko are food stalls you find along the streets selling random fried food. The term "pongko pongko" is a Cebuano word for squat or crouch. So you will be sitting on benches so you will have to be slouching while eating. 

One best place to experience pongko pongko is the Pongko Pongko Sa Redemptorist. This is situated near Redemptorist Church, sidewalk along M. Gotianuy St., Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City.

After visiting Sirao Garden, me and Greeg decided to eat there. And, fortunately, as per Ate (food stall owner) they are there on Thursdays-Tuesdays. Only one stall will cater you on Wednesdays.

They offer a wide selection of fried food from Ngohiong, Renion, Gorela, Utok (Pig's brain), Tambok, the famous Ginabot (Chicharong Bulaklak) and the thing I missed - Puso (Hanging Rice).

Ginabot on the upper part, Ngohiong, Gorela and Renion (looks the same), Tambok (from left to right below Ginabot). No more Utok left as Greeg bought 2 left. 

You will be pairing your viand with sawsawan which is made of coconut vinegar infused with onions and chillies. 

We like eating our food with our bare hands, so you will wear plastic bags (provided by the stall owner) in your hands as to not have to wash hands after eating. 

Ate computes our bill and would you believe that for everything we ordered we only got to pay Php 130 (Php 65 each)?

So you don't have to worry about where to eat in Cebu and end up in an expensive restaurant that will not satisfy your hunger because of its expensive price.

This totally appease my hunger and this is something I would make my Davao friends try when they visit Cebu.