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Santa Cruz·Specialty Product·Glutinous rice, sweet syrup
🧺Bibingkang Pinahiran
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Marinduque
About this place
Large glutinous rice cake (bibingka) distinctive to Santa Cruz, made with coconut milk, sugar, and topped with a thick sweet syrup ('pinahiran' = coated/smeared). Resembles biko more than typical bibingka. A must-try local delicacy.
Best Time to Visit
Available year-round. Best selection during local fiestas.
What to Bring
CashExtra bag for pasalubongList of what to buy
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Locals Say
If you want the authentic Marinduque experience, you have to find this place. Locals are proud of it for good reason.
— A Marinduque local
How to Get Here
From Boac (capital): Take a jeepney or tricycle heading toward Santa Cruz. Tell the driver "Bibingkang Pinahiran" — most locals know it.
Address: Santa Cruz Public Market, Santa Cruz Poblacion, Santa Cruz, Marinduque
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