Chichirya
Photos by Angie Pastor. Chichirya are munchable Western-style processed snacks such as potato chips. They are thought of as junk food in the Philippines. The Filipino word meryenda, often translated as “snack,” refers to more wholesome between-meal snacking in the middle of the morning or the middle of the afternoon.
Dingdong Mixed Nuts
A five-ingredient combination of greaseless peanuts, cracker nuts, corn bits, U.S.-grade green peas, and fava beans (broad beans).
Yema
Yema is the Spanish word for “egg yolk.” This soft Philippine candy is shaped into a pyramid or a ball, and then wrapped in cellophane. It originated from Spain, where nuns in monasteries used egg yolks donated to them by winemakers (who used only the white part of eggs in their winemaking process) to make sweets and pastries.
White Rabbit
The White Rabbit brand of milk candy is not an original Filipino product but of Chinese origin, yet has been widely enjoyed in the Philippines for decades. This “creamy candy” is white, with a soft, chewy texture.
Fudgee Barr – Macapuno
Fudgee Barr Macapuno cream-filled cake bar… Product of Rebisco… Macapuno is a “mutant” coconut species the grows in the Philippines… The company also has other creamy fillings for their cake bars, such as Vanilla, Mocha and Durian.
Botong-Botong
Botong-Botong Tira-Tira from Iloilo province, Philippines
