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Dolor’s Kakanin is perhaps the best commercial kakanin you can find in urban Metro Manila. Their flagship branch is located in Malabon and apparently, Dolor’s is so popular among the residents that it’s customary for them to give Dolor’s kakanin as presents to friends and family outside the Malabon area. After trying their rich, assorted kakanin, I now wish I had friends in Malabon so I could get some more whenever I see them! Dolor’s kakanin is available in three different bilao sizes: 190 pesos at 11 inches, 170 pesos at 10 inches, and 140 pesos at 8 inches. I wish the box came with a description of what each kakanin is called, though. The purple one is ube of course, but I have no idea what the rest are. That doesn’t make the sticky rice cakes any less capable of satisfying your sweet tooth though!

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Krispy Kreme always comes out with holiday donut specials every time there’s a holiday to celebrate, and their Christmas donuts are a little more mouthwatering than the sugary delights available all year round. They’re basically Santa’s favorite holiday sweets in donut form. On the topmost left corner there’s Santa’s Chocolate Iced; next to it is the Holiday Chocolate Iced. Below Santa is Holiday Vanilla Iced, and next to that is Star-shaped Vanilla Iced with Sprinkles. Finally we have Star-shaped Chocolate Iced and Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses, my favorite of the lot.

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When my grandmother was still alive (she died way before I was born, god rest her soul), she would make stacks and stacks of bibingka every December. It was bakeshop’s best seller during the Christmas season, especially among the early mass-goers. I’ve been craving for bibingka for days now and I thought I’d compile a list of places whose bibingka I’ve tried.

Via Mare

Via Mare Restaurant adds an interesting twist to their bibingka. Besides the usual toppings of grated coconut, they place a generous slice of melted cheese on top of the rice cake. You might find that a little strange but trust me – the cheese complements the bibingka like butter to pancake.

Tsoko Nut

The bibingka at Tsoko Nut Restaurant (2nd floor Waltermart, along Pasong Tamo Road in Makati) serves a more traditional bibingka. The golden-brown cake itself is sweet enough to make a satisfying dessert, but not too sweet as to make you feel too full after a meal. Best eaten with their hot tsokolate.

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Christmas is less than a week away, which means that a week from now my tummy will be bloated from the never-ending kainan with my family. Not that I mind too much since aside from birthdays and the occasional gathering, this is the only time of the year I can indulge in food that we don’t normally have at home. So next week I shall stop weight-watching and calorie-counting whilst I feast on my favorite noche buena dishes (arranged in no particular order):

Lechon Paella

It’s easy to see why lechon paella would rank above one of my favorite foods in the entire world – it’s pretty much two different dishes in one. You have a juicy lechon roasted to perfection. Hack its crispy skin with a knife and inside you’ll find steaming hot seafood paella. Eat the lechon meat together with the paella and lechon sauce, or eat them separately. Yum.

Chinese Ham

You can’t have noche buena without Chinese ham on the table. Chinese Ham to Filipinos on Christmas is like turkey to Americans during Thanksgiving. I like eating mine in a sandwich while picking on the pineapple or the apple slices, depending on which recipe my mom decides to make.

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Home made [tag]apple pie[/tag] a la mode is a staple dessert in our family feasts.  No matter how stuffed we all are from the main course, each of us has to have a slice of mom’s warm apple pie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.  Mom usually makes her apple pie with lots of cinnamon and according to some research I did, it’s a Dutch tradition to mix cinnamon and sugar into the apple mix.  Dutch apple pies also include other ingredients like raisins and lemon juice, and are eaten warm with cold whipped cream or ice cream. Try out  my mom’s apple pie recipe for yourself, and experiment with other things you can add to the filling.

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