Bisdak Words

Bisaya Food Menu or Dishes

It’s fun to know there are food menu or dishes that actually originates or termed in Bisaya. Here are some of them to name. Of course we are not selling anything, so don’t attempt to order from us, lol! This article is to introduce Bisaya Menu, nothing more.

Meat Dishes

Lechon Cebu – roasted pig, crispy skin, very flavorful (no sauce needed)

Humba – sweet braised pork with soy sauce, vinegar, and banana blossoms

Pochero Bisaya – beef soup with saba banana and vegetables

Adobong Bisaya – drier and more garlicky than the usual adobo

Larang (pork version) – sour-spicy soup (usually fish but can be pork)

Seafood Dishes

Kinilaw – raw fish marinated in vinegar, ginger, chili (like Filipino ceviche)

Tinolang Isda – fish soup with ginger and leafy greens

Sinugbang Isda – grilled fish, often served with spicy dipping sauce

Larang (fish) – famous sour fish soup from Cebu

Soups & Comfort Food

Balbacua – rich, gelatinous beef stew (slow-cooked for hours)

Batchoy (Visayan style) – noodle soup with pork and organs

Tinola (Bisaya version) – often stronger in ginger flavor

Rice & Noodle Dishes

Puso (Hanging Rice) – rice wrapped in woven coconut leaves

Pancit Molo (Visayan influence) – dumpling soup (popular in Visayas)

Bam-i – mix of canton and sotanghon noodles with meat and veggies

Street Food / Snacks

Ngohiong – Cebu-style spring roll with five-spice flavor

Siomai sa Tisa – famous steamed dumplings from Cebu

Tuslob Buwa – dipping dish made from pork brain/sauce

Desserts & Delicacies

Otap – crispy puff pastry biscuit

Rosquillos – ring-shaped cookies

Masareal – sweet peanut candy from Cebu

Bibingka Bisaya – softer and sweeter than the Tagalog version

Check out this best Cebu Delicacies.