Kakanin cravings at the mall

A typical chinese like me who happens to live in the Philippines also happens to love Filipino kakanin dishes. Kakanin is a dish which the main ingredient is the glutinous or sticky rice. Some are made from whole grains and others pounded or grounded, oftentimes cooked as sweet or savory fare.

Taken from the word, "Kanin" which in Filipino, means rice, it is also our main staple ingredient in a typical the Pinoy kitchen as well as in a Chinese kitchen (eg. rice toppings, congee, masi, tikoy, kimkoyke, chaitaoke etc). The most popular kind is the regular non sticky version like my favorite Ganador which pairs very well with all kinds of viands. I confess I'm a big rice eater. I can't possibly get a satisfying meal without any rice. That's why I fail doing the Atkins diet plan. Just eat moderately, about a cup for each meal. Except for the recent holidays with loads of Lechon everywhere! Lol.

Seriously, this blog isn't about a new kakanin recipe which I regret not learning how to cook it. But a small place in a mall whenever I crave for a palitaw, budbud and puto. It's a stall between BDO and Surplus Shop in SM called KUBÔ, Pinoy Merienda. As the shop says, they have some of the most popular pinoy snack fare like Binignit, a warm halo-halo version of camote, plantain bananas, ube, sago, landang (local tapioca) and langka in sweet creamy coconut milk; Palitaw, Budbud with Mangga at Tsokolate, Batchoy, Dinuguan at Puto and Arroz Caldo to name a few. I believe Kape Barako (native brewed coffee) is also available if you're an avid coffee drinker.

Below are snapshots of my recent visit to that place.

Ground Level at SM City Cebu, between BDO and Surplus Shop.

Budbud at P24.00. You can add mangga and Tsokolate for additional bucks.

My perennial favorite, Palitaw.

Batchoy without the soup yet.

What I was craving for, Dinuguan and Puto.

Arroz Caldo