Quezon City
Popular Products:
- "Lechon" Bread (roasted-pig-shaped bread)
- Kalihim
- Lakas
- Pianono (sugar coated chiffon roll slice)
- Kababayan (sweet muffin)
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Tagalog/Filipino Words:
" Nakakawili " ~ one that pleases or gives pleasure
" Tinapay " ~ bread
" Lechon " ~ whole roasted pig
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I am just so fond of our local bread sold at old-school bakeries. Buying bread from the " panaderia " (bakery) has always been such a treat for me... looking at the bread through the glass display, and getting to choose your favorites. When I was a kid, your 10.00 pesos could buy you an assortment of bread... from hopia, pan de coco, monay, and my all-time favorite kababayan. Today, my favorites are still there... with a few creative additions... and I have a new favorite bakery too... Kawilihan Bakery! In my opinion, they're one of the best non-commercial bakeries in Metro Manila. The bread products they sell and bake are consistently tasty and baked properly (products intended to be fluffy are fluffy, chewy bread are indeed chewy, and crunchy types are really crunchy).
Just the other day, we passed by Kawilihan to buy our staples... Kababayan, Lakas, Ensaymada, and Pianono. As we were about to leave, our eldest son asked if he could buy the "PIG" bread. I didn't really know what he was talking about... I immediately thought of Hopiang Baboy... but to my surprise and delight, he was referring to the Lechon-shaped bread!
"Lechon" Bread (Php 40.00)
