Siomai Festival in Tisa Labangon
Cebu City

Siomai or shumai is one of the favorite to-go foods for a lot of Cebuanos. It’s a

quick Chinese-inspired dish that fills your stomach and is easy on the budget.

You can find a lot of these stalls near schools or working areas. These stalls are

more of like “franchises” of the original stalls in Tisa, Cebu City. You can buy

siomai in wholesale so you can resell them at your own store. Although there are

many siomai sa Tisa stalls everywhere you go, if you want to get the authentic

taste then you should definitely head on to Tisa.

Tisa is a barangay in Cebu City that has different carenderias (local sidewalk

restaurants), most of them selling siomai. Some people might think eating beside

the road with jeepneys passing by is not what you call sanitary. But I tell you, this

is part of the siomai-eating experience. You also eat with a plastic to cover your

hand, which can be an interesting experience for those who haven’t tried it.



SIOMAI RECIPE

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• 250 grams ground pork
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• 1/2 tablespoon salt
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• 1/2 teaspoon black ground pepper
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• 1 tablespoon knorr seasoning
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• 6 cloves garlic, minced
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• 1 medium onions, finely chopped
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• 1 small carrots, finely chopped
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• 3 stems spring onion finely chopped
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• 1 egg
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• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
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• 2 tablespoon flour
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• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
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• 1 pack molo wrapper
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PROCEDURES:

1. In a bowl, Combine all the ingredients together except the wrapper. (salt, pepper, liquid seasoning, minced garlic, onion, carrots,
2.  
3. spring onion, egg, brown sugar, flour and cornstarch), Mix together.
4.  
5. Wrap the meat in wanton wrapper by placing about 1 tbsp of the mixture in the center of the wrapper then press all the sides
6.  
7. around to the middle leaving an open space on top.
8.  
9. Place all the wrapped mixture in the steamer.
10.  
11. Steam for 20-25 minutes. (medium to high heat)
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13. Serve hot with kikkoman soy sauce and calamansi or lemon
14.  
15. dip.
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18. Share and enjoy!