Native desserts buffet table at Okada Hotel Manila
Filipino desserts is a world that is unexplored. Let me show you a glimpse what you can expect when you want to try that world. You may encounter anecdotes, recipes and other treats as you read along.
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Leche Flan (Creme Caramel)
Every one in the world knows a variation of custard. From Europe to Asia, everything and everyone in between will have a family custom of this dessert! Welcome to Filipino desserts, and we are here to talk about Leche Flan.
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Suman (sweet sticky rice)
Suman is a sweet sticky rice dessert made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and usually wrapped in banana leaves or buli palms. There are two traditional ways to serve suman; one is sprinkled with sugar and the other is to pour coconut caramel sauce (latik in Tagalog) over it. There’s one that’s my… Read more
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Halo-halo ‘mix-mix’
Halo-halo when translated directly to English is ‘mix-mix’, because it’s a dessert where you have to mix everything together. Halo-halo is probably the most popular and well-known Filipino cold dessert. This is the dessert that all Filipinos, wherever they are in the world, go to when those hot summer months comes along. In the Philippines… Read more
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One, two, three, halo-halo!!! 