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Next to Trinoma, Megamall is my least favorite mall in the world. It’s huge, it’s crowded, and the taxi queues are ridiculous. But I would gladly brave all of those just to get my hands on a box of my newest favorite dessert.

After our Korean dinner at Kaya, my boyfriend and I made a beeline for the Napoloeones stand at the ground floor of Megamall A. I have never heard of Napoleones until my boyfriend gave me my first bite of this delightfully sweet, custard-y pastry. Napoleones is a delicacy from Bacolod loosely adapted from the French napoleon pastry – a square puff pastry with a layer of glazed sugar on top and custard cream in the center. According to Buciao, Pinoy Napoleones has many variations; for instance, fruit jams are often used in place of the custard cream. In Bacolod, however, custard is the only filling used for napoleones. I’m guessing the napoleones at Megamall is from Bacolod as they only serve the cream custard variety. I would love for them to come up with other flavors though!

You can buy Napoleones individually for P17 or get a dozen box for P200. Words are not enough to describe how amazing this incredibly underrated pastry is – it’s sweet but not cloyingly so, it’s chewy, and it’s incredibly satisfying. For the ultimate experience, try eating the Napoleones with the sugar glaze face-down so it hits your tongue.