Ginabot (Cebu Must-Try Street Food #2)
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2. Ginabot
Ginabot — the mere mention of its name makes me want to go to my favorite pungko-pungko spot and eat it. It is the most sellable item of pungko2x vendors everywhere. In fact, if you’re a pungko2x vendor and you don’t sell it, someone might curse you and report you to the authorities for false advertisement. The association of the words pungko2x and ginabot has become so strong that it has become synonymous to pungko2x itself. In case you’re not familiar yet with the term pungko2x, it might be that you haven’t been in Cebu long enough. Anyway, pungko2x refers to the vendors selling along the streets that make use of low-seating little benches, tiny table, and a big plastic container containing ginabot and other varieties of fried finger foods.
Ginabot is the local term for pork-crackling made from pig intestines after they are dried, salted, and then deep-fried to golden brown perfection. The other word for ginabot is chicharon bulaklak. 
That’s usually its name when you buy it in restaurants. But mind you there’s a significant difference between ginabot sold in pungko2x stores and the ones from restaurants. So i suggest you have a taste of this exquisite Cebu street food delicacy in pungko2x stores. This is best paired with the vinegar dip that has lots of onion and seasoned with salt, which is normally served for free by the pungko2x vendors. I recommend you try the pungko2x hotspot located across Apple Tree Suites near the Fuente Osmeña Circle area. You can take the KFC shortcut or use the passage from Sampaguita Suites. It’s a very popular place. You can’t miss it. Regarding the taste, make sure to select the ones that have the golden brown crispy look so that you can enjoy the crunchiness of each bite. Once you start pairing it with the vinegar onion dip, you’ll experience a beautiful confusion of your taste buds inside your mouth and you won’t notice anymore the negative aspects of the place like how small the chair is, how hot the surrounding is, or even with regards to the questions about the sanitation of the place.
Why try it? Experience the tasty combination of this crunchy pork crackling and its vinegar onion dip. It’s surprisingly delicious that you won’t even notice you’re eating pork intestines.