Pandan rice balls, young coconut, coconut milk, palm sugar, and pili nuts combine in this warm Filipino kakanin dessert. A bowl that feels both nostalgic and new. Chewy green rice balls, tender young coconut, buttery pili nuts, and a caramel-like sweetness come together in a dessert that celebrates everything I...
Traditional Bicolano pulot made with coconut milk, muscovado sugar, and pili nuts simmered into a rich sweet delicacy. Sticky, smoky, coconut-rich sweetness slowly simmered the old-fashioned way. One spoonful tastes like childhood and merienda afternoons. #pulot #bicolanofood #filipinodessert #merienda #gata If there is one thing I probably have never properly...
Soft ube chiffon layered with silky leche flan and caramel, creating a rich Filipino custard cake dessert. Purple sponge, silky flan, and flowing caramel all in one bite. Soft, rich, nostalgic, and unapologetically Filipino. #ubecustardcake #filipinodesserts #ube #lecheflan #custardcake I’ve wanted to make this Ube Custard Cake for the longest...
Cream cheese, coconut cream, salted duck eggs and cheese baked into a caramelised burnt cheesecake with bibingka flavour. Charred top, creamy centre, coconut warmth and salty bites in between. This is what happens when heritage and café culture collide in the best possible way. #BurntBasqueBibingkaCheesecake Some desserts feel inevitable, as...
Rich dark chocolate brownies with butter, eggs, sugar, and pistachios, baked until fudgy and dense with a deep cocoa finish. Winter afternoons call for something baked, bittersweet, and deeply comforting. This tray didn’t last long once it hit the table. #darkchocolatebrownies Some days, comfort comes from a bowl of soup....
Creamy, chewy, and refreshingly light. This chilled dessert brings together earthy tea notes, fresh fruit, and bouncy textures in one festive bowl. A chilled dessert made with matcha milk, sago pearls, strawberries, nata de coco, almond jelly, and condensed milk. Every summer and festive season seems to bring its own...
Masi is a Cebuano kakanin made of glutinous rice dough filled with sweet peanut and muscovado, a Filipino take on mochi. A chewy Cebuano delicacy with a nutty heart, this heritage snack blends Chinese influence with Visayan kakanin tradition. When you think of Cebuano delicacies, bibingka and rosquillos often come...
A refreshing Vietnamese chè dessert with grass jelly, coconut jelly, mung bean paste, sago, and coconut cream served over crushed ice. Vietnam’s most colourful dessert in a glass, layers of jelly, beans, sago, and coconut cream that taste as good as they look. We just returned from our trip to...
Warm silken tofu topped with sweet mango sauce, arnibal, and sago pearls, this tropical twist on taho is a fresh take on a Filipino classic. This is taho like you’ve never had it, warm silken tofu layered with syrupy mangoes and chewy pearls. Comfort meets tropical indulgence. There are few...
Cassava, butter, coconut, and condensed milk mashed to perfection and topped with cheese and margarine in this classic Filipino treat. Hearty, creamy, and nostalgic—this pound-and-mash treat takes me straight back to my Lola’s kitchen. A merienda worth remembering. #SpecialNilupak When I was young, nilupak was more than just food—it was...
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