Chicharon in Carcar Cebu 

               Cebu is home to a number of delicacies that have tickled the taste buds of Cebuanos for generations. One sinful yet scrumptious delicacy found in the City of Carcar is the chicharon or pork crackling. Yes, other places in the archipelago offer this stroke-inducing snack item, but the chicharon in Carcar is one delicacy no one could ever resist. The City of Carcar is located in the southern part of the island. It is one of the oldest towns in Cebu and was once called Sialao prior to the coming of the Spaniards. It is considered as a Heritage City due to the numerous structures that were built during the Spanish and American eras. It is around two hours away from Cebu City. If you ride a bus, you would have an idea if the bus is nearing Carcar since the price of the chicharon sold by vendors boarding the bus would gradually go down. The lower the price, the closer you are to Carcar. Chicharon is made of pork rind that is boiled in water with spices and salt before it is cooked in hot oil. The chicharon-making industry in Carcar supposedly started in the 1900s when a couple started selling the delicacy after they discovered the delectable taste offered by pork rind boiled in oil.

How to make Chicharon?