Davao highlights grilled cuisine in 1st Sinugba Festival

MANILA, Philippines - Davao City is set to hold its first "Dabaw Sinugba Festival" this coming March 14, Thursday.

Sinugba is a Visayan word that means grilled, and Davao seeks to make its first Sinugba festival a means with which to offer another dining option in the city to locals and foreigners alike.

The event will be held at the new Tienda del Mercado in Juna Subdivision, Matina and will run from 4 p.m. to 12 midnight.

Thirty-two food stalls are set to offer the city's famous grilled cuisine during the festival.

The four-day event will culminate with an "eat-all-you-can" sinugba buffet for only P200. Guests who will partake of the buffet can vote for the "Best Sinugba" among the participating food stall-participants.

There will also be BBQ and burger eating contests and cooking demonstrations.

The first Sinugba festival coincides with the celebration of the 76th "Araw ng Dabaw."