Haw Haw Milk Candy
Photos by Mildred Cruz of the Haw Haw milk candy of the Philippines!
Now available in chocolate flavor?
Lengua de Gato
Lengua de Gato by Angie Pastor. For orders in Manila, 09369815475.
Literally “cat’s tongue” in Spanish.
It’s the shape of these cookies!
Chocnut Oreo Cheesecake
Photo of Chocnut Oreo Cheesecake by Mayette Garcia.
Available at banapple kitchen, a bakery café in the Philippines.
Sawsawan = Dipping Sauce!
Sawsawan is the Tagalog word for “dipping sauce.”
The classic Filipino sawsawan has to be toyomansi, a mixture of soy sauce and calamansi juice.
Pulburon (Filipino Polvoron)
In the Philippines, polvoron refers to a soft crumbly treat whose ingredients are mainly powdered milk, butter and toasted flour. They are molded into oval or round shapes.
Banana Leaves
In the provinces, a sure sign that some very serious grand-style cooking is about to be done is the arrival of folded banana leaves (dahon ng saging).
Adobo is Mexican?
The origin of adobo has produced much debate among casual eaters who wonder how the so-called Filipino national dish can have a distinctly Spanish name and in its most popular preparation use the very Chinese ingredient that is soy sauce. CNN recently weighed in and casually declared that adobo is of Mexican origin…