LECHE FLAN

Is a typical Filipino dessert made of eggs and milk, with soft caramel on the top.

CHAMPORADO

Is one of the most common breakfast foods in the Philippines. It is rice cooked with cocoa powder, with the option of adding milk and sugar for serving.

KUTSINTA

It’s with these kinds of desserts that visitors will understand the glorious love affair the country has with rice. Filipinos have it with all meals, and they love it so much, they even have it after. Kutsinta, like puto, is a steamed rice cake, but instead of soft and spongy, is sticky and slightly rubbery. It’s extra tasty served topped with grated coconut.

SUMAN

  -Another sticky rice cake the country is known for is suman. This dessert is made by cooking the glutinous rice in coconut milk with sugar and salt, wrapping it in banana leaves, and then finishing it off in a steamer. It can be served as is with a side of sugar, but another great way of having it is with the accompaniment of a coconut caramel sauce made with coconut milk and brown sugar.

PUTO

  -it is a sweet steamed rice cake, perfect for accompanying savory dishes like dinuguan (pork blood stew). Aside from the (white) original, this spongy snack now comes in a variety of flavors, from pandan to ube to cheese, which make for a vibrantly colorful display when sold in stores.