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Pork and Shrimp Siomai
Siomai
Recipe collection
Filipino Merienda
Merienda is the pause between meals when Filipinos reach for something sweet, steamed, or fried. This collection groups the snacks that show up at school gates, office breaks, and Sunday afternoons.
How to serve this collection
- Serve 2 to 3 items, not everything at once—merienda should feel light.
- Pair steamed kakanin with something crisp like turon for contrast.
- Hot tea or black coffee balances sweet merienda.
Tagalog
Puto
Puto
Steamed puto in a bamboo steamer—fluffy rice cakes with cheese, salted egg, and niyog toppings (Puto Biñan style).
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Bibingka
Bibingka
Christmas bibingka on charred banana leaf—moist rice cake topped with salted egg, melted cheese, and fresh grated...
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Turon (Banana Lumpia)
Turon
Filipino turon—saba banana in lumpia wrapper with shattered brown-sugar caramel crust; langka optional, served on banana...
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Halo-Halo
Halo-Halo
Street-style halo-halo with kaong, macapuno, sago, gulaman, beans, ube, leche flan, and pinipig—the classic Filipino...
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Leche Flan
Leche Flan
Classic Filipino leche flan—silky yolk custard in a llanera with glossy amber caramel, steamed until set and flipped...