Tagaytay Pasalubong

Do you remember someone who came from Tagaytay and offers you 'pasalubong'? What did you receive? Probably, its a keychain, shirt, or food.

How about you, what will you buy if you go to Tagaytay? Let's discover our options.


Food
One of the famous pasalubong center in Tagaytay is Rowena's. You can view their website here http://www.rowenas-tarts-tagaytay.com/. They offer tarts in various flavors: buko, mango, apple, ube, pineapple.  They also serve blueberry and strawberry cheesecakes, cashew nuts, buko pie, cassava cake and other sweets.

A similar store is Amira's Buco Tart House http://amirasbucotart.com/.
Nilupak, Martha's Bread, OTOP products, Special Tarts are some of the products that they sell.
 By the way, OTOP is not OTAP. OTOP means One town One product. Its a program by government to promote entrepreneurship and create jobs in every town. This means that you may found specialty items of other regions in Amira's Buco Tart Haus

Colette's Buko pie also have a branch in Tagaytay. You'll find it in Rotonda , Tagaytay City

Don't worry if you don't have time to visit these places. There's a high chance that you'll meet someone offering pasalubong in your tour.  Usually, these sellers will offer espasol, buko pie, and panutsa( peanuts coated with brown sugar). Yes, they are the products that are being offered in provincial buses in Southen Luzon.

If you are not sure if the product taste good, ask if they can offer you a small sample before you buy.
Actually, you might need to ask because most of them are really offering free samples.