I have featured a Puto Recipe made from all-purpose flour for a quick and easy way to prepare puto. I am sure you also want to know the traditional and old-fashioned way of preparing puto. Here is one recipe that makes use of Galapong Bigas. Ingredients 6 cups Galapong Bigas (see method of preparing GalapongRead More
Palitaw
Palitaw is one of the kakanin delights that mom used to sell in her Sally’s Bake Shop. Palitaw is a small, flat, sweet rice cake made from malagkit (sticky rice) washed, soaked, and then ground. Scoops of the batter are dropped into boiling water where they float to the surface as flat discs – anRead More
Cassava Cake Recipe for US-based Filipinos
My friend from the USA sent me this recipe on how she makes cassava cake. When I saw that she used frozen cassava, I was surprised. It’s been awhile since I’ve gone to a Filipino grocery in the states. I am sure a lot of Filipinos can still come up with our native delicacies asRead More
Where to Buy Suman in Manila
Suman makes a great dessert for a traditional Noche Buena meal, or they can even be meals on their own if you don’t want to eat anything too heavy at that late hour. This sticky-rice pastry is wrapped in a banana leaf and eaten dipped in sugar or in hot chocolate. There are as manyRead More
Dolor’s Kakanin
Dolor’s Kakanin is probably known as the ultimate brand in kakanin. They are just as good as the homemade kakanin in the province. I was able to buy assorted kakanin at the SM Hypermarket in Libis, Quezon City just beside Tiendesitas. For 140 pesos, I got a variety of kakaning in an 8 inches diameterRead More
Puto Bumbong at Via Mare
Puto Bumbong from Via Mare This is the almost perfect puto bumbong you can ever eat in an urban center. And you can order two pieces at 67 pesos at any Via Mare Restaurant. After a stressful shopping spree at Landmark Makati, I chose to rest at the Via Mare on the second floor rightRead More