Tagalog
Merienda & Kakanin
Bibingka
Bibingkang Galapong
Christmas bibingka on charred banana leaf—moist rice cake topped with salted egg, melted cheese, and fresh grated...
Recipe category
Filipino Merienda and Kakanin Recipes
Merienda bridges lunch and dinner, while kakanin turns rice and coconut into celebration food.
9 recipes in this collection.
Tagalog
Merienda & Kakanin
Puto
Putong Bigas
Steamed puto in a bamboo steamer—fluffy rice cakes with cheese, salted egg, and niyog toppings (Puto Biñan style).
Tagalog
Merienda & Kakanin
Turon (Banana Lumpia)
Turon
Filipino turon—saba banana in lumpia wrapper with shattered brown-sugar caramel crust; langka optional, served on banana...
Tagalog
Merienda & Kakanin
Pork and Shrimp Siomai
Siomai
Filipino pork and shrimp siomai with shiitake mushrooms, steamed open-faced in bamboo baskets and served with soy-calamansi dipping sauce.
Ilocano
Merienda & Kakanin
Empanada Ilocos
Empanada ng Ilocos
Ilocos empanada—crisp orange rice-flour shells filled with longganisa, bean sprouts, egg, and papaya; the Vigan street food fried golden and eaten wit
Ilonggo
Merienda & Kakanin
Piaya
Piaya sang Negros
Ilonggo piaya—thin muscovado-filled flatbreads griddled until golden with dark caramel spots; the Negros pasalubong best with barako coffee.
Tagalog
Merienda & Kakanin
Lumpiang Sariwa
Lumpiang Sariwa (Fresh Lumpia)
Lumpiang sariwa—thin egg crepes rolled around julienned vegetables, garbanzos, and pork, topped with thick sweet garlic sauce and crushed peanuts.
Tagalog
Merienda & Kakanin
Ube Cheese Pandesal
Ube Cheese Pandesal (Lilang Ube na May Keju)
Homemade ube cheese pandesal—fluffy purple yam rolls with a cheese pull that stops traffic; the Filipino bakery trend worth every minute of proofing.
Tagalog
Merienda & Kakanin
Ginataang Bilo-Bilo
Ginataang Bilo-Bilo (Bilo-Bilo sa Gata)
Ginataang bilo-bilo with ube and white sticky rice balls, sago, langka, and kamote in creamy coconut milk—the rainy-afternoon merienda that's fun to c