Among all the kakanin, only bibingka and puto bumbong enjoy an enduring connection to Filipino holidays. There is, of course, an interesting backstory Local culinary icon Glenda Barretto remembers ...

Bibingkang malagkit – baked sticky rice topped with luscious coconut caramel – is a nod to the fragrance and beauty the banana leaves impart.

The Philippines has the world’s longest Christmas season. These rice cakes, offered during dawn mass, are part of the festivities. In the nine days leading up to Christmas, Filipinos take part in a ...

I called food historian and award-winning author Ige Ramos to congratulate him on the victory of his book, “Dila at Bandila,” at the 2020 Gintong Aklat Awards. After exchanging pleasantries, our ...

MANILA, Philippines — It’s Christmas, and it’s time to enjoy all your favorite Pinoy kakanins (rice cakes), especially the two kakanins that are closely associated with the holiday season — Puto ...

MANILA, Philippines – Gallivant. Various dictionaries define it as “to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.” Every now and then, it is liberating to not have a plan, to roam and to find ...

MANILA, Philippines – The holiday season lives on! Just because Simbang Gabi is over, that doesn’t mean kakanin-inspired treats have to be – so, why not try bibingka waffles before the year ends?