A must-try Dumaguete delicacy is the budbud, a rice cake traditionally made with rice cooked with coconut milk, sugar, and a bit of salt. It is then wrapped and steamed in banana leaves, giving it a distinct aroma. These rice cakes are usually served with a cup of hot chocolate and sweet yellow mangoes.
Budbud-Gourmet Suman’s delectable sticky treats use grains that come from the mountains of Dumaguete. Maribel Van Hoven, the owner of Budbud-Gourmet Suman and who comes from Negros herself, learned how to perfect the suman recipes on her own, despite having no culinary training prior to starting the business.
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The eye-catching colors of the ube suman twirled with the langka suman!
After fourteen years in the business, Budbud-Gourmet Suman has perfected 17 delicious flavors. The flavors vary from the ordinary budbud kabog—which is a millet seed cake roll, while the rest have different combinations of chocolate, ube (purple yam), langka (jackfruit), and coco jam.Â
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The seventeen different flavors of Budbud – Gourmet Suman are priced ranging from Php35 to Php55. (Purple rice is no longer available!)Â
Because of the wide selection of their sweet variants, they decided to create a more savory flavor and came up with Budbud Champtuyo. Yes, it’s champorado-and-tuyo-flavored suman! They incorporated chocolate into the rice and placed the crushed dried fish in the center.
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If you want to dip these sticky treats or simply pair it with Budbud-Gourmet Suman’s hot chocolate (P50 per cup), visit their stall at the Salcedo Market, every Saturday, from 7-2PM or the Legaspi market, which happens every Sunday, 7-2 p.m. Tip: bring your own thermos for these decadent drinks!
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To bring these treats straight to your doorstep, you may contact Budbud-Gourmet Suman at 745-0847 or (0915-980-6060). Deliveries are done via Lalamove or Grab.
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