Goldilocks vs. Red Ribbon: Who Makes Better Ensaymada?
When pressed for a full-sized birthday cake or a carb-filled quick fix
When pressed for a full-sized birthday cake or a carb-filled quick fix
Lengua de Gato by Angie Pastor. For orders in Manila, 09369815475.
Literally “cat’s tongue” in Spanish.
It’s the shape of these cookies!
Photo of Chocnut Oreo Cheesecake by Mayette Garcia.
Available at banapple kitchen, a bakery café in the Philippines.
Sawsawan is the Tagalog word for “dipping sauce.”
The classic Filipino sawsawan has to be toyomansi, a mixture of soy sauce and calamansi juice.
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.
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).