Rice cakes or kakanin are traditional Filipino desserts. Before wheat flour, we had rice flour and this was commonly made either dry or wet or galapong. Two favorite rice cake dishes made from galapong have to be the puto and the bibingka. Both are traditionally made with rice flour, coconut milk, ...

Who doesn’t love the sweet taste of biko? A staple kakanin for every Filipino household, it’s a true Pinoy snack that will never let you down. And ordering it from a store wittily named Mayor Biko? Even better!As the name suggests, this ...

How to make maja blanca without coconut milk means you have the option to use other kinds of milk to make a creamy maja blanca recipe.This popular Filipino dessert is usually made with coconut milk or cream, sweet kernel corn, sugar, and cornstarch. It ...

Cavite is one of those places you shouldn't miss if you love food. There are different kinds of pancit, kakanin, and dishes that you can only find here. We revisited our trip to Cavite and on our eat-inerary: bibingkoy, quesillo, pancit pusit ...

It's a known fact that many traditions vary from region to region. The Visayas in particular has a colorful culture that is different from what those in other regions enjoy.Breakfast is one such instance where the Visayans may differ. Where one might have a bowl ...

Pichi-pichi is a well-loved Filipino delicacy made with grated cassava, sugar, and pandan water. It's a soft, chewy steamed cake that's topped with grated coconut, but arguably better when it's topped with grated cheese. It’s good on its own, but definitely better if you ...

Ube fans, we just found your new favorite merienda! Kakanin Klub launched an Ube Kakanin Platter last October to celebrate their second month anniversary.The Ube Kakanin Platter is filled with a serving of Ube Puto with cheese on top, Ube Kutsinta with yema sauce, Ube Puto ...

Asians grew up eating rice, so it's no wonder that you find it as an ingredient not just for its main meals but also in its desserts, especially using sticky rice or bigas na malagkit. Also known as a kakanin recipe when made into desserts, this rice dessert is ...

No Filipino celebration is complete without a bilao or two of the pudding-like kakanin known as maja or maja blanca. Though it most commonly highlights the pure and creamy taste of coconut milk, we recently spotted a version that takes the dessert ...

The quarantine and the pandemic has made us miss all the little things we used to take for granted: hanging out at cafes, going to our favorite restaurants, and discovering new food items on food tours and out-of-town trips. The restrictions have ...

Christmas is never complete without bibingka and puto bumbong, two buttery rice cakes that are usually enjoyed during the holidays. Although you can’t go wrong with these classics, you can also be a little more adventurous and try a different take on it, like ...

Christmas won't feel the same way this year unless a Christmas miracle comes along and we get hold of the COVID-19 vaccine. But until then, there are ways we can still have a semblance of the holidays at home. If one of your ...