Nasugbu
Nasugbu
vegetables, coconut, fruits) and aquaculture are Nasugbu's main industries. It is home to the Central
Azucarera Don Pedro, one of the country's largest sugar producers.
Being home to one of the largest sugar milling companies of the country, the production of sweets is a
significant portion of the local economy. Nasugbu is the only town in Luzon which hosts a bibingkahan (rice
cake area) in its public market. There are at least 10 kinds of rice cakes that are found only in Nasugbu, in
addition to the varieties that could be found elsewhere in the country. Many Nasugbugueños, even those
who do not do much cooking, take pride in making a variety of sweets such as sweetened yam, sweetened
coconut and similar products.
Sugarcane fields are abundant in all towns of Batangas, and sugar is a major industry in the province. This
could be the reason why the province is home to a wide variety of sweets. And Nasugbu is home to Central
Azucarera Don Pedro (CADP) one of the biggest cane and sugar refining in the Philippines. Traveling to
the beaches in Nasugbu, Lian and Calatagan one cannot miss the landmark, in the main thoroughfares of
Nasugbu. The cane plant is a form of grass, which belongs to the Poaceae family. The stem produces a
juice with high sugar content, which is then made in to sugar. It is often referred too as the sweet grass.