Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Caramel Pilipit and Pancit Habhab


One of my favorite desserts but this one in particular because it reminds me of my childhood request to my lolo to always bring me a pasalubong from bayan (town center). My grandparents will always bring me pilipit wrapped banana leaves. The brown sugar caramel forms a crispy crunchy crust on top of the chewy center.

Pilipit is rarely served in restaurants and very few have this on offer. This caramel pilipitis served at Cafe Quezon. A little bit different than what I had in Laguna back in the days.


Classic pancit habhab of Quezon. The difference from the traditional one is that this one is served on a plate and eaten with a fork. The traditional way of serving this is on a piece of banana leaf just big enough to be held by your hand then eaten directly from the palm as it were. served with generous dash of vinegar.