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MANILA, Philippines — Every year, Filipinos observe the Christmas tradition of Simbang Gabi, and no Simbang Gabi is complete without Puto Bumbong and Bibingka. For those who want to try a new ...

Bibingka is a traditional Filipino cake made with rice flour, coconut milk, eggs, and sugar. Similar to mochi, it’s slightly chewy, sticky, dense, and has just the right amount of sweetness. Banana ...

Melody Lorenzo remembers that after Christmas mass every year when she was growing up in the Philippines, vendors would gather outside the church to sell steaming hot bibingka—coconut rice cakes baked ...

For Mother's Day this year, Grace Guinto plans on "celebrating [Mama] even when she's not present in person". Ever since her mum Corazon passed away five years ago, Grace Guinto, the woman behind the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Think Bibingka and the glorious aroma of lightly burnt banana leaf and of Bibingka batter deliciously solidifying before you come to mind. Truly, no one can resist the call of ...

The sun set on a recent evening in L.A.’s Chinatown neighborhood, the light from the lanterns strung across the second floor of the Far East Plaza replacing that of the sky. Families gathered around ...

There are traditional holiday dishes all around the world, and in the Philippines, the scent of one special treat signals the holiday season: bibingka, perhaps the most festive rice cake there is.

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 ...

A virtual Vancouver market featuring unique Filipino foods and gift items goes live Friday (November 20). Organizer Corvette Romero told the Straight that 25 vendors will participate in the market ...

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