Tostado Festival of Santander

Santander is famous for its home-baked cookie called Tostado. As years passed by, tostado has gone from home-made delight to world-class delicacy known for its unique taste and flavor. 

No wonder then that this delicious cookie gave birth to the Tostado Festival in 2006. The festival is celebrated every third Sunday of April as a thanksgiving to their patron Saint Gabriel Archangel.

The recipe for tostado includes flour, eggs, sugar, baking soda and shortening. How all of these ingredients combine into a sumptuous treat is demonstrated in one of the festival’s highlights: tostado-making in the tradition of the Tañonganons.

The event culminated with much festivities amid a grand fireworks display that lit up the sky over the southern tip part of Cebu.