Bibingka
On a day like today, I wish I was able to sit down in the afternoon and have some bingka for a snack. Bingka is a rice cake (kakanin in Tagalog). There’s several versions of it in the Philippines and a few other Southeast Asian countries have their own versions as well. This particular one is made with fire on top and bottom of the rice cake. This is a perfect afternoon snack. In the Philippines it’s common to know when the your suki (the person you always buy from) will have their goods ready. You’ll know that for a particular store they’re usually ready around 3pm and there’ll be a line to buy.
To me bingka is more texture than taste. It tastes slightly sweet and creamy but the toasted crust and the pasty texture of the inside is what I really like about it. I have not made this yet but I’m looking for somone to teach me how to.
On a day like today, I wish I was able to sit down in the afternoon and have some bingka for a snack.
Eat Filipino Food!
August 6th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Yum! That’s some good looking bingka you got there
I haven’t made bingka in years, back when my parents had their catering company (they’ve since retired). I especially like them topped with a little cheese and coconut.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I actually want some Bibingka now. I remembered lola making some bibingka a long time ago via american way, she baked it than cooking it on top of fire. I think you can use a small iron cast pan, line it with banana leaves, cook it over coal or stove top, then to make the crusty effect look on top, lay a banana leaf and torch it! I think thats the long way and non-traditional street style of cooking a bibingka.
August 6th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
If really want stateside bibingka, I suggest bibingka-in-a-box:
http://store.pinoygrocery.com/de-10123.html
You can find it in almost any Pinoy grocery. I make this stuff all the time for breakfast when I have overnight guests. I also bought a bunch of different brands when I was in the islands.
True, it’s not made from scratch, but sometimes when you are really craving a hamburger, McDonald’s will do.
August 6th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Yea! So glad to see you representing! It’s been SO long since I’ve had bibinka. I’m really craving it now!
August 7th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Looks good. Is the recipe from Memories of Philippine Kitchen by any chance?
August 10th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
it reminds me of foggy–from the hot stone cooker and the clay pots on it– each early morning Christmas season in Quezon Province. AHHH
August 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I just saw a recipe for Goan bibingka and thinking of making them or the Ferino-style bibingka. Are these the Cebu bibingka which are like baked white puto? Now I want some, where can I get a recipe.:)
August 14th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I’m jealous. This looks so delicious!
August 28th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Never had Bibingka, but stuff looks burnt!
Is it suppose to be like that?!
haha…just giving you a tough time man!
September 26th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
My parents just got back from their trip in Cebu and yeah, my sister and I got Bibingka sa Mandaue as our pasalubong!! Yummmmm!!!
April 26th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I bought some bingka one morning on my way back to Minglanilla from Kawasan falls and it was probably the best morning food I could have ever tried. We stopped in Car Car at the Shamrock and the street vendor came on the bus saying bingka for 5 pesos. Well, me being the morning bread lover I am could not resist when my fiance told me it was a sweet bread made from rice flour cooked over charcoal. I bought 3 and I actually got 6 pieces for 15 pesos. I was in heaven. I fell so deeply in love with Cebu and then to have the best tasting morning bread was sweet bliss. My fiance and our friends were looking at me like I was from another planet coz I could not stop moaning with every bite. I did not mind one bit. I was enjoying a beautiful morning in the cool air with my closest friends and my beautiful fiance and heaven wrapped in a banana leaf. I think I will never in my entire life be able to top that morning with my bingka.