Rosquillos

(a delicacy in Liloan Cebu)

expatriate Cebuanos in the United States. The late Philippine president Sergio Osmeña Sr. reputedly gave the name of

rosquillos from the Spanish word rosca, meaning ringlet.

Rosquillos Maker / Owner:

Margarita “Titay” T. Frasco created the rosquillos in

1907 in the town of Liloan.  She later founded Titay’s Liloan Rosquillos and Delicacies Inc., the pioneer and premier

company producing delicious and fine-quality rosquillos in Cebu. Descendants of her family presently run the company,

which now produces other native snacks. Titay’s Rosquillos 

supplies and delivers its products to supermarkets in Cebu

City and has several retail outlets in the city.

The packaging of the rosquillos states that the cookies are

made of flour, eggs, shortening, sugar and baking powder,

with no preservatives and artificial colorings. However,

descendants of the Frasco family claim that the recipe for the rosquillos is a patented family recipe passed on to succeeding generations of the family.

Although there have been other bakeshops creating and

selling their own rosquillos, many people still attest that they

prefer the original Titay’s Rosquillos because of its unique and delicious taste.

 Where to buy ROSQUILLOS: 

Titay’s Rosquillos is located in Poblacion, Liloan, Cebu. You may call them at (032)564-2993 or 424-8888.