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Celebrating The Rosquillos Festival of Liloan

7/10/2017

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​The Municipality of Liloan is a town located in the northern part of Cebu. It offers a number of places tourists can visit if they get the chance to drop by the town. Similar to other towns on the island, Liloan also celebrates the Rosquillos Festival every year.  The festival highlights the product that has contributed to the local economy and brought honor to the town. 
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Rosquillos Festival – image source: flickr.com
Rosquillos

The Rosquillos is a circular cookie that resembles a donut since it has a hole in the middle. It is made of flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder and shortening. Its origin can be traced back to 1907 when Margarita “Titay” Frasco created the crunchy cooking with the ingredients she had in her kitchen. Using her egg beater, baking tins, and clay oven, Titay created what became one of the best-loved delicacies in the town. 
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Rosquillos – image source: commons.wikimedia.org
​The first ones to taste the cookie were her neighbors and passers-by. She gave the cookies as freebies to those who bought soda. The cookie remained unnamed until it was given the name Rosquillos by former President Sergio Osmeña.  The name was based on the Spanish word “rosca,” which means ringlet. 
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Rosquillos – image source: Titay’s Liloan Facebook Page
​The Rosquillos soon became a runaway success and eventually put the town in the limelight of the food industry. It is just one of the many delicacies you can buy if you visit Cebu. The other delicacies available on the island are the Peanut Browas, Toasted Mini Mamons, and Butterscotch.
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Rosquillos – image source: Titay’s Liloan Facebook Page
Rosquillos Festival

The Rosquillos Festival of Liloan showcases the deliciously tasty delicacy from this northern town of Cebu. Aside from promoting this delicacy, the festival is also celebrated to honor the patron saint of the town, San Fernando Rey. Similar to the festivals of other towns in Cebu, the Rosquillos Festival also features a street dancing competition, festival showdown, and a beauty pageant. 
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Rosquillos Festival – image source: sunstar.com.ph
​The festival attracts local and foreign tourists, which is beneficial to the economy of the town. Aside from the sights, visitors can also check out the products offered by the different barangays of Liloan at its expo. The Rosquillos Festival is celebrated on May 29 of each year. 
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Rosquillos Festival – image source: liloan.gov.ph
Getting to Liloan

You can get to Liloan by simply getting on a jeepney headed for the town in Mandaue City. You can also ride a bus headed north at the Cebu North Bus Terminal. Just tell the driver or conductor to drop you off at Liloan. 
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Rosquillos Festival – image source: courtesy of Peter Parcon
Other Things To Do In Liloan

Liloan has a lot more to offer to its visitors. You can visit the lighthouse at Bagacay Point or the San Fernando Rey Parish Church. You can also go wakeboarding at Papa Kit’s Marina and Fishing Lagoon.
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Rosquillos Festival – image source: commons.wikimedia.org
​The Rosquillos Festival of Liloan is just one of the many festivals celebrated in the different towns of Cebu. It is one of the ways residents express their gratitude for the blessings they receive each year. 
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Rosquillos Festival – image source: courtesy of Peter Parcon
​Have you experienced the Rosquillos Festival already? Tell us about it on the comments section below.
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