Strawberry Farm in La Trinidad Valley, Benguet

    

Baguio, as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, is truly one of the best vacation spots to go to in the Northern part of Luzon. Aside from its cool climate, Filipinos and tourists visit Baguio for its breathtaking vista and rich cultural heritage. Baguio is indeed known for its fresh vegetables and lush strawberries. And as people would say, a trip to Baguio will not be complete without visiting the strawberry farm. It is certainly one of the must-go places where tourists/visitors and buyers would have the chance to experience picking the strawberry themselves.

               

Baguio’s sweet strawberries, renowned as the city’s claim-to-fame, are consumed for a wide variety of products. Here in Manila, we would often see and hear a man shouting “taho” while passing by the sidewalk. It’s sort of the same thing in Baguio but taho vendors are not as many as the ones here in town and instead of just “taho”, they say “strawberry taho”. So what makes their product unique? Obviously, it’s the ingredients they utilize in making taho. The one that we typically eat here in Manila is made out of tofu, arnibal, and sago. But in Baguio, it’s a different thing. They use authentic strawberries and strawberry syrup as opposed to the usual brown-colored arnibal – very extraordinary! Apparently, this is just one of the strawberry-made products in Baguio. They also offer strawberry-flavored goods such as polvoron, ice cream, chocolate, and other more exceptional foodstuffs that can only be found in the North.
 

             

Our stay in strawberry farm was undoubtedly an out-of-this-world experience. Even without the actual strawberry picking, we can say that we were still able to gain a lived experience from it through bargaining (which we don’t normally do here in the city since it is our Mother or kasambahay who often does the buying of goods in the market).  We’re truly grateful that we had the opportunity to go down to the strawberry field, buy fresh strawberries and take pictures from there. And if ever we’ll be back, we’re surely going to visit this place again and strawberry picking will definitely be on top of our list! It is unquestionably a spot in Baguio that visitors like us should not miss.  ;)